Interview - La Vanguardia
Lisette is interviewed in La Vanguardia
La traviata
Music by
G. Verdi
Gran Theatre del Liceu
Barcelona, ES
2020
Tuesday
December
15
19:00
December
15
19:00
Saturday
December
19
19:00
December
19
19:00
Tuesday
December
22
19:00
December
22
19:00
Sunday
December
27
17:00
December
27
17:00
Cast
| Violetta Valery | Lisette Oropesa | |
| Alfredo Germont | Dmitry Korchak | |
| Alfredo Germont | Arturo Chacón-Cruz - Dec 22, 27 | |
| Giorgio Germont | Giovanni Meoni | |
| Giorgio Germont | George Gagnidze - Dec 22, 27 | |
| Flora Bervoix | Laura Vila | |
| Annina | Gemma Coma-Alabert | |
| Gastone | Antonio Lozano | |
| Baron Douphol | Gerardo Bullón | |
| Marqués D' Obigny | Tomeu Bibiloni | |
| Doctor Grenvil | Felipe Bou |
Conductor
Speranza Scappucci
DirectorDavid McVicar
Set DesignerTanya McCallin
LightingJennifer Tipton
ChorusmasterConxita Garcia
About
The traviata stands out for its realistic approach: the story of Violetta, on her deathbed, evoking a flashback to her life as a courtesan. An exaltation to life and human virtues such as generosity, compassion, and sacrifice for others, who are frustrated by the relentless judgment of a class society, where Alfredo is the stereotype of the ardent obsessive lover.
David McVicar’s masterful production allows us to do a contemporary rereading and an exploration of the intimacy of the characters. A grandiose melodrama with a period setting where the sacrifice of material obsessions for the nobility of love is explained.
With a delicate and sensitive prelude only to strings, Verdi affirmed his intention to defy the rules. Her Violetta is the tragic heroine presented naked in the face of the violence of a relentless and violent community that promotes the pleasures of sacrificing an innocent woman at the altar of bourgeois morality.
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Reviews
Brava Oropesa!
Lugar y fecha: Gran Teatre del Liceu (15/XII/2020) Seductora y carismática, así fue la Violetta Valéry de la estadounidense Lisette Oropesa, éxito personal y ovación en el Liceu. Recuperadas las funciones de La Traviata tras ampliar el tope de 500 espectadores a 1.000, faltaba disfrutar de la tercera de las cuatro Violetta en discordia, vistas ya Kristina Mkhitaryan y Pretty Yende, y a falta de Ermonela Jaho en la última función. Lisette, la más ligera, sorprendió, pues más allá de un primer acto brillante, donde desplegó su instrumento a piacere, Mi bemol al nal del “Sempre libera!” , agudos fáciles, luminosos y timbrados, creció con el desarrollo de la partitura. En su dúo con Germont padre coloreó, buscó expresión y matices, siempre sul ato, con un fraseo detallado, articulando cada frase con una escuela belcantista de primera. En su aria nal “Addio del passato” , la más aplaudida, controló el vibrato, aportó drama y acabó con un pianissimo volátil inolvidable. Brava la Oropesa!Place and date: Gran Teatre del Liceu (December 15, 2020) Seductive and charismatic, this was the Violetta Valéry of American Lisette Oropesa, a personal triumph and ovation at the Liceu. With the revival of La Traviata performances after the audience limit was extended from 500 to 1,000, it was time to enjoy the third of the four Violettas at odds, having already seen Kristina Mkhitaryan and Pretty Yende, and with only Ermonela Jaho left for the final performance. Lisette, the lightest of them, was a surprise, as beyond a brilliant first act, where she displayed her instrument at pleasure, E-flat at the end of the "Sempre libera!", easy, bright, and well-timbred high notes, she grew with the unfolding of the score. In her duet with Germont senior, she added color, sought expression and nuances, always sul A (on the A string), with detailed phrasing, articulating each phrase with top bel canto technique. In her final aria "Addio del passato", the most applauded, she controlled the vibrato, delivered drama, and finished with a memorable volatile pianissimo. Brava Oropesa!— Jordi Maddaleno • La Vanguardia
Performance History
Lisette has given 47 performances as Violetta Valery.
2026
Metropolitan Opera2024
Wiener Staatsoper
Opéra National de Paris2023
Wiener Staatsoper
Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Arena di Verona2022
Arena di Verona
Bayerische Staatsoper2021
Royal Opera House
Teatro dell'Opera di Roma2020
Teatro Real
Metropolitan Opera2019
Arena di Verona
Greek National Opera2015
Opera Philadelphia