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Julia Mikhaylovna Lezhneva (Russian: born 5 December 1989) is a Russian soprano opera singer and recitalist, specializing in soprano and coloratura mezzo-soprano material of the 18th and early 19th century.

Following her British debut in Liverpool in February 2009, Lezhneva made her London debut on 13 May 2010, at the age of 20, singing Elena's Final Rondo from Rossini's La donna del lago at the Classical Brit Awards at the Royal Albert Hall. 

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, recipient of the evening's Lifetime Achievement award, personally introduced her as her protégée

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