Eapen Laubner

With impressive reviews from Opera News, the New York Times and Musical America, Eapen Leubner brings passion to all aspects of his multifaceted career. He began his professional singing career at age 10 when he recorded radio jingles and novelties songs.  Eapen studied at Ithaca College, SUNY Binghamton. He was a young artist with Tri-Cities Opera and Opera Colorado. Over his career he has performed leading roles from coast to Coast with Chelsea Opera, Bronx Opera, Encompass New Opera Theatre and Opera Fairbanks among many others.  Eapen has sung in numerous world premiere and new music productions such as "Glory Denied" (Chelsea Opera), "Dierdre" (Encompass New Opera Theatre) and the stage premiere of the revised, "Die Drei Pintos" by Gustav Mahler (Bronx Opera). Now a producer, he runs Art Song Colorado and was the Interim Executive Director for Opera Theatre of the Rockies for their 25th anniversary season, producing “Blind Injustice” and “Gallantry”.

Eapen's roles range from traditional to cutting-edge modern opera.  As Younger Thompson, Opera News called Eapen "ardent and striking"  (Chelsea Opera; Glory Denied by Tom Cipullo).  The Fairbanks News-Miner praised him for a "pleasing tenor... [that] brought insight and tenderness to the aria "Dalla sua pace" in Mozart's Don Giovanni (Opera Fairbanks).  Musical America called him "a charming Don Gaston"who was "the opera's most engaging character, or so it would appear from Eapen Leubner's deft portrayal, sung with a trim, attractive tenor voice" (Bronx Opera; Die Drei Pintos).

Eapen's recent artistic energies have focused on expanding his modern opera repertoire. He performed the role of Samuel in Rorem's Three Sisters who are not Sisters and Ab in Charles Fussell's The Astronaut's Tale, both with Encompass New Opera.   Eapen sang the role of Abraham in Chelsea Opera’s staged production of Britten’s Canticle ii. Demonstrating breadth beyond opera, Eapen performed a new art song as part of a composer showcase at The Stone, an avant-garde performance space in New York City (composer Andy Laster). 

A first-generation American (German father and Indian mother), Eapen began his professional singing career at the age of nine, recording jingles and children's songs. He studied voice at Ithaca College and Binghamton University. He worked his way up from the Seattle Opera Chorus through apprenticeships at Tri-Cities Opera and Opera Colorado to singing leading roles at Opera Colorado, Opera Theatre of the Rockies,  Opera Fairbanks, Chelsea Opera, Bronx Opera.

As a concert soloist, Eapen's performances include Mozart's Requiem, Haydn's Lord Nelson Mass, Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle, and Orff's Carmina Burana.

Other roles include Nemorino (Opera Fairbanks), Bastien in Mozart's Bastien und Bastienne (Garden State Opera, NJ), Beppe in I Pagliacci (Chelsea Opera; Tri-Cities Opera), and Alfred in Die Fledermaus (Opera Company of Brooklyn; Delphi Opera).  Eapen toured the East Coast as Ferrando (Cosi fan tutte) with Capitol City Opera of Atlanta.