Award-winning Broadway & West End star Lea Salonga made her Arts Centre Melbourne debut with Orchestra Victoria!
Known across the world for her powerful voice and perfect pitch, Lea Salonga is best known for originating the role of Kim in Miss Saigon on the West End and Broadway. She went on to play Eponine and Fantine in Les Misérables and was the original singing voice of two Disney Princesses – Aladdin’s Princess Jasmine and the title role in Mulan, for which she has been bestowed with the title of “Disney Legend” by the Walt Disney Company. Joined by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and the extraordinary Orchestra Victoria, Lea performed songs she made famous as well as hit songs from Les Misérables, Miss Saigon, Aladdin, West Side Story, A Little Night Music, Frozen and more.
“MS. SALONGA’S BRIGHT, METALLICALLY EDGED VOICE
IS A SHINY ALL-PURPOSE INSTRUMENT
THAT CONFIDENTLY ESTABLISHES ITS DOMINION OVER
WHATEVER MUSICAL SETTING SURROUNDS IT”
– NEW YORK TIMES
“REMARKABLY PURE, SWEET, AND SEEMINGLY EFFORTLESS VOICE.
SALONGA DOESN’T DISAPPOINT”
– THEATERMANIA
“IF YOU CLOSE YOUR EYES WHEN LEA SALONGA SINGS, YOU’LL FEEL LIKE YOU’RE SITTING
IN A ROOM WITH A DISNEY PRINCESS”
– WALL STREET JOURNAL
