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2019 - Spring Newsletter

Spring Newsletter

"Robert le Diable" at La Monnaie, "Don Pasquale" in Pittsburgh and my La Scala debut in "I Masnadieri"!

Click here to watch the video! Welcome to my Spring 2019 Newsletter!  I’ve had a busy season and it continues to grow just like the flowers that are springing up all around me! This spring I will make my debut in my second Meyerbeer role, Isabelle in ROBERT LE DIABLE in Brussels.  Even though it’s a concert performance, it is still an extraordinary opera with incredible vocal challenges to surmount.  A very exciting debut indeed!   Then I head to Pittsburgh to sing 4 performances of Norina in Donizetti’s comic jewel DON PASQUALE.  I love it there this time of year so I am so privileged to get to return! Then finally my spring and summer will be blessed with my debut at Teatro alla Scala, as Amalia in Verdi’s I MASNADIERI. 

Upcoming Performances

Robert le Diable

La Monnaie Isabelle

Robert le Diable, the first opera in French by Giacomo Meyerbeer, was inspired by the medieval legend of the Norman duke Robert, with at its heart the eternal struggle between good and evil. With its supernatural subject matter, the libretto by Scribe and Delavigne brings together many of the themes that were so characteristic of the spirit of the Romantic era. T

April 02, 05  Centre for fine arts Brussels, Belgium

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Don Pasquale

Pittsburgh Opera Norina

Donizetti’s comic opera Don Pasquale has been entertaining and delighting audiences worldwide since the mid-1800s. The story concerns old and wealthy bachelor Don Pasquale, who has been the caretaker of his nephew, Ernesto, for some time.

April 27, 30  and  May 03, 05  Benedum Center Pittsburgh, PA

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Performance

Teatro alla Scala Amalia

In a brand new production by David McVicar, Lisette makes her debut at the Teatro alla Scala in the role of Amalia in Verdi's I MASNADIERI

June 18, 21, 24, 28  and  July 01, 04, 07  Teatro alla Scala Milano, MI

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Features

Questions and Answers with Lisette Oropesa

Story

LSU Graduate Sings Around the World

Feature

Thank you so much to everyone who helped to organize this beautiful video where I talk about my time at LSU and how it helped me prepare for an international career. I can't believe how time flies, and I can't say enough thank you's... Video on youtube!

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A Starry Night with Lisette Oropesa

Feature

Soprano Lisette Oropesa performs with tenor Paul Groves and baritone Brandon Hendrickson in this concert special. Recorded live by Louisiana Public Broadcasting on Friday, January 25, 2019 @ the LSU Union Theatre. You can watch the full video on LPB's website below!

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Interviews

I had the opportunity to talk to so many people around the world about the art that we are bringing to the world! Here is a list of all of the interview that I gave these past few months. English: Country Roads Magazine Baton Rouge Advocate French: Tutti Magazine Spanish: RITMO Magazine El Mundo El Periodico La Vanguardia Platea Magazine Catalunya Música (Podcast)

Reviews

Una 'Rodelinda' de lujo en el Liceu
March 3, 2019

Un lujo, tanto como el que ofreció el impresionante y auspicio debut de Lisette Oropesa en el papel titular, quien impuso una voz de gran belleza y esmalte, dominio estilístico y sentido teatral, fascinando con las arias a su cargo y poderosa en el ornamento.

—  Pablo Meléndez-Haddad  •  El Periódico
‘Rodelinda’ enamora al Liceo
March 3, 2019

Con fantasía y buen gusto en las ornamentaciones y una coloratura espectacular, Lisette Oropesa es una Rodelinda de ensueño. La voz es bella, cálida, rica en colores, tan fascinante como su riqueza expresiva. Siempre en escena —y eso que la ópera dura más de tres horas— muestra de forma admirable las agitadas emociones de una mujer enamorada y fiel, que sufre, se resigna y se rebela con furia.

—  Javier Perez-Senz  •  El Pais
De la estimulante puesta de largo de Rodelinda en el Liceo
March 7, 2019

Lisette Oropesa dio vida a una Rodelinda sin mácula. La joven soprano estadounidense, una de las sensaciones del panorama lírico actual, debutaba en el teatro barcelonés y cosechó un merecido triunfo. Oropesa exhibió una voz bien proyectada en todo momento, de bello timbre, cálido, elegante, de acentos mórbidos y homogéneo en todos los registros. Una voz aunada a una técnica sin debilidades, que permitió a la joven soprano afrontar con inapelable solidez el virtuosismo de sus arias. Teatralmente, la soprano de Nueva Orleans se desenvolvió con espontaneidad y magnetismo en todo momento, completando una actuación redonda. Sin lugar a duda, la estrella de Oropesa está llamada a brillar con intensidad en el repertorio lírico durante los años venideros.

—  Xavier Borja Bucar  •  Codalario

Reflections

Today I saw a sign in a window that said “I love you.  Keep going.”  The opera world is sometimes scary and unpredictable, and we have to be ready for anything.  But with hard work and preparation, the rewards of those new challenges are endless.  We do this because we love it.  And we keep going for the exact same reason.   As I reflect back on how many times I have been afraid of stumbling, how many times I was unsure what to do next, I take solace in the valuable experience that I gain with each new challenge.  I’m learning to look back less, and look forward more.  Knowing where I came from and where I have been provides the foundation of who I am and where I am headed, and it is with that strength that I continue to give my absolute best every time I’m given the chance to sing.   

Lisette Oropesa Portrait
Lisette Oropesa

Lyric coloratura soprano Lisette Oropesa is one of the most in-demand artists on the stages of the world, performing at leading opera houses including the Metropolitan Opera, Teatro alla Scala, Wiener Staatsoper, and Opéra National de Paris.

Upcoming Performances
Manon

Opernhaus Zürich

Sept. 24, 27 , Oct. 03, 07, 10

La traviata

Staatsoper Unter den Linden

Oct. 17

Roméo et Juliette

Staatsoper Unter den Linden

Oct. 26, 29 , Nov. 01, 06

La traviata

Bayerische Staatsoper

Nov. 11, 14, 16, 20