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Roméo et Juliette
(Kentucky Opera)
"There were vigorous contributions as well-having her agile way with
a splendid trouser role-from Danièle LeBlanc's Stephano."
Andrew Adler, The Courrier-Journal, March 1999
L’Italiana in Algeri
(Opéra de Québec):
“Danièle LeBlanc plays a really beautiful and really credible Isabella,
that Italian lady who knows how to wrap men around her finger. Her mezzo-soprano,
which remains light enough, is warm and engaging. She is dazzling.”
Richard Boisvert, Le Soleil, October 1999
L'Italiana in Algeri (Opera
Ontario):
"And then there was the Italiana herself, mezzo Danièle LeBlanc, staking
out a strong claim as a potential successor to Judith Forst in this
repertoire. Her Isabella was both entrancing and intimidating, a Latin
Lulu whose great rondo-aria Pensa alla patria offered florid singing
with a bravado bordering on the reckless."
Warren Wilson, The Globe and Mail, November 1998
 "His Isabella,
Danièle LeBlanc, was stunning. Her quiet, beautifully poised, brilliantly
decorated passages were some of the most accurate and athletic Rossini
I've ever heard and when she wanted power, she had it in abundance. Her
acting left nothing to be desired."
Hugh Fraser, The Hamilton Spectator, November 1998
L'Italiana in Algeri (Opera
in Concert):
"As the charming Isabella, mezzo-soprano Danièle LeBlanc-who was one
of the winner of last year's Metropolitan Opera Auditions–this
time won the audience's hearts with her rich, powerful voice. She handled
the demanding coloratura with ease."
Robert de Vrij, Opera Canada, Summer 1997
"A winner of last year's Metropolitan Opera Auditions in New York,
the native Montrealer is a real find, with a lovely, evenly produced
voice and an attractive stage personality."
William Littler, The Toronto Star, January 1997
Norma (Opéra de Québec):
"Québecoise mezzo-soprano Danièle LeBlanc (Adalgisa)
revealed a larger, more dramatic voice than in her previous roles."
Renée Maheu, Opera Canada, Spring 2001
"Let us first mention mezzo-soprano Danièle LeBlanc, an extremely expressive
Adalgisa, even more agile in the coloratura passages than her colleague.
Often paired, the two women sang with lots of self-assurance and control.
Of course, their duets are well written. The merit here of these two
singers is to have magnificently underlined their shape."
Richard Boisvert, Le Soleil, October 2000
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