This season, Ms. Leonard makes role debuts as Leïla in Les pêcheurs de perles and Marie in La fille du regiment in returns to Austin Opera and Utah Opera, respectively. She also makes her Central City Opera debut as Juliette in Roméo et Juliette. Her recent performances include her international and role debut as Sophie in Der Rosenkavalier (Garsington Opera), previous performances of Gilda in Rigoletto (Seattle Opera, Austin Opera), Adina in L’elisir d’amore (Seattle Opera), and Chrisann Brennan in Bates’ The [R]evolution of Steve Jobs (Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Austin Opera, Seattle Opera). She is a 2018 Grand Finals winner of the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition.
Madison Leonard at The Dallas Opera:
Rigoletto (2022/2023, debut)