Claim: Hanley, a New Jersey-born coloratura soprano and teenage protégé of Leonard Bernstein, trained as an opera singer and attended the Juilliard School in New York City.
Evidence: Hanley, a coloratura soprano, trained as an opera singer and attended the Juilliard School in New York City. A teenage protégé of Leonard Bernstein, she was chosen by him to sing as the principal female soloist in concert at Lincoln Center where he conducted her singing his work "Glitter and Be Gay" from Candide. Hanley was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA.