Leah Krznarich Hungerford, soprano, is a native of Hancock, MI. She has appeared as a soloist throughout Michigan, South Carolina, and Massachusetts. Notable solo performances include Handel's Dixit Dominus with the Kalamazoo BachFest, and the South Carolina premiere of Morton Feldman's Rothko Chapel. In June 2004, she sang the role of Eleanor von Sonnig in the American premiere of Einojuhanni Rautavaara's House of the Sun. Locally, she has performed with Lowell House Opera (Marianne, Der Rosenkavalier), Acting Singers Project (Joanna, Edward II), Capella Clausura, Atlantic Symphony, and Boston Opera Collaborative, for whom she also serves as Chair of the Finance Committee. She also on the roster of the Handel and Haydn Society and Boston Baroque. She will appear as Nella in BOC's Fall 2008 production of Gianni Schicchi

While at the New England Conservatory, she studied with Mark St. Laurent, receiving a graduate diploma in Vocal Performance in May 2006. Ms. Hungerford also holds a Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance from the University of South Carolina, where she studied voice and Alexander Technique with Laury Christie. An experienced teacher, Ms. Hungerford has taught at the New England Conservatory, the University of South Carolina, the Carolina Music Academy, and currently teaches at the Franklin School for the Performing Arts. In the fall of 2007, she joined the faculty at New England Conservatory as a teaching fellow. Ms. Hungerford is a member of Pi Kappa Lambda, Golden Key International Honour Society, and the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS.)