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, and Arena di Verona. 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 2021-22 season Lisette appears at Royal Opera House - Covent Garden as Gilda in a new production of RIGOLETTO to open their season, and returns for several performances of LA TRAVIATA in the fall. She then embarks on a European tour in concert performances of Handel’s oratorio THEODORA, performing in Vienna, Milan, Paris, Luxembourg, and Essen. Next she heads to Teatro alla Scala, starring as Giulietta in a new production of Bellini’s haunting I CAPULETI E I MONTECCHI, followed by Fiorilla in a revival in Munich of Il TURCO IN ITALIA. From there, she leads two productions at the Wiener Staatsoper: Konstanze in DIE ENTFÜHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL and the title in LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR. Lisette then brings her acclaimed Lucia to the Opernhaus Zürich, in her house debut. She then returns to Munich to perform LA TRAVIATA. After the summer of 2021, Lisette makes her anticipated house and role debut as Elvira in I PURITANI at the Teatro di San Carlo in Napoli.
In concert, Lisette appears as Elvira in a highlights version of I puritani at Gstaad, and debuts a special evening of Zarzuela arias at the Teatro de la Zarzuela in Madrid, and also in Seville. She debuts in bel canto concerts in Martina Franca, Catania, and at the series Grandes Voces in Madrid. Song recitals bring her to Prague, Parma, Vienna and more.
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.