Canadian soprano Leslie Ann Bradley “brings the stage to life whenever she sets foot into the spotlight” (Toronto Star). Her most recent completed season began with a recital at the Gustin House in Saskatoon where she sang a diverse program ranging from Brahms to Sondheim and she was featured as a soloist in Berg’s Seven Early Songs and Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 with the Victoria Symphony. During the year, she was heard on three occasions with l’Orchestre symphonique de Montréal in Villa-Lobos’ Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5, Brahms’ Deutsches Requiem and Verdi’s Requiem for the OSM’s Virée Classique Festival at Stade Olympique. Further engagements included Mendelssohn’s Elijah with the Calgary Philharmonic and the title role of Kalman’s Countess Maritza for Pacific Opera Victoria. During the 20-21 season she was engaged for Brahms’ Deutsches Requiem with Edmonton’s Richard Eaton Singers, Estacio’s Ours for the National Arts Centre, Haydn’s Die Schöpfung in California, Elijah for Symphony Nova Scotia and a recital for the Songmasters Series at the Royal Conservatory’s Mazzoleni Hall.  Unfortunately, these projects fell victim to the coronavirus and will be re-scheduled pending developments across the arts sector.  Recent highlights include Schubert and Mozart with the Toronto Symphony conducted by Christoph Atlstaedt, Carmina Burana with Prieto for the Louisiana Philharmonic and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with Symphony Nova Scotia. Further credits include Opéra de Montréal, Opéra de Québec, Orchesta sinfonica nacional de Mexico, Vancouver Opera, Rochester Philharmonic, The Berkshire Choral Festival, Sacramento Philharmonic, and the Vancouver Symphony in repertoire ranging from the title role in The Merry Widow to Micaela in Carmen to the works of Poulenc, Beethoven, Haydn, Dvorak, Britten, Mozart and Charpentier.   Ms. Bradley holds a Master’s Degree from the University of Toronto, a Diploma from the University of Toronto’s Opera Division and she is also an alumna of the Orford Festival. She attended Tanglewood and the Académie International de musique Maurice Ravel in France, where she received the Prix du chant Pierre Bernac. Ms. Bradley is a recipient of the U of T Faculty of Music Tecumseh Sherman Rogers Graduating Award and is also a winner in the Czech and Slovak International Competition, Jeunes Ambassadeurs Lyriques competition, Journée de la Musique Française Competition (Montreal) and has received awards from the Jacqueline Desmarais Foundation.