Sarah Leonard

Classical

Top Songs By Sarah Leonard

Listen to O Domina Nostra, Op. 55 by Sarah Leonard & Christopher Bowers-Broadbent, see lyrics, music video & more!

O Domina Nostra, Op. 55Sarah Leonard & Christopher Bowers-Broadbent

Listen to Dido and Aeneas: "Whence Could So Much Virtue Spring?" - "Fear No. Danger" by The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock, Anne Sofie von Otter, Lynne Dawson, The English Concert Choir & Sarah Leonard, see lyrics, music video & more!

Dido and Aeneas: "Whence Could So Much Virtue Spring?" - "Fear No. Danger"The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock, Anne Sofie von Otter, Lynne Dawson, The English Concert Choir & Sarah Leonard

Listen to Dido and Aeneas: "Oft She Visits" by The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock & Sarah Leonard, see lyrics, music video & more!

Dido and Aeneas: "Oft She Visits"The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock & Sarah Leonard

While You Here Do Snoring LieMichael Nyman Band & Sarah Leonard

Listen to Lila: VII. Yoga by Martyn Brabbins, Sarah Leonard & BBC Symphony Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!

Lila: VII. YogaMartyn Brabbins, Sarah Leonard & BBC Symphony Orchestra

Listen to Poèmes pour Mi, I/17b: IX. Prière exaucée by ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michael Gielen & Sarah Leonard, see lyrics, music video & more!

Poèmes pour Mi, I/17b: IX. Prière exaucéeORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michael Gielen & Sarah Leonard

Listen to Poèmes pour Mi, I/17b: VIII. Le collier by ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michael Gielen & Sarah Leonard, see lyrics, music video & more!

Poèmes pour Mi, I/17b: VIII. Le collierORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michael Gielen & Sarah Leonard

Listen to Poèmes pour Mi, I/17b: VII. Les deux guerriers by ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michael Gielen & Sarah Leonard, see lyrics, music video & more!

Poèmes pour Mi, I/17b: VII. Les deux guerriersORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michael Gielen & Sarah Leonard

Listen to Poèmes pour Mi, I/17b: VI. Ta voix by ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michael Gielen & Sarah Leonard, see lyrics, music video & more!

Poèmes pour Mi, I/17b: VI. Ta voixORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michael Gielen & Sarah Leonard

Listen to Poèmes pour Mi, I/17b: V. L'épouse by ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michael Gielen & Sarah Leonard, see lyrics, music video & more!

Poèmes pour Mi, I/17b: V. L'épouseORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michael Gielen & Sarah Leonard

More albums from Sarah Leonard

Listen to Messiaen: Poèmes pour Mi, I-17b & Other Works by Michael Gielen, ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra & Sarah Leonard

ALBUMMessiaen: Poèmes pour Mi, I-17b & Other WorksMichael Gielen, ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra & Sarah Leonard

Listen to Joseph Marx: Lieder by Sarah Leonard & Jonathan Powell

ALBUMJoseph Marx: LiederSarah Leonard & Jonathan Powell

Listen to Timothy Baxter, Vol. 2: The Birth of Jesus by Royal Academy of Music Chamber Ensemble, Choir of the Convent of the Sacred Hearth, Woldingham, Sarah Leonard & Timothy Baxter

ALBUMTimothy Baxter, Vol. 2: The Birth of JesusRoyal Academy of Music Chamber Ensemble, Choir of the Convent of the Sacred Hearth, Woldingham, Sarah Leonard & Timothy Baxter

Listen to Sappho, Shropshire & Super-Tramp by Nigel Foster, Johnny Herford & Sarah Leonard

ALBUMSappho, Shropshire & Super-TrampNigel Foster, Johnny Herford & Sarah Leonard

Listen to A Century of English Song, Vol. 1 by Sarah Leonard & Malcolm Martineau

ALBUMA Century of English Song, Vol. 1Sarah Leonard & Malcolm Martineau

Listen to A Century of English Song, Vol. 2 by Sarah Leonard, Paul Leonard & Malcolm Martineau

ALBUMA Century of English Song, Vol. 2Sarah Leonard, Paul Leonard & Malcolm Martineau

Listen to A Century of English Song, Vol. 3 by Sarah Leonard

ALBUMA Century of English Song, Vol. 3Sarah Leonard

Listen to Helmut Lachenmann: Das Mädchen mit den Schwefelhölzern by Elizabeth Keusch, Sarah Leonard, Salomé Kammer, Mélanie Fouché, Mayumi Miyata, Yukiko Sugawara, Tomoko Hemmi, Staatsorchester Stuttgart, Staatsopernchor Stuttgart & Lothar Zagrosek

ALBUMHelmut Lachenmann: Das Mädchen mit den SchwefelhölzernElizabeth Keusch, Sarah Leonard, Salomé Kammer, Mélanie Fouché, Mayumi Miyata, Yukiko Sugawara, Tomoko Hemmi, Staatsorchester Stuttgart, Staatsopernchor Stuttgart & Lothar Zagrosek

Listen to Barker: Turquoise Swans by Paul Barker & Sarah Leonard

ALBUMBarker: Turquoise SwansPaul Barker & Sarah Leonard

Listen to When the Heart Is Young: A Recital of Songs by Franz Lehár by Andrew Ball & Sarah Leonard

ALBUMWhen the Heart Is Young: A Recital of Songs by Franz LehárAndrew Ball & Sarah Leonard

Listen to Skempton: Surface Tension by HCD Productions, Sarah Leonard & Howard Skempton

ALBUMSkempton: Surface TensionHCD Productions, Sarah Leonard & Howard Skempton

Listen to Morton Feldman: Neither by Frankfurt Radio Symphony, Zoltan Pesko & Sarah Leonard

ALBUMMorton Feldman: NeitherFrankfurt Radio Symphony, Zoltan Pesko & Sarah Leonard

Listen to Harle: Terror and Magnificence by John Harle, Elvis Costello, Sarah Leonard & Andy Sheppard

ALBUMHarle: Terror and MagnificenceJohn Harle, Elvis Costello, Sarah Leonard & Andy Sheppard

Listen to Górecki, Satie, Milhaud: O Domina Nostra by Sarah Leonard & Christopher Bowers-Broadbent

ALBUMGórecki, Satie, Milhaud: O Domina NostraSarah Leonard & Christopher Bowers-Broadbent

About Sarah Leonard

Hometown

Winchester, England, UK

Born

1953

Genre

Classical

Soprano Sarah Leonard was a leading figure in the world of contemporary music, devoting her recordings almost exclusively to works of the 20th and 21st centuries. She was also a significant educator, and she gained public exposure by singing the theme to the British television series Silent Witness. Leonard's recordings appeared on boutique labels, including Somm and ECM. She remained active in the years before her early death, appearing in 2022 on an album of Messiaen works by the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra. Leonard died of brain cancer on October 31, 2024.