Eapen Leubner, Tenor
With impressive reviews from Opera News, the New York Times and Musical America, Eapen Leubner brings passion to all aspects of his multifaceted career.
He began his professional singing career at age 10 when he recorded radio jingles and novelties songs. Eapen studied at Ithaca College, SUNY Binghamton. He was a young artist with Tri-Cities Opera and Opera Colorado. Over his career he has performed leading roles from coast to Coast with Chelsea Opera, Bronx Opera, Encompass New Opera Theatre and Opera Fairbanks among many others. Eapen has sung in numerous world premiere and new music productions such as Glory Denied (Chelsea Opera), Dierdre (Encompass New Opera Theatre) and the stage premiere of the revised, Die Drei Pintos by Gustav Mahler (Bronx Opera).
[A] pleasing tenor... [that] brought insight and tenderness to the aria 'Dalla sua pace' in Mozart's Don Giovanni.
Fairbanks News-Miner
(Opera Fairbanks)
Eapen's recent artistic energies have focused on expanding his modern opera repertoire. He performed the role of Samuel in Rorem's Three Sisters who are not Sisters and Ab in Charles Fussell's The Astronaut's Tale, both with Encompass New Opera. In November, 2012 Eapen sang the role of Abraham in Chelsea Opera’s staged production of Britten’s Canticle ii. Demonstrating breadth beyond opera, Eapen performed a new art song as part of a composer showcase at The Stone, an avant-garde performance space in New York City (composer Andy Laster).
As a concert soloist, Eapen's performances include Mozart's Requiem, Haydn's Lord Nelson Mass, Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle, and Orff's Carmina Burana.
Other roles include Nemorino (Opera Fairbanks), Bastien in Mozart's Bastien und Bastienne (Garden State Opera, NJ), Beppe in I Pagliacci (Chelsea Opera; Tri-Cities Opera), and Alfred in Die Fledermaus (Opera Company of Brooklyn; Delphi Opera). Eapen toured the East Coast as Ferrando in Cosi fan tutte with Capitol City Opera of Atlanta. In May 2009, Eapen made his leading role debut with Bronx Opera in the role of Tamino in The Magic Flute.
Upcoming roles include The Defendant in Trial by Jury and Beadle Bamford in Sweeney Todd.
