Ana Vieira Leite

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Ana Vieira Leite is a Portuguese lyric soprano singer, who specializes in the Baroque repertoire.

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Biography

Ana Vieira Leite was born and raised in Braga, Portugal. She took violin lessons at the Calouste Gulbenkian Conservatory from the age of six and for about twelve years. At the age of fifteen, she discovered theater and was offered operatic training, which she followed under the direction of Liliana Coelho. [1] [2] .

In 2013 she entered the Escola superior de música e artes do espetáculo where she obtained a degree in singing, a master's degree and a postgraduate degree in opera and musical studies.

She then left Portugal to train at the Geneva University of Music. She graduated in 2020, at which time she also won the Froville International Baroque Singing Competition. [3]

In 2021, she was a laureate of the 10th "Jardin des Voix" Academy of Arts Florissants, where she had the opportunity to participate in a European tour as Partenope in Handel's "Partenope", directed by William Christie and Paul Agnew. [4]

Repertoire

Ana Vieira Leite, whose initial training focused on bel canto, quickly specialized in the Baroque vocal repertoire, notably by frequently collaborating with Les Arts Florissants and Cappella Mediterranea, and later by founding the vocal trio "La Néréide" with Julie Roset and Camille Allérat. [2]

She notably sang the role of Créuse in Marc-Antoine Charpentier's "Médée" in 2024 at the Opéra Garnier.

She also showcases Portuguese Baroque heritage, particularly in venues where it is less well-known, such as Prague.

More recently, she performed Jean-Philippe Rameau's L'Amour "Les Fêtes d'Hébé" in December 2024 at the Opéra Comique under the direction of William Christie, in a production by Robert Carsen.

Distinctions and Critics

She has notably won first prize at the Concurso Internacional Cidade de Almada in 2018, first prize at the Premio Helena Sá e Costa in 2017, first prize at the Concurso de Canto da Fundação Rotária Portuguesa, and second prize at the Premio Jovens Músicos. [3]

She is considered "the perfect partner for the [baroque] repertoire" [5] .

References

  1. ↑ "Ana Vieira Leite" (in Portuguese). Meloteca. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Rencontre avec la soprano Ana Vieira Leite" (in French). Musique baroque Avignon. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Ana Vieira Leite" (in French). Auditorium Maurice-Ravel . Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "Ana Vieira Leite. Soprano". anavieiraleite.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-09-14.
  5. ↑ "Scarlatti: Amorosi Accenti". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 2023.
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