
Interview - Neue Zürcher Zeitung
Lisette is interviewed in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung about her upcoming performance of Lucia di Lammermoor at the Zurich Opera
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Lucia | Lisette Oropesa | |
Edgardo | Benjamin Bernheim | |
Enrico | Massimo Cavalletti | |
Arturo | Andrew Owens | |
Raimondo | Vitalij Kowaljow | |
Alisa | Roswitha Christina Müller | |
Normanno | Iain Milne | |
Arturo | Seungwoo Simon Yang - May 26 | |
Raimondo | Brent Michael Smith - May 26, June 04 |
Lisette is interviewed in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung about her upcoming performance of Lucia di Lammermoor at the Zurich Opera
Lisette Oropesa is Lucia, his sister. With a slender stature and southern appearance, she develops a noticeable stage presence from the very first moment and fascinates with her natural play. Her youthfully fresh soprano is absolutely confident in the high notes and skilled in coloratura, leaving nothing to be desired.None— Jan Krobot • Online Merker
Lisette Oropesa is astounding with ease and mastery in Lucia, leaving absolutely nothing to show through the difficulty of the role. Her peerless technique, her perfectly assured vocals, her luminous highs, her crystalline timbre and her evanescent halftones make her an incomparable Lucia today. She makes the public delirious with each of her interventionsNone— Claudio Poloni • Concerto Net
Lisette Oropesa erweist sich einmal mehr als eine der führenden Interpretinnen der Lucia. Mit ihrem runden, vollen, auch zu dramatischer Attacke fähigen Sopran entspricht sie nicht unbedingt dem Klangbild «klassischer» Lucia-Interpretinnen, was sie mit ihrer enormen Bühnenpräsenz aber mehr als wett macht.Lisette Oropesa once again proves herself to be one of the leading interpreters of Lucia. With her rounded, full soprano, capable of dramatic attacks, she does not necessarily conform to the sound image of "classic" Lucia interpreters, but she more than compensates for this with her enormous stage presence.— Jan Krobot • Online Merker
In occasione di questa prima ripresa il ruolo del titolo è stato affidato a Lisette Oropesa (inizialmente prevista anche lo scorso anno ma sostituita da Irina Lungu poco prima del debutto) che così ha potuto finalmente debuttare a Zurigo e farlo con uno dei suoi cavalli di battaglia. Il soprano americano (che secondo indiscrezioni probabilmente riprenderà Lucia alla Scala nella stagione 22/23) ha saputo convincere sia vocalmente che interpretativamente. Vocalmente ha saputo sfoggiare voce lirica, ben omogenea in tutti i registri, cristallina in quello acuto e con tecnica precisissima. La coloratura è funambolica e, soprattutto, riflette sempre uno stato d’animo della protagonista. Lisette Oropesa riesce infatti ad essere calata perfettamente nella parte e a trasmettere i contrasti di questo personaggio così complesso. Una prova che l’ha fatta entrare subito nei cuori degli spettatori zurighesi.On the occasion of this first performance, the title role was assigned to Lisette Oropesa (initially expected also last year but replaced by Irina Lungu shortly before the debut), who thus finally made her debut in Zurich with one of her signature roles. The American soprano (who, according to rumors, will probably return as Lucia at La Scala in the 22/23 season) was convincing both vocally and in her interpretation. Vocally, she displayed a lyric voice, well-blended across all registers, crystalline in the high notes, and with very precise technique. Her coloratura is tightrope-walking and, above all, always reflects the protagonist’s state of mind. Lisette Oropesa indeed manages to fully embody the role and convey the contrasts of such a complex character. A performance that immediately won over the hearts of the Zurich audience.— Blogartpost • The.blogartpost
Lisette Oropesa’s soprano, strong but silky, featured splendid silvery super-high notes, great coloratura and heart-melting filati, for an electrifying interpretation of Lucia. Her natural, spontaneous acting helped enliven a somewhat bratty teenager, overwhelmed by the emotional blackmail of her selfish brother Enrico, and the moral, religious obligations imposed by her mentor Raimondo. Her musical approach to Lucia had roots in the most solid tradition, with all the variations and “quirks” that opera lovers are accustomed to. This was a successful choice, as her vocal prowess is such to withstand the most blasphemous of comparisons.None— Laura Servidei • Bachtrack
La soprano américaine d’origine cubaine Lisette Oropesa est aujourd’hui l’une des plus remarquables interprètes de Lucia, rôle dans lequel elle a été unanimement acclamée ces dernières années à Londres, Madrid, Barcelone, et tout récemment à Vienne. Elle reprendra d’ailleurs ce rôle à nouveau au Festival de Salzbourg cet été, ainsi qu’à la Scala de Milan en 2023. Elle maîtrise avec une incroyable aisance toutes les difficultés de ce rôle redoutable, grâce à une technique parfaite au service d’une implication exemplaire dans ce rôle de femme tiraillée dans ses sentiments, et dont la folie est le seul exutoire pour échapper à ses contradictions. Ses vocalises sont sans faille, et parées de demi-teintes somptueuses et d’un timbre lumineux jusque dans le suraigu. Son interprétation du « Regnava nel silenzio » est empreint d’une gravité, et d’une superbe intensité dramatique dans l’évocation du traumatisme initial. Sa scène de la folie est également d’une grande poésie malgré le sang omniprésent, avec la belle flûte de Maurice Heugen, faute d’harmonica de verre..The American soprano of Cuban origin, Lisette Oropesa, is today one of the most outstanding interpreters of Lucia, a role in which she has been unanimously acclaimed in recent years in London, Madrid, Barcelona, and most recently in Vienna. She will also reprise this role at the Salzburg Festival this summer, as well as at La Scala in Milan in 2023. She masters all the difficulties of this formidable role with incredible ease, thanks to perfect technique serving an exemplary commitment to the character of a woman torn in her feelings, whose madness is the only escape from her contradictions. Her vocalizations are flawless, adorned with sumptuous half-tints and a luminous timbre even in the highest notes. Her interpretation of "Regnava nel silenzio" is marked by gravity, and a superb dramatic intensity in evoking the initial trauma. Her madness scene is also of great poetry despite the omnipresent blood, featuring the beautiful flute of Maurice Heugen, in the absence of a glass harmonica.— Denis Peyrat • Toute la culture
Il soprano americano si conferma belcantista raffinata e completa, come già nella recente Giulietta milanese, sfoggiando una voce piena ed omogenea lungo tutta l’estensione, musicalità controllata dal buon gusto che le impedisce di perdersi in bamboleggiamenti. La precisione quasi strumentale con cui affronta il ruolo non le impedisce un coinvolgimento che le consente di disegnare un’adolescente Lucia piena di vita e innamorata persa nell’aria di sortita e nel duetto amoroso.The American soprano once again proves herself to be a refined and comprehensive bel canto singer, just as she did recently in Milan as Juliet, showcasing a voice that is full and consistent throughout its range. Her musicality, guided by good taste, keeps her from indulging in frivolous gestures. The almost instrumental precision with which she approaches the role does not prevent her from becoming emotionally engaged, allowing her to depict a lively, love-struck adolescent Lucia lost in the sortie aria and in the love duet.— Paolo Malaspina • Wanderer
Lisette has given 47 performances as Lucia.