London · Savonlinna · Verona · Salzburg  Hello my friends, and welcome to our Summer 2026 Newsletter!! We are up for a really interesting summer with lots of projects big and small, but all impactful. In London, I'm singing in a new production of I puritani at the Royal Opera House, led by Riccardo Frizza. Then I'm heading to Savonlinna, Finland to sing my first ever concerts of Bellini's Norma. I'm excited to add this important bel canto role to my expanding repertoire, and look forward to starting my personal journey with the character, as I move away from I puritani's heroine Elvira. Then I am diving into different waters and singing my first performances of Liù in Puccini's Turandot at the gorgeous Arena di Verona in August. There are 3 performances with rotating casts, all wonderful friends and colleagues I greatly look forward to working with! In Salzburg, I'll be performing a recital of Spanish and Cuban songs and arias, accompanied by my friend, pianist Rubén Fernandez Aguirre. Then at the end of the summer I head back to London for a revival of our award-winning production of Händel's Alcina. In between performances I'll be giving masterclasses in Southampton, Campobasso, and Wexford, all on Verdi, bel canto, and opera in general. I always look forward to working with young singers and learning from them! Upcoming PerformancesNewsInterviewsReviewsBel canto brilliance: Lisette Oropesa the jewel in Covent Garden's Puritani crown — I Puritani Bachtrack — Mark Pullinger "Oropesa is in her absolute vocal prime. As the happy bride of Act 1, the coloratura of her polonaise Son vergin vezzosa sparkled with diamantine brilliance; pining for Arturo's return, her range of colours in Qui la voce was wide, sometimes pared to the merest silver thread; and then the ornament..." Crítica: Oropesa reina en «La Traviata» de los colorines en el Met Opera World — Carlos J. López Rayward "Oropesa carries the orchestra along, always keeping the audience's interest alive, and portrays a character of great stage truth, delicate and credible. Her exquisite vocal line seems to invoke the spirit of the great Violettas who have graced this theater. Undoubtedly, we are facing one of the leading interpreters of the role today, a true luxury for New York audiences." Reflections Every time we get to the summer I blink twice and say "What do you mean we're halfway through the year already?" I just feel like summer arrives so fast...by the time I've shaken off the winter cold and done my spring cleaning, it's heatwave time and I don't know where my bathing suit is. But aside from that, the one thing about summer that always makes me smile is the way people look forward to it all year long, and the energy shift that comes from those long days of abundant sunshine. You guys may know I adore the cooler weather myself, and I've been clever at trying to find ways to escape the summer swelter and head up into the mountains, or the north. I'm blessed to find something special about everywhere I go, it's one of the only ways to stay grounded in this whirlwind of a life we opera singers have. The travel and the constant change as time absolutely flies by can be disorienting, exhausting, and lead to burnout. But I always say to myself: Every day, do work, do play. It helps me to remember that just because there's sunlight 18 hours of the day, it doesn't mean I should be working all those hours. Pacing myself throughout the long summer months is essential, so that I don't arrive exhausted to my favorite months! So, that's what I'm going to try to work on this year. ~Lisette |
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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.
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