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date = "2018-05-04T19:21:00-04:00"
discipline = "Soprano"
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publishDate = "2018-05-04T19:21:00-04:00"
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slug = "leela-subramaniam"
title = "Leela Subramaniam"
website = "http://www.leelasubramaniam.com/"
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Praised by Opera News as a “gleaming, pitch perfect soprano” and the Wall Street Journal as “piercingly lovely” for her portrayal of the title role in *Thais*, soprano Leela Subramaniam is turning heads with her rapid ascent to opera stardom. After winning the prestigious Opera Foundation Björn Eklund Scholarship, Ms. Subramaniam was invited to join the Bayerische Staatsoper Opera Studio for the 2015- 2016 season, where she appeared as Miss Wordsworth in *Albert Herring*, Barbarina in *Le Nozze di Figaro*, Papagena in *Die Zauberflöte*, Dew Fairy in *Hänsel und Gretel*, Countess Ceprano in *Rigoletto*, die Fünfzehrjahrige in *Lulu*, die Hoher Schatten in the Opernfestpiele world premiere of *Hauke Bernheide's Mauerschau*. In addition, she went on tour performing in many concerts around southern Germany, performing excerpts as Giunia in Mozart's *Lucio Silla*, Ilia in *Idomeneo*, and Violetta in *La Traviata*.

Last season she made her debut with the Gartnerplatz Theater in Munich performing in Purcell's *King Arthur* and her LA Opera debut as Annu in Kamala Sankaram's *Thumbprint*. For the 2017/18 season, she joins the Metropolitan Opera to cover Papagena in *Die Zauberflöte*, Flower Maiden I/group II in *Parsifal*, and Kate Pinkerton in *Madame Butterfly*. She also makes her role debut as Donna Anna with Heartbeat Opera in NYC.

Ms. Subramaniam made her Carnegie Hall debut performing Niece 1 in *Peter Grimes* with the St. Louis Symphony. She attended the Chautauqua Institution Voice Program, where she was seen as Sister Constance in *Dialogues des Carmélites*, and was a Gerdine Young Artist for two years at the Opera Theatre of St. Louis where her assignments included Giannetta in *L'Elisir d'Amore*, Pamina in *Die Zauberflöte*, and Sadie in Terrence Blanchard's *Champion*.

Previous credits include the title role in *Thaïs* and Lucia in *Lucia di Lammermoor* at the Manhattan School of Music, and Nero in Handel's *Agrippina* at UCLA, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree.  Ms. Subramaniam graduated from the Manhattan School of Music with a Master of Music degree and Professional Studies certificate.
