| matthew leese |
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| 'This young voice portrayed sincerity in the lieder idiom with admirable fluency' Otago Daily Times, 2000 |
| 'Singer an evangelist for medieval music' Otago Daily Times, 2004 |
| 'Matthew's interpretation of these songs showed his thorough understanding of their meaning and he conveyed this knowledge through his complete immersion in the music' The Critic, 2000 |
| 'Leese sang the role of Jesus with intensity and a gift for line and lilt' Herald-Times, 2005 |
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| How refreshing it was to hear a lyric baritone break down the stronghold of the leather-lunged basso to deliver immaculately crafted vocal lines that relied on intelligent interpretation. The Tribune, 2005 |
In Memoriam Georgina Joshi, dear friend and soprano Robert Samels, composer, conductor and bass Chris Carducci , baritone of extraorindary ability Zachary Novak tenor and conductor |
| 'Leese sang...exceptionally well, with an appealingly pure, unaffected vocal timbre and great sensitivity' News-Gazette, 2006 |
| Gravitacion Guest Artists at William Jewell Colege Early Music Festival Kansas City, MO August 3-9, 2009 Gravitacion Recording: Le Stagioni 'The Seasons' Champaign, IL August 10-15, 2009 Norfolk Summer Festival Conductor and Singer Norfolk, CT August 16-23, 2009 Musical Director Monteverdi's ORFEO for Opera Otago Dunedin, NZ September-October 2010 Matthew's new CD , recorded with Opera star sister Anna Leese now available: New Zealand Poets in Song Songs of Anthony Ritchie Click Here to Order |
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