Leslie Cook, mezzo-soprano, is a Santa Barbara Music Club scholarship recipient who is currently concertizing on both opera and concert stages in Europe and the United States. She earned her BM and MM Degrees from UCLA, studying with Vladimir Chernov, and while living in Europe she won First Place in the Vissi d’Arte International Singing Competition in Prague. Her performances include the title role of Orfeo in Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice (Czech Republic) as well as numerous major operatic roles and concert performances. Leslie has been awarded many honors, including First Prize in the Sigma Alpha Iota Competition in Los Angeles and the Young Musicians Foundation.