Ms. Leonard's 2019-2020 season is marked by debuts, including her house and role debuts as Gilda in Austin Opera's Rigoletto, the title role in Tobias Picker's Emmeline with Opera Oklahoma, and a return to Seattle Opera as Gilda in Rigoletto.
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ngagements
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igoletto
AUSTIN OPERA
Gilda
RIGOLETTO
Austin Opera
Ms. Leonard reprises the role of Gilda in her house debut with Austin Opera. This tragic story revolving around the unscrupulous Duke of Mantua, his hunch-backed court jester Rigoletto, and Rigoletto’s stunning daughter Gilda is considered to be one of Verdi’s operatic masterpieces. Rigoletto is consumed by his thirst for revenge, but his innocent daughter Gilda pays the ultimate price.
November 9, 14, & 17
2019
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essiah
THE JACKSONVILLE SYMPHONY
DEC
19
Soprano soloist
MESSIAH
The Jacksonville Symphony
Ms. Leonard appears as the soprano soloist in Handel's holiday favorite, Messiah, with the Jacksonville Symphony and Chorus.
December 14 & 15
2019
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ulcinella
THE FLORIDA ORCHESTRA
JAN
20
Soprano soloist
PULCINELLA
The Florida Orchestra
Ms. Leonard appears in concert with The Florida Orchestra as the soprano soloist in Stravinsky's one act ballet, Pulcinella. Michael Francis leads from the podium.
January 17, 18, & 19
2020
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agic Flute
NORTH CAROLINA OPERA
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APR
20
Pamina
THE MAGIC FLUTE
North Carolina Opera
Mozart’s delightful, fairy tale comedy The Magic Flute comes to life in a brand new, never-before-seen production designed and built specifically for North Carolina Opera. Ms. Leonard appears as Pamina in her house debut with North Carolina Opera.
April 3 & 5
2020
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mmeline
TULSA OPERA
MAy
20
Emmeline
EMMELINE
Tulsa Opera
Ms. Leonard appears in the title role of Tobias Picker's Emmeline. Based on a true story and the book by Judith Rossner, the opera tells the story of Emmeline, who gives her illegitimate son up for adoption. Twenty years later, family secrets and a fall from grace fail to break her spirit.
May 1 & 3
2020