Lenia Safiropoulou Soprano
Lenia Safiropoulou was born in Athens in 1979, where she had her first violin, piano and voice lessons. From 1998 to 2004 she studied singing with Dunja Vejzovic, piano with Maria Sofianska and Lied interpretation with Konrad Richter in Stuttgart. In July 2006 Lenia graduated from the Opera Course at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She continues to study with Susan McCulloch, whom she studied with at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

Lenia has participated in master classes with D. Evnouchidou, B. Rudenko, G.Dimitrova, K. Richter, G.Orlandi-Malaspina, F. Araiza, R.Carson, B.Fassbaender, H.Hotter and G.Janowitz. She sang the roles of Sesto and Annio (La Clemenza di Tito) and Pamira (L’Assedio di Corinto), in the Pula Festival, Croatia. She gave a German Lied recital in the Wilhelma Theatre, Stuttgart and has given two recitals in Athens. Lenia has been awarded the Maria Callas and the Foundation Onassis Scholarships.

At the Guildhall School of Music and Drama she sang the roles of Mimi (La Bohème), Donna Anna (Don Giovanni), Tartaliona (L’Augellino Belverde), Miss Jessel (The Turn of the Screw – Kyev Festival), Rosina (La Finta Semplice), Jessica (Violet), Alice Ford (Falstaff) and Giogetta (Il Tabarro).

In 2005 Lenia was a finalist in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Jette Parker Young Artsists Programme auditions, and sang live on the BBC “In Tune” programme. She won the Hellenic Radio 2006 competition and was the Greek candidate of the EBU “New Talents”.

Lenia's Studies at the National Opera Studio are kindly supported by the Royal Opera House.