Isabel Leonard joins the Phoenix Symphony and conductor Tito Muñoz for a three-concert series to kick off the new year, featuring works by Rossini, Granados, Bizet and more. Ms. Leonard sings a series of Spanish songs by de Falla and Granados, along with selections from Rossini’s The Barber of Seville and Bizet’s Carmen. Performances take place January 6, 7 […]

The Pentatone recording of Jennifer Higdon’s Cold Mountain, featuring Isabel Leonard as Ada, has been nominated for a 2017 GRAMMY Award in the “Best Opera Recording” category. The capture was taken during the 2015 season at Santa Fe Opera, in celebration of the work’s world premiere and was released to great critical acclaim: “Isabel Leonard was a beautiful, […]

Isabel Leonard makes another highly anticipated role debut this season, as Charlotte in Massenet’s tragic Werther. She takes the stage at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna for this first outing of the role, on December 15, 18, 21 & 23. Juan Diego Flórez and Celso Albelo alternate as Werther, with Jean-François Lapointe as Albert and Ruth Iniesta as Sophie. […]

Isabel Leonard makes her highly anticipated role debut as Adalgisa in Bellini’s Norma, this season at the Canadian Opera Company. She sings the role October 6, 15, 18, 21, 23, 26 & 28 and November 5, with a starry cast that includes Sondra Radvanovsky in the title role (with Elza van den Heever in later […]

Isabel Leonard and tenor Michael Fabiano headline the season finale concert at the Festival Napa Valley, on July 24 at the Lincoln Theater. The duo performs much loved arias and duets by Puccini, Massenet, Bellini, Mozart, and more,  accompanied by the Festival Orchestra NAPA, led by Maestro Carlo Ponti. Purchase tickets for the concert and ancillary […]