“…there was a winsome guest artist, Isabel Leonard, whose acting gifts matched her lusciously light-voiced mezzo as she sang Falla’s Seven Popular Songs to stunning effect.”

Donna Perlmutter, The Huffington Post, August 2010

“Isabel Leonard was his soloist on that occasion, and it was she who sang the “Seven Popular Songs” Thursday. A young mezzo-soprano from New York, she brought both poise and a hint of sexual allure to these folkish De Falla numbers.”
Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, August 2010

“Mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard came on to sing Falla’s “Siete canciones populares españolas,” simple, but long-lined melodies based on folk tunes, which she did elegantly, warmly, knowingly…”

Timothy Mangan, The Orange County Register, August 2010