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La Bohème (Kentucky Opera):
“Patrons who discovered the sprightly LeBlanc during last season’s
Romeo and Juliet understand why her Musetta is another deft portrayal.
She can pour on the sass and boastfulness-vital in the always delicious
Café Momus waltz song “Quando me’n vo,” yet two acts later find an entirely
contrasting (and equally convincing) tenderness.”
Andrew Adler, The Courier-Journal, November 1999
“The embattled lovers, Marcello and Musetta, were played with spirit,
humour and pathos by Thomas Barrett and Danièle LeBlanc. LeBlanc’s soprano
never sounded better and her stage presence pleased.”
Richard Spalding, Opera, March 2000
Cosi fan tutte (Edmonton Opera):
"LeBlanc was excellent too and an adept comedienne as well."
John Charles, Edmonton Sun, February 2001
"This opera relies on its ensemble and its chemistry. There's a lot
of the latter here. Sally Dibblee (Fiordiligi) and Danièle LeBlanc
(Dorabella) manage the difficult task of wrestling some real feeling
from characters which an even remotely politically correct 21st century
audience most look at askance."
D.T. Baker, Edmonton Journal, February 2001
Cosi fan tutte (L'Opéra de Montréal):
"The star of the evening remains Danièle LeBlanc as Dorabella. She
was sometimes slightly timid, theatrically speaking, but the voice is
committed, well placed and gets the character through with an ease totally
appropriate. Never does one feel a drop in her presence or her voice,
to the point that in the final tableau, we understand why the two young
men turn more towards her than her sister Fiordiligi."
François Tousignant, Le Devoir, September
2000
"Mezzo Danièle LeBlanc was also fine as the less righteous Dorabella,
who learns to accept her fickleness. While their twin costumes and wigs
sometimes made the sisters difficult to distinguish at a distance, they
managed to assert their personalities in Act II with warm voices and
realistic acting. Duets between the sisters flowed sweetly."
Arthur Kaptainis, The Gazette, September 2000
Le Nozze di Figaro ( Opera Columbus):
"Cherubino is the most sincere and consequently refreshing character,
and the same can be said about the performer who plays him, Danièle
LeBlanc. Her voice is incredibly expressive and seems to come forth
without effort."
Jenai Cutcher, Columbus Alive, February 2001
"Danièle LeBlanc is one of the funniest Cherubinos in recent
memory, accomplishing more by doing less and, happily, convincingly
resisting the easy temptation to be cutesy. Her singing is equally delightful."
Barbara Zuck, The Columbus Dispatch, February 2001
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