PABLO SAINZ-VILLEGAS & ISABEL LEONARD
INSTRUMENTALISTS - GUITAR
VOCAL - MEZZO SOPRANO
CLASSICAL
General Manager: Adam Tilley
Territory: North America
ABOUT
In October 2021, Pablo Sainz-Villegas was invited by Peter Gelb of The Met Opera to join forces, in part, with opera superstar Isabel Leonard in a worldwide broadcast live from Versailles. Following its success, the artists decided to work creatively to build out a special vocal-guitar program for a limited-run tour in the United States, featuring popular arias and songs beloved around the world.
Praised by Billboard as “the soul of the Spanish guitar”, Pablo Sainz-Villegas has become a worldwide sensation known as today’s greatest guitarist. As described by the New York Times, his “virtuosic playing characterized by irresistible exuberance” conjures the passion, playfulness, drama, and rich musical heritage of La Rioja, his homeland. His performances include appearances with the Chicago Symphony, Berlin Philharmonic, and Los Angeles Philharmonic at Hollywood Bowl.
Isabel Leonard is a Grammy Award-winning mezzo-soprano who has performed leading roles in every major opera house in the world including The Met Opera, La Scala, and Vienna State Opera; as well as in concert on the stages of Carnegie Hall, Salzburg Festival and The Kennedy Center. She is on the Board of Trustees of Carnegie Hall. In 21/22 she returns to The Metropolitan Opera for Cendrillon and Ariadne auf Naxos (Komponist), Washington National Opera for Come Home: A Celebration of Return and Carmen, and The Santa Fe Opera for Carmen.
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MEDIA
The Met Opera, Broadcast from Versailles
Pablo Sainz-Villegas debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker New Year's Eve concert under the baton of Maestro Kirill Petrenko
Isabel Leonard, The Greene Space
Pablo Sainz-Villegas, Berlin Philharmonic