Lea Katherine Shaw (Mezzo-Soprano)
Lea Shaw is an award-winning Black/BIPOC mezzo-soprano from Colorado, USA. She now lives and works in Scotland.
Lea is a keen contemporary musician, collaborative artist, improviser and educator, and works regularly with living composers and artists to create new works.
She has performed diverse repertoire throughout the UK and Europe with conductors such as Marin Alsop, Martyn Brabbins, John Butt and Sir Andrew Davies, and has created works with Stuart Macrae, Rylan Gleave and Sir James Macmillan.
An Emerging Artist with Scottish Opera 2021-23, Lea's roles included Hermia A Midsummer Night's Dream, Zerlina Don Giovanni, Paquette Candide, Niña Ainadamar, Suor Zelatrice Suor Angelica, La Ciesca Gianni Schicchi (Access performance), and Mercedes Carmen.
She is now an Associate Artist with Scottish Opera 2023-24, her roles this season including Rosina Il Barbiere Di Siviglia (Access performance), and Flora La Traviata.
Lea is the creator of The Small Magician, a fully accessible, inclusive, trauma-aware vocal education resource.
