A native of Philadelphia, soprano Leah Hawkins begins the 2020-21 season as Desdemona in 7 DEATHS OF MARIA CALLAS at Bayerische Staatsoper and Greek National Opera, joins Valery Gergiev and Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Beethoven Symphony No. 9, and presents a recital at The Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C. A recent alumna of the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program at the Metropolitan Opera, last season she appeared at the Met to great acclaim as the Strawberry Woman in Porgy and Bess, and Masha in The Queen of Spades.‍