The ART of Lisette Oropesa

„Im wunderschönen Monat Mai“, aus dem „Dichterliebe“-Zyklus. „Als alle Knospen sprangen/da ist in meinem Herz/die Liebe aufgegangen.“ Hier hing es um was, jenseits und vor allem: weit unterhalb der Koloraturen. Womöglich das Schwerste an diesem Abend für diese Sängerin, weil es so einfach zu klingen hat.

—  Joachim Mischke  •  Hamburger Abendblatt

Oropesa’s presentation was immensely detailed and finely chiselled. The placing of the voice in relation to different parts of her throat and indeed her entire face shifted in line and in harmony with the music. Her command of voice with all its numerous shades and nuances is quite considerable, and she was thus able to shape every moment of it at will, leaving nothing to chance. This control was at such a high level of excellence that it never came across as an intellectual effort, as mere technique, but was so much part of her holistic nature that the sounds she produced came across as effortless and spontaneous, not to mention her precise pronunciation. No wonder I overheard someone in the audience saying they could understand every single word.

—  Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe  •  Seen and Heard International