Lisette is interviewed in Broadway World

Thank you so much to Richard Sasanow for this lovely interview in Broadway World! I really appreaciate having the chance to talk about both of my title roles at the Metropolitan Opera this year!

I ask her, "What does it like doing these two roles here this season--roles that have a lot in common but are also quite different?"

"They are sister roles, sister kinds of stories," Oropesa tells me. "I think there are lots of similarities, in the things that happen to them," she continues.

"They both become courtesans, both have love affairs with characters that they can't have for societal reasons. The main difference--beside the fact that Violetta is so ill from the start--is that she is a much more experienced, pessimistic person, whereas Manon is more innocent and hopeful.

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