Lisette Oropesa is one of those exceptional things that appears, like a Haley Comet, once every 10 years.
- Notodo
Lisette Oropesa is one of the most in-demand lyric coloraturas today, who performs leading roles regularly at the most important opera houses around the world.
This includes the Metropolitan Opera, Teatro alla Scala, Wiener Staatsoper, Bayerische Staatsoper, Opéra National de Paris, Royal Opera House - Covent Garden, and more.
A notable Violetta, her most recent performances of La traviata have been at the Metropolitan Opera, Teatro Real, Grand Theatre del Liceu, Teato dell'opera di Roma, Arena di Verona and the Royal Opera House. Lisette has also triumphed as Lucia in Lucia di Lammermoor, Konstanze in Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Manon in Massenet’s work, Rodelinda, and Queen Marguerite in Les Huguenots. Known for her vivid portrayals, Lisette has achieved worldwide acclaim for her seamless vocal technique, expressive musicality, linguistic affinity, and stylistic integrity.
Cuban-American soprano Lisette Oropesa who has "an endless supply of golden-age trills," (Opera News) and has a voice that is "brightly crystalline and arrestingly powerful," (New York Times)
She has a "technique without weakness" (Codalario) and "everything she touches turns into gold" (Place de l'Opera)
Current Season
In the 2022 season, she debuts at the Salzburger Festspiele singing LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR in a concert performance, and makes her anticipated house and role debut as Elvira in I PURITANI at the Teatro di San Carlo in Napoli. She then makes her concert debut in Japan in two bel canto programs. After that, she heads to London for her debut in the title role of Händel’s ALCINA, and to the Metropolitan Opera to interpret Gilda in RIGOLETTO. In 2023 she sings Amalia in I MASNADIERI at the Bayerische Staatsoper and Ophélie in a new production of HAMLET at the Opéra de Paris. In the spring she will star in a new production of LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR, in a highly anticipated run of performances at Teatro alla Scala, and appear at the Teatro Real as Fiorilla in a new production of IL TURCO IN ITALIA. In the summer of 2023, Lisette returns to Savonlinna, Finland, for her role debut as Juliette in Gounod’s masterpiece ROMÉO ET JULIETTE
Lisette’s has several critically acclaimed albums available, including Ombra compagna, a collection of Mozart concert arias for soprano, a complete recording of LA TRAVIATA, and Rossini & Donizetti, French Bel Canto Arias.
About
Lisette Oropesa…relève du miracle artistique qu’on voudrait ne jamais quitter et voir se répéter sans cesse. (ResMusica)
La voz es bella, cálida, rica en colores, tan fascinante como su riqueza expresiva. (El Pais)
Career Highlights
Lisette began her career at the Metropolitan Opera, and has starred in various roles there, including Manon Lescaut in MANON, Violetta Valery in LA TRAVIATA, Nannetta in FALSTAFF, Gretel in HANSEL AND GRETEL, Gilda in RIGOLETTO, and Susanna in LE NOZZE DI FIGARO.
She has a strong relationship to Spanish theatres such as the Teatro Real and the Grand Theatre del Liceu where she has sung in LA TRAVIATA, LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR and RIGOLETTO, and RODELINDA.
She has appeared many times with the Bayerische Staatsoper as Konstanze in DIE ENTFÜHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL, a role she has also sung at the Opéra National de Paris. Her most performed role is Gilda in RIGOLETTO, which she has sung at the Dutch National Opera, Teatro dell'opera di Roma, Los Angeles Opera, the Metropolitan Opera, Opéra National de Paris, and the Teatro Real. In the U.K., Lisette triumphed as Norina in DON PASQUALE at Glyndebourne, and as LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
Other roles include Ophélie in HAMLET, Cleopatra in GIULIO CESARE, Leïla in LES PÊCHEURS DE PERLES, Marie in LA FILLE DU RÉGIMENT, Amalia in I MASNADIERI, Rosina in IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA, and Adina in L'ELISIR D'AMORE.
In the U.S., Lisette has appeared at the Met, San Francisco Opera, Los Angeles Opera, Philadelphia Opera, and the Washington National Opera, among others. Lisette's career also includes oratorio, recital, and concert repertoire. She has released two recital albums, titled Within/Without, and Aux filles du désert, and has performed recitals in New York City, Washington, DC, Los Angeles, and more. She has a released a Mozart concert aria album called OMBRA COMPAGNA and in concert she has appeared with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, among others. She has sung at Carnegie Hall, the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome, The Ravinia Festival, The Tanglewood Music Festival, The Chicago Bach Project, The Mostly Mozart Music Festival, and more. She has collaborated with many of the world's leading conductors, including Riccardo Muti, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Anthony Pappano, Daniele Gatti, Fabio Luisi, Ivor Bolton, William Christie, and many more.