Leah Yackanech

Leah Yackanech is the Podcast Manager for the National Opera Teens Program of OPERA America. Starting this fall, she will study voice at the University of Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. She participated in the Kennedy Center Young Associates Program, the Washington National Opera Summer Opera Institute, and the Belcanto Bootcamp program. Last winter, she earned first place in the King's Peak International Music Competition. Additionally, throughout the years, she placed in NATS, CS Music Competition, the Schmidt Vocal Arts Competition, and the American Music Talent International Competition. She first discovered classical music as a piano student. Now, as a classical singer, she aspires to give people bliss and spread the power of music to heal souls.