About Me
Leandro Lafont is a male soprano specializing in historically informed performance practice. While possessing a strong coloratura technique, his artistic expression finds its most natural home in the flowing, expressive lines of the lyric soprano and high mezzo-soprano repertoire, with a particular passion for Baroque vocal music and theatrical interpretation.
He began his musical education at the National University of Colombia before continuing his studies at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Switzerland, where he developed his artistic profile under the guidance of tenor Gerd Türk and earned a Bachelor’s degree in Early Music. He subsequently obtained a Master’s degree in Music Performance at the Hochschule für Musik Basel, studying with Isolde Siebert, followed by a specialized Master’s degree in Baroque Singing at the Haute École de Musique de Genève under the guidance of contralto Nathalie Stutzmann. In 2025, he further expanded his pedagogical training by completing a certificate in Elementary Music Pedagogy in Germany.
As a soloist, he has collaborated with renowned conductors, including Andrea Marcon, Gabriel Garrido, Thomas Hanzlik, Daniela Dolci, and Roland Lißmann, as well as ensembles such as Concerto Köln, Ensemble Damian, Musica Fiorita, L’Arpa Festante, and Parnasón Español. His performances have included opera and concert productions throughout Europe and Latin America.
His artistic work is rooted in historically informed performance, Baroque gesture, and an extensive exploration of 17th- and 18th-century vocal repertoire. He co-founded and served as musical director of Ensemble La Font, an early music ensemble dedicated to sacred and secular repertoire. Through this project, he combined his work as a solo singer with repertoire research, artistic planning, and the musical direction of instrumentalists.
He was also a member of Duo Lafont–Dittmann, a collaboration dedicated to 17th-century Italian sacred motets, exploring the expressive relationship between text, rhetoric, and music. In addition, he co-founded Morello Consort Stuttgart, with which he performed as a soprano soloist in numerous concerts across Germany.
Alongside his artistic career, he has taught voice, piano, recorder, and early childhood music at various music schools in Germany, including the Kreismusikschule Kaiserslautern, the Kreismusikschule Kusel, and Musikrearte.
His experience in choral conducting includes five years as director of the women’s choir at Musikrearte in Karlsruhe, Germany, from 2017 to 2022. Since October 2026, he has served as Choral Director at Symons Valley United Church in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, where he leads the church choir and contributes to the musical life of the congregation. This appointment marks a new chapter in his artistic career, bringing together his experience in vocal performance, ensemble direction, choral conducting, and music education.