A series of acclaimed recordings and opera roles have established Lea Desandre as a nimble and charismatic talent, equally capable of elevating playful slices of opera buffa and evocative baroque laments. She triumphs in passionate and solemn readings of Vivaldi alongside collaborators such as lutenist Thomas Dunford and his Jupiter Ensemble. She gracefully slips in and out of billowing French baroque compositions—including 2020’s beautiful Barricades by Dunford and harpsichordist Jean Rondeau—pastoral Handel cantatas and chamber duets that swap vocal acrobatics for celestial harmonies.