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Soprano to watch Julia Lezhneva releases her debut Decca Classics album ‘Alleluia’

Russian soprano Julia Lezhneva releases her debut album on Decca Classic titled Alleluia.

The star of the 18-track album is certainly the title track "Alleluia."

Watch soprano Julia Lezhneva performing "Alleluia," in the video below.

Julia Lezhneva's Alleluia track listing contains:

1. Aria: In furore iustissimae irae

2. Recitativo: Miserationum Pater piissime

3. Aria: Tunc meus fletus

4. Alleluia

5. Aria: Saeviat tellus inter rigores

6. Recitativo: Carmelitarum ut confirmet ordinem

7. Aria: O nox dulcis, quies serena

8. Aria: Stellae fidae vobis sit cura

9. Recitativo: Sub tantae Virginis tutela

10. Aria: Alleluia

11. In caelo stelle clare fulgescant

12. Recitativo: Exsulta, exsulta o cor!

13. Care Deus cordis amantis

14. Alleluia

15. Exsultate, jubilate

16. Recitativo: Fulget amica dies

17. Tu virginum corona

18. Alleluia

Watch the video below in which Julia Lezhneva discusses Mozart's "Exsultate, jubilate."

Julia Lezhneva is a 23-year old Russian soprano possessing a voice of 'angelic beauty' according to The New York Times, and 'flawless technique' according to The Guardian.

Lezhneva earned an honors degree in vocal studies and a piano diploma from the Moscow State Tchiakovsky Conservatory Academic Music College, completed the postgraduate course at the Cardiff International Academy of Voice and her academic education at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama gaining MMus degree with distinction.

Lezhneva gained international attention when she was only 17 and won the Grand Prix of the 6th Elena Obraztsova, International Competition for Opera Singers. At age of 18, she made her first professional recording Naïve.

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