Leah Hungerford, Soprano

Leah Hungerford, soprano, is a native of Hancock, MI. Notable solo performances include Handel's Dixit Dominus with the Kalamazoo BachFest, and the South Carolina premiere of Morton Feldman's Rothko Chapel. In June 2004, she sang the role of Eleanor von Sonnig in the American premiere of Einojuhanni Rautavaara's House of the Sun. Recent performances include Aurelia Havisham in Miss Havisham's Wedding Night (New England Conservatory), Marianne in Der Rosenkavalier (Lowell House Opera), Une Grèque in Iphigénie en Aulide and Sister Felicity in Dialogues of the Carmelites (Boston Opera Collaborative). She also serves as chair of the BOC Finance Committee. While at the New England Conservatory, she studied with Mark St. Laurent, receiving a graduate diploma in Vocal Performance in May 2006. Ms. Hungerford also holds a Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance from the University of South Carolina, where she studied voice and Alexander Technique with Laury Christie. Ms. Hungerford is a teaching fellow at New England Conservatory, and is also on the Voice Faculty at the Franklin School for the Performing Arts.