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Michael Leopold, Plucked Instruments

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Michael Leopold holds both an undergraduate degree in music and a master’s degree in historical plucked instruments from American universities as well as a degree in lute and theorbo from L’Istituto di Musica Antica of the Accademia Internazionale della Musica in Milan, Italy. Originally from Northern California and after living in Milan, Italy for 16 years and Canada for 5 years, he now resides in the United States. He has performed both as a soloist and as an accompanist throughout Europe, Australia, Japan, South America, Mexico, Canada and the United States.
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Michael has played with a number of leading Italian early music groups, including Concerto Italiano, La Risonanza, La Venexiana and La Pietà de’ Turchini and several American period-instrument ensembles. He has also collaborated with several orchestras and opera companies, including Orchestra Verdi di Milano, Opera Australia, San Francisco Opera, Barcelona Opera, Los Angeles Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Washington National Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, Chicago Opera Theater, Gulbenkian Mùsica, Houston Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, Nashville Symphony, Cincinnati Opera and Portland Opera. His performances in operas have been noted in various reviews, “Michael Leopold was a standout on theorbo, providing some of the most sensitive and heartfelt musical moments of the evening,” (Kathryn Bacasmot, Chicago Classical Music 1 May 2012.Teseo, Chicago Opera Theater) and “High marks especially to the marvelous theorbo, lute and baroque guitar specialist, Michael Leopold, whose recitatives added dazzling color.” (Harvey Steiman, Seen and Heard International 7 November 2011. Xerxes, San Francisco Opera).He can be heard in recordings on the Stradivarius, Glossa, Naïve, Linn, Avie, Centaur and Naxos labels.

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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Note From Amy & Kevin
    • About ChamberFest Canandaigua
    • Mission Statement
    • CFC Staff
    • Festival Photos >
      • CFC 2021 - Classical Blue Jeans
      • CFC 2021 - Children's Concert
      • CFC 2021 - The Stars Align
      • CFC 2021 - The Music of Wine
      • CLMF 2019 - Week 1
      • CLMF 2019 - Week 2
    • Press Coverage
    • Friendly Links
  • Concerts
  • CFC Artists
    • Amy Sue Barston
    • Meredith Crawford
    • Kevin Kumar
    • Donna Kwong
    • Michael Leopold
    • Alexander "Sasha" Margolis
    • Thomas Rodgers
    • ARTISTS FROM PREVIOUS YEARS >
      • Audrey Andrist
      • Andrew Appel
      • Brad Balliett
      • Thomas Bovard
      • First Inversion Choir
      • Christine Grossman
      • Kieran Hanlon
      • Jasper String Quartet
      • Isabel Hagen
      • Moran Katz
      • Edward Klorman
      • Salley Koo
      • Cory Palmer
      • Katina Pantazopoulos
      • Beverly Shin
      • Adam Silverman
      • Patricia Sunwoo
      • Laura Weiner
      • Maia Jasper White
      • Lee Wright
    • Performance Videos
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