Soprano Leslie Fagan has performed at many of the world’s most famous music venues, including Royal Albert Hall, Lincoln Center, Bordeaux Opera House, and – 16 times and counting – at the world-famous Carnegie Hall.

Singing under the baton of countless eminent conductors, Leslie is perhaps most famous for her storied performances of Handel’s Messiah, which have soared out from stages in New York, London, Kyoto and beyond.

Her career reads as a journey in the company of many of music’s most famous names. She has sung Stravinsky and Debussy in France, Bach in Germany, Mendelssohn in Manhattan. She has dazzled audiences with concert performances in Spain, United Arab Emirates, Japan, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the Netherlands. She has shared the stage with such luminaries as Victor Borge, Lois Marshall, and Maureen Forrester. She has interpreted the legendary operas of Mozart, Puccini, and Donizetti.

Leslie has performed on CBC radio and television, BBC radio and television, and National Public Radio, among other platforms. She is a graduate of the University of Toronto, where she studied with Madame Irene Jessner and Lois Marshall, and has studied privately with famed performers and composers in England, France and Italy.

Leslie has adjudicated international vocal competitions at the highest level, including the Oratorio Society of New York’s annual Lyndon Woodside Oratorio-Solo Competition.

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