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• Cosi fan tutte

  Los Angeles Opera

  Mar 2025

  • Anthony León as our Ferrando is almost in a class by himself. This is in all probability the most beautiful and graceful Mozart tenor voice I’ve ever heard live…He’s a flexible comedian onstage and with Mr. Austin’s help, entered into the slapstick spirit of the proceedings with relish. When the aforementioned flying drops started descending in front of him during his lead-up recitative exchange “Barbara! Perché fuggi?…” with Fiordiligi in Act II, I knew we wouldn’t be getting his, “Ah! Lo veggio.” I consoled myself with the fact that he did give us a fiery “Tradito, schernito,” which was fleet and muscular in all the right places. I say all this honestly as someone who’s never been a fan of Mozart’s writing for the tenor voice or most of the tenors who sing it. (Pace, Fritz Wunderlich.)

    • Parterre Box

  • Leon’s Ferrando was all romantic ardor and sincerity, his voice floating through “Un’aura amorosa” (An air of devotion) with an almost unbearable tenderness. León’s voice moved with an ease that seems almost weightless, yet there is a quiet strength beneath the surface. His breath control, a marvel, allowed long, arching phrases to unfold without strain. The natural lyricism of his instrument—clear, supple, and unforced—finds an ideal home in Mozart

    • Stage and Cinema

  • If one moment could be singled out, it would have to be León’s achingly tender rendition of Un’aura Amorosa—a vocal feat that, for all his smaller frame, fills the hall with an astonishing depth of feeling, leaving us, well, breathless.

    • Indulge Magazine

• Don Giovanni

  Los Angeles Opera

  Sep 2023

  • Rising star Anthony León’s role debut as Don Ottavio was spectacular. In his rendition of “Il Mio Tesoro” (“My Treasure”), a veritable vocal obstacle course, he flawlessly executed every point with a remarkable level of sophistication and grace. His light lyric tenor instrument showed beauty, freedom of tone, and outstanding breath control. León, an LA Opera young artist, has recently won grand prizes in the two of the most prestigious global opera competitions, Operalia and the Metropolitan Opera Laffont competition. While León’s repertoire has so far been wide-ranging (from Baroque to Verdi), the right role choices could launch him into becoming one of the finest lyric tenors tenors of our time, leaving the heavier Verdi and Puccini roles for later in his career.

    • Stage and Cinema
    • 24 September 2023