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The vocal artistry of soprano Sasha Leinster has gained the admiration of audiences and critics alike. Known for her poignant portrayals of Cleopatra in Handel's Giulio Césare, Euridice in Orfeo ed Euridice by Gluck, and Monica in The Medium, she most recently performed the roles of Gilda in Rigoletto with Orchestra of Saint Peter by the Sea and Echo in Ariadne auf Naxos at Merkin Concert Hall. Opera News, in its review of this production, remarked: "There [is] much to enjoy in the sweet soprano of Sasha Leinster."
Among the highlights of her 2008/2009 season was her featured appearance as soloist in Mozart's Regina Coeli, Haydn's Heiligmesse, and Mozart's Laudate Dominum with The Choral Society of the Hamptons. She has appeared in collaboration with famed Flamenco Dancer Pilar Rioja in Carlos Surinach's Romance, Oracion y Saeta at the Repertorio Espagnol of New York. She has also performed leading roles with Opera Company of Brooklyn, Temple Opera Theater, the Singers' Theater of New York, the Rockland County Choral Society, Ensemble du Monde and members of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. An accomplished concert soloist with orchestra, she has been featured in Bach's St. John's Passion and Magnificat, the C Minor Mass and Requiem of Mozart, the Messiah, the Fauré Requiem, and Rutter's Gloria.
Recent performances include appearances on the Klavierhaus, Tenri Cultural Institute, and the Donnell Library Center's 2008/2009 recital series, featuring songs by Brahms, Schubert, R. Strauss, and Poulenc. Upcoming performances include Mozart Concert Arias with Ensemble du Monde at Merkin Concert Hall next fall.