'' Lebow was born in
Santa Monica, California and grew up in
Sierra Madre, where his father was a freelance cellist who played in the local opera orchestra and for Hollywood films. He performed as Mr. Porcupine in Tobias Picker's
Fantastic Mr. Fox at the
San Antonio Opera and the
Odyssey Opera in Boston, which won a
Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording in 2020. Lebow became a member of the
Oper Frankfurt in September 2016. His first roles there were Tamino in
Die Zauberflöte and the title role Tom Rakewell in Stravinsky's ''
The Rake's Progress''. He took part in the world premiere of Herrmann's
Der Mieter. His portrayal of the merchant Sumers in a new production of Cimarosa's ''
L'Italiana in Londra in 2021 was commended by Online Musik Magazin'' for demonstrating great comedic talent. In 2011, he performed as Contareno in Rossini's
Bianca e Falliero, among others. His performance as the toxic father Contareno was praised by Roland Dippel in
Neue Musikzeitung for blending tenderness and energy; Dippel noted that Lebow was convincing and never short of breath while singing the long, furious
coloratura phrases, which make the part nearly as difficult as the female lead. == References ==