Leslie Ann Bradley
Soprano

Leslie Anne Bradley is a young soprano whose remarkable vocal gifts are firmly supported by preparation at the highest level. Ms. Bradley is a graduate of the University of Toronto , holds a Diploma from the U of T’s Opera Division and she is also an alumna of the Orford Festival where she performed Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni. Now resident in Montreal , she attended the Académie International de musique Maurice Ravel in France , studying with the renowned Françoise Pollet. Her success there was marked by receiving the Prix du chant Pierre Bernac as winner of the Academy’s voice competition.

In addition to her authority in French mélodie , she has a number of roles to her credit including Contessa in Le Nozze di Figaro, Donna Anna in Don Giovanni and Fiordiligi in Cosi fan tutte. As Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus for Saskatoon Opera, she was acclaimed in the press as “simply wonderful, possessing a spectacular voice.” She was a winner in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Audition, New England Region, and was invited to join previous Met Regional Finalists in a concert marking the opening of the Concord Performing Arts Centre ( Massachusetts ). She recently sang Elvira in the Toronto Summer Music Academy and Festival’s inaugural production of Don Giovanni and during the season debuts for Chorus Niagara in Elijah.

Ms. Bradley appeared on Bravo television in “Love Story,” part of a series entitled Opera Stories. She also recorded two episodes of “Opera Easy” for Bravo, singing excerpts from Roméo et Juliette and Orfeo et Euridice. In the spring of 2006, she was heard in recital on CBC Radio Two.

Further roles in her repertoire include Norina in Don Pasquale and Adina in L’elisir D’amore, while her concert repertoire includes the works of Bach, Mozart and Rutter. She has been a winner of the Czech and Slovak International Competition, Jeunes Ambassadeurs Lyriques competition, Journée de la Musique Française Music Competition ( Montreal ) and has received support from the Jacqueline Desmarais Foundation.