Claim: Soprano Marilyn Mims studied under Dr. Jay M Wilkey and Virginia Zeani and went on to play Isabelle in Robert le Diable at Carnegie Hall in 1988.
Evidence: Marilyn Mims (born September 8, 1954) is an American operatic soprano who had an active career during the 1980s and 1990s. Marilyn Mims also studied voice with Dr. Jay W. Wilkey. At IU she was a pupil of renowned soprano Virginia Zeani. In 1988 she sang the role of Isabelle in Meyerbeer's Robert le Diable with the Opera Orchestra of New York at Carnegie Hall.