Isabelle Poulenard

Isabelle Poulenard (5 July 1961, Paris) is a French operatic soprano who made her debut in 1981 under the conductor Jean-Claude Malgoire at the Atelier lyrique in Tourcoing in northeastern France.

[4] Poulenard made her debut in 1981 at the Atelier lyrique in Tourcoing under the conductor Jean-Claude Malgloire as Lisette in Giovanni Paisiello's comic opera Il re Teodoro in Venezia.

[4] Her many varied roles have included Despina in Mozart's Così fan tutte and the Queen of the Night in his The Magic Flute.

[2] Frequently specializing in Baroque music, she has worked with conductors including William Christie, Sigiswald Kuijken and Mstislav Rostropovich.

[5] In 1995, she created "Il Divertimento", an ensemble bringing together Claire Giardelli, Yasuko Bouvard, Laurent Steward and Nathalie Sternberg.