Arts
Julia Lezhneva Dazzles Melbourne – The Art of Beautiful Song
Subscribers of the Great Performer’s 2014 Concert Series on Wednesday evening March 19th at the Melbourne Recital Centre witnessed something truly wonderful as much-celebrated Russian soprano Julia Lezhneva in an Australian debut performance dazzled Melbourne with the voice of an angel.
Her trio of songs from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Exsultate jubilate K154 ending with a glorious Alleluia, proved she was an angel sent from heaven to bewitch us all.
She performed a superbly conceived and flawlessly delivered program of truly beautiful songs, sensitively accompanied on the Steinway Grand by the highly skilled pianist Mikhail Antonenko, who is also her manager.
It was a bravura display from Julia, who combine vocal splendour with an innate and finely drawn sense of taste and style.
She was understated in every way, including how she looked …
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Carolyn McDowall, thecultureconcept circle