Kristen Leich, Mezzo-Soprano

Kristen Leich, mezzo-soprano, is a foremost emerging artist. Her exquisite singing and stunning stage presence have won her rave reviews for her most recent portrayals of Cherubino, Hansel and Sesto.

Ms. Leich completed her pre-college studies at The Colorado Springs Conservatory and received her Bachelors of Music from Oberlin Conservatory Of Music.

Ms. Leich made her New York City Opera debut in the roll of Dorabella in Cosí fan tutte under the direction of Julius Rudel, and later appeared in performances of Hansel and Gretel and Madama Butterfly. Ms. Leich recorded the role of Benjamin Younger in Benjamin available on Zimbel Records. She appeared as Monica in The Medium under the direction of Tom Wilson with the Chamber Orchestra of the Springs. As a soloist with Deutsche Oper am Rhein she performed Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro, Hänsel in Hänsel und Gretel, Sesto in Giulio Cesare, Meli/Max in the world premiere of Gorgio Battistelli’s The Fashion, Feraspe in Giocasta, Lišák in Přihody lišky Bystroušky, Wellgunde in Götterdämmerung, Fyodor in Boris Godunov, and Lesní žínky in Rusalka.

Before joining Bourbon Baroque, Ms. Leich made her Swiss debut with le Grand Théâtre de Genève in performances of Richard Wagner’s Parsifal and as La Natura and Il Satirino in Francesco Cavalli’s La Calisto. She makes her Louisville and Bourbon Baroque debut as Ruggiero in Handel's Alcina.