“In the one-act opera, the excellent American mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard took on her Grammy-winning role of The Child, a 6-year-old in backwards ballcap and short pants.

Leonard fully inhabited her role, delivering tantrums defiantly and interacting remarkably with both the actual and the animated characters while onstage for the entire work. Despite the antics, listeners could enjoy the warmth of her voice in the lovely monologue, “Toi, le coeur de la rose,” which Ravel based on “Air de la table” from Massenet’s “Manon.””

Cincinnati Business Courier