Lyric Opera of Chicago – Lyric Notes

Attention, everyone who fell head over heels for Isabel Leonard in her Lyric debut two seasons ago — and that means the entire Lyric audience! You’ll be delighted to know that she’ll be back with us this season as leading lady of Rossini’s Cinderella.

There’s a phrase that’s used a lot to describe performers in opera and musical theater – they’ve got the “total package.’” That’s Isabel: as one of the most gorgeous women in opera, she looks every role she sings; her voice is as breathtaking as her appearance; she’s a marvelously instinctive actress; and having studied at the Joffrey Ballet School growing up, she moves with a dancer’s grace.

Read the entire interview here.