Still in her early twenties, Lezhneva astounds audiences wherever she sings. Praised for her Pure Tone (Opernwelt) and flawless technique (Guardian), her brief appearance at the 2010 Classical Brits in London, at the invitation of Kiri Te Kanawa, was the talk of the evening, and since then her career has rocketed.
Lezhneva lit up the stage (Classical Source)
This is her debut album for Decca Classics: four sacred motets by Handel, Vivaldi, Porpora and Mozart which she will tour in the spring of 2013 with her partners on this disc, Il Giardino Armonico and Giovanni Antonini.
Includes Mozarts ever-popular Exsultate jubilate.
The Porpora is a world premiere recording.
She already has a large following since her solo Rossini album for Naive charted in many European countries including # 1 in the French Classical Charts and was showered with great reviews and accolades including Diapason d or de l annee Jeune talent, Gramophones Editors Choice and MDR CD des Jahres.