"Theatrically and musically effective"
— Opera Canada
“Understudy Cara McLeod, whose bio didn’t appear in the program, replaced Miriam Khalil as the vindictive, but still malleable Donna Elvira, and her performance was both theatrically and musically effective.”
"Audiences will certainly hear more from her in the near future"
— Schmopera
“Cara McLeod’s portrayal of the spurned Donna Elvira...stopped short of becoming unsympathetic...audiences will certainly hear more from her in the near future”
"Delights as Elvira"
— The Wanderer Online
“Cara McLeod delights as Elvira...beautiful trio at the end of Act 1”
"Convincing character portrayal, vocally and theatrically"
—Edmonton Journal
“A special word must go to Edmonton soprano Cara McLeod as Donna Elvira. She stepped in as an understudy during rehearsals...she pulled it off with a convincing character portrayal, vocally and theatrically”