Isabel says she won't forget her stay in the town and plans to return to Usk in the next couple of years to see the finished tapestry.

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Isabel says she remembers a difficult child who wouldn't open up.

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As Blanche, mezzo Isabel Leonard sounded vibrant, even if she didn't always capture the vulnerability of the young postulant who struggles with her fear of death.

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The acerbic edge of Isabel Bayrakdarian's soprano communicated Blanche's anxiety but wasn't always pretty.

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