Asheville Symphony Masterworks 5: Nightingale

Darko Butorac, conductor

Isabel Leonard, voice

Internationally acclaimed vocalist Isabel Leonard — winner of multiple GRAMMY Awards — brings her versatile artistry and raw star power to this flagship event of the 2026 Artist Residency. She will showcase the many glittering facets of the human voice, bringing to life a curated selection of her signature roles and iconic works for voice: Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915, highlights from West Side Story, plus works by Georges Bizet, Manuel de Falla, and more. 

Boulanger: D’un matin du Printemps

Ravel: Mother Goose Suite

Barber: Knoxville: Summer of 1915

Ravel: Alborada del Gracioso

Saint-Saëns: Bacchanale from Samson et Delilah, Op. 47

Bizet: Seguidilla from Carmen

Bizet: Habañera from Carmen

Rossini: Una voce poco fa

Bernstein: Somewhere from West Side Story

And more!

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