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Julia Lezhneva (Russian: Юлия Михайловна Лежнева) (born December 5, 1989) is a Russian soprano opera singer and recitalist, specialising in soprano and coloratura mezzo-soprano material of the 18th and early 19th century.〔"Obraztsova told me I have a Rossinian voice and that I had to sing Rossini! This inspired me to learn Rossini."..."Her current repertoire encompasses equally both bel canto and Baroque." http://www.limelightmagazine.com.au/Article/335787,julia-lezhneva-a-reason-to-sing-alleluia.aspx〕〔"I would love to do more Baroque and Classical music, as I am so deeply in love with it - it is part of my soul, it lives in my heart...I think some Rossini central roles, such as Donna del Lago () or Mozart's Fiordiligi are ideal for me for future." http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/interview/1029/Julia-Lezhneva-on-Alleluia〕 She studied with Tamara Cherkasova, Irina Zhurina, Elena Obraztsova, Dennis O'Neill and Yvonne Kenny. ==Early life and education== Julia Lezhneva was born on December 5, 1989 in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Sakhalin island), Russia, into a family of geophysicists.〔(Naive Records: Source for biographical and career information )〕 In 2004, Lezhneva graduated with distinction from the Gretchaninov Music School in Moscow. In June 2008, she received an honours degree for her vocal studies and a diploma for piano at the Moscow Conservatory Academic Music College. She pursued her studies from 2008 till Summer 2010 at the Cardiff International Academy of Voice (CIAV) under Dennis O'Neill with the generous support by Kempinski Arts Support Programme initiated by Marylea Van Daalen. While at CIAV, Lezhneva participated in masterclasses of Richard Bonynge, Carlo Rizzi, Kiri Te Kanawa, Ileana Cotrubas, and Rebecca Evans.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Interview with Julia Lezhneva from OperaNews (Russia) )〕 She has attended masterclasses with Elena Obraztsova in St. Petersburg in 2007, and with Alberto Zedda at the Accademia Rossiniana in Pesaro in 2008. She also attended masterclasses with Thomas Quasthoff during the 2009 Verbier Festival.〔(List of participants during 2009 Verbier Festival. ) Retrieved 17 May 2010.〕 Lezhneva made solo appearances at the Great, Small and Rachmaninoff Halls of Moscow State Conservatory, the Great and Small Halls of Saint-Petersburg Philharmonic, the Bolshoi Theatre and also internationally in Poland, Japan, Slovakia, Great Britain, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, Norway and Italy. At the age of 12 Lezhneva began to participate in vocal competitions and festivals. She won the Grand Prix at both of Elena Obraztsova's international competitions, the 1st Competition for Young Vocalists (2006) and the 6th Competition for Young Opera Singers (2007), for which she also won all special prizes. The Jury included Christa Ludwig, Eva Marton & Teresa Berganza among others. In August 2009 Lezhneva became the youngest ever winner of the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition, winning the 1st prize during its 6th competition.〔(Mirjam Helin competition website ). Accessed 20 March 2012.〕 Among Lezhneva's many other awards is the Russian 'Triumph' award for her contribution to culture and art. Lezhneva performed in concerts at such international festivals as the Salzburg Mozartwoche Festival (with conductor Marc Minkowski) and Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro (with conductor Alberto Zedda and tenor Juan Diego Flórez).〔(Further biographical and career details from bach-cantatas.com )〕〔(Review of Yulia Lezhneva's voice and work from ''Kommersanz'', 3 April 2009. ) Retrieved 17 May 2010.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Julia Lezhneva」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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