Sam Leggett read Music at Bristol University. He began singing in 2002 with the renowned boys’ choir Libera, performing in Europe, North America and Asia. Sam was a choral scholar at Bristol Cathedral for two years and performed regularly with Bristol University Singers and Madrigal Ensemble. He has since then sung professionally with a number of choirs in London and the South West. In 2015, Sam was accepted into Genesis Sixteen, a prestigious training course run by Harry Christophers CBE to nurture the next generation of professional ensemble singers. He went on to sing in the Scottish premiere of Cecilia MacDowell’s Stabat Mater during the Cumnock Tryst festival run by James Macmillan. Sam was awarded a scholarship in 2015 to conduct Bristol University Chamber Choir, a highlight of which was directing a performance of Schubert’s Mass No. 1 at St George’s Bristol. He also appeared with them in a variety of venues around Bristol and on tour in Prague. He is also a versatile vocal coach for the stage, having served as chorus master for The Marriage of Figaro and Sweeney Todd, and as a vocal director for the pantomime Snow White. Sam has sung the roles of Lord Tolloller (Iolanthe), Adolfo Pirelli (Sweeney Todd), Le Remendado (Carmen) and Ferrando (Cosi fan tutte), and is looking forward to performing Count Almaviva (The Barber of Seville) with Tessitoura in July. He has recently appeared as a soloist for several major works, including Stainer's The Crucifixion (UWE Chamber Choir), Schubert's Magnificat and Mozart's Sparrow Mass (Stroud Choral Society) and Handel's Messiah (Bath Abbey Choir). Currently, Sam is a Lay Clerk at Bath Abbey under Huw Williams, and continues his vocal studies with Angela Hickey. He is looking forward to his appointment as Lay Vicar at Chichester Cathedral in September.
There were many notable performances from the leads in the show: Lily Dyble as Phyllis demonstrated stunning vocals and Sam Leggett as Lord Tolloller also showed off his lovely tenor voice with beautiful high phrases and although it may seem an obvious point, it was noticeable that he was always perfectly in tune. He can also be commended for pulling some interesting facial expressions.
Alex Robinson’s Toby and Sam Leggett’s Pirelli, its safe to say, are absolutely hilarious in the contest scene; Leggett does a fantastically funny job and his accents are faultless.