Perla Batalla - A Letter to Leonard Cohen: A Tribute to a Friend
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GRAMMY®-nominated singer Perla Batalla performs her show, A Letter to Leonard Cohen: Tribute to a Friend, celebrating her long-time friend and mentor Leonard Cohen. Featuring Batalla's powerful voice, powerful band, emotional honesty, and boundary-defying songs, blending interpretations of Cohen's iconic lyrics with two of her own compositions, "Awakened" and "The L of Your First Name". The project serves as a deeply personal and fearless tribute to Cohen's legacy, informed by Batalla's two decades of touring and recording with him.
Batalla was Cohen's collaborator and friend for more than two decades. Cohen, of course, was a revered, Montreal-born, Grammy®-winning singer-songwriter, poet, and novelist who was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as well as invested as Companion of the Order of Canada, the nation's highest civilian honor. An icon in his native land and around the globe, he is considered the poet laureate of Canada.
"Batalla's gorgeous, rich, contralto voice adds another layer of beauty to Cohen’s elegantly crafted songs." – San Jose Mercury News
"…Batalla is blessed with an assured and matured vocal instrument, rich, sonorous, and deep…" — Joe Woodard, SB Independent
Batalla was Cohen's collaborator and friend for more than two decades. Cohen, of course, was a revered, Montreal-born, Grammy®-winning singer-songwriter, poet, and novelist who was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as well as invested as Companion of the Order of Canada, the nation's highest civilian honor. An icon in his native land and around the globe, he is considered the poet laureate of Canada.
"Batalla's gorgeous, rich, contralto voice adds another layer of beauty to Cohen’s elegantly crafted songs." – San Jose Mercury News
"…Batalla is blessed with an assured and matured vocal instrument, rich, sonorous, and deep…" — Joe Woodard, SB Independent
About The San Francisco Leonard Cohen Festival:
The San Francisco Leonard Cohen Festival, founded in 2018, is an annual celebration dedicated to honoring the poetry, music, and spirit of the legendary songwriter, poet, and author. Presented each November by Conspiracy of Beards—San Francisco’s renowned 30-member male choir devoted to Cohen’s work—the festival has grown from its early beginnings into a multi-day, multi-venue event that draws poets, musicians, artists, and audiences from across the Bay Area and beyond.
The festival emphasizes fresh interpretations of Cohen’s work, encouraging artists to reshape his words and melodies through their own creative lenses. This open, inventive approach results in a diverse program of performances, readings, and collaborations that keep Cohen’s timeless themes of love, longing, humor, and spirituality alive for new generations.
Together, the festival and the choir invite audiences to conspire in celebration of one of the 20th century’s most enduring and influential voices. The result is a vibrant gathering that honors Cohen’s legacy with creativity, reverence, and joy.
For more information, visit www.sfleonardcohenfest.com
The festival emphasizes fresh interpretations of Cohen’s work, encouraging artists to reshape his words and melodies through their own creative lenses. This open, inventive approach results in a diverse program of performances, readings, and collaborations that keep Cohen’s timeless themes of love, longing, humor, and spirituality alive for new generations.
Together, the festival and the choir invite audiences to conspire in celebration of one of the 20th century’s most enduring and influential voices. The result is a vibrant gathering that honors Cohen’s legacy with creativity, reverence, and joy.
For more information, visit www.sfleonardcohenfest.com
The Unified Heart of Leonard Cohen with Conspiracy of Beards, The Crux, and Genny Lim
Friday, November 7, 2025
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