Roles

Rigoletto

Giuseppe Verdi

Gilda

Lisette Oropesa has performed the role of Gilda in Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi 73 times, most recently at Arena di Verona in 2025.

4 Upcoming Performances

2027 - Opéra de Monte-Carlo

73 Total Performances

2025 - Arena di Verona
2025 - LA Opera
2022 - Metropolitan Opera
2022 - Wiener Staatsoper
2021 - Royal Opera House
2018 - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
2018 - Arena di Verona
2018 - LA Opera
2017 - Opéra National de Paris
2017 - De Nationale Opera
2016 - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
2015 - Teatro Real
2015 - Bayerische Staatsoper
2015 - Het Concertgebouw
2014 - Grand Théâtre de Genève
2013 - Metropolitan Opera
2008 - Arizona Opera
2008 - New Orleans Opera

La traviata

Giuseppe Verdi

Violetta Valery

Lisette Oropesa has performed the role of Violetta Valery in La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi 58 times, most recently at Metropolitan Opera in 2026.

58 Total Performances

2026 - Metropolitan Opera
2025 - Bayerische Staatsoper
2025 - Staatsoper Unter den Linden
2024 - Wiener Staatsoper
2024 - Opéra National de Paris
2023 - Wiener Staatsoper
2023 - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
2023 - Arena di Verona
2022 - Arena di Verona
2022 - Bayerische Staatsoper
2021 - Royal Opera House
2021 - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
2020 - Gran Teatre del Liceu
2020 - Teatro Real
2020 - Metropolitan Opera
2019 - Arena di Verona
2019 - Greek National Opera
2015 - Opera Philadelphia

Lucia di Lammermoor

Gaetano Donizetti

Lucia

Lisette Oropesa has performed the role of Lucia in Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti 47 times, most recently at Teatro alla Scala in 2023.

47 Total Performances

2023 - Teatro alla Scala
2022 - Salzburger Festspiele
2022 - Opernhaus Zürich
2022 - Wiener Staatsoper
2022 - Gran Teatre del Liceu
2018 - Teatro Real
2017 - Royal Opera House
2012 - Arizona Opera
2011 - Deutsche Oper am Rhein
2009 - Opera New Jersey

Die Entführung aus dem Serail

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Konstanze

Lisette Oropesa has performed the role of Konstanze in Die Entführung aus dem Serail by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 43 times, most recently at Wiener Staatsoper in 2022.

43 Total Performances

2022 - Wiener Staatsoper
2020 - Wiener Staatsoper
2018 - Bayerische Staatsoper
2017 - Bayerische Staatsoper
2016 - Bayerische Staatsoper
2015 - Bayerische Staatsoper
2015 - Opéra National de Paris
2014 - Bayerische Staatsoper
2014 - Bellingham Music Festival
2012 - Pittsburgh Opera
2010 - Tanglewood Music Festival
2010 - Welsh National Opera

Le Nozze di Figaro

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Susanna

Lisette Oropesa has performed the role of Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 37 times, most recently at Washington National Opera in 2016.

37 Total Performances

2016 - Washington National Opera
2015 - San Francisco Opera
2015 - New Orleans Opera
2014 - Ravinia Festival
2013 - Santa Fe Opera
2010 - Ravinia Festival
2009 - Metropolitan Opera
2007 - Metropolitan Opera

I Puritani

Vincenzo Bellini

Elvira

Lisette Oropesa has performed the role of Elvira in I Puritani by Vincenzo Bellini 28 times, most recently at Royal Opera House in 2026.

28 Total Performances

2026 - Royal Opera House
2026 - Metropolitan Opera
2025 - Opéra National de Paris
2025 - Tiroler Festspiele Erl
2022 - Teatro di San Carlo

Falstaff

Giuseppe Verdi

Nannetta

Lisette Oropesa has performed the role of Nannetta in Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi 25 times, most recently at Philharmonie de Paris in 2017.

25 Total Performances

2017 - Philharmonie de Paris
2014 - De Nationale Opera
2014 - Metropolitan Opera
2013 - San Francisco Opera
2010 - ABAO Opera Bilbao

Maria Stuarda

Gaetano Donizetti

Maria Stuarda

Lisette Oropesa has performed the role of Maria Stuarda in Maria Stuarda by Gaetano Donizetti 13 times, most recently at Salzburger Festspiele in 2025.

8 Upcoming Performances

2026 - Metropolitan Opera
2027 - Bayerische Staatsoper

13 Total Performances

2025 - Salzburger Festspiele
2024 - Teatro Real

Don Pasquale

Gaetano Donizetti

Norina

Lisette Oropesa has performed the role of Norina in Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti 18 times, most recently at Pittsburgh Opera in 2019.

18 Total Performances

2019 - Pittsburgh Opera
2017 - Glyndebourne

I Masnadieri

Giuseppe Verdi

Amalia

Lisette Oropesa has performed the role of Amalia in I Masnadieri by Giuseppe Verdi 18 times, most recently at Teatro Real in 2026.

18 Total Performances

2026 - Teatro Real
2025 - Bayerische Staatsoper
2023 - Bayerische Staatsoper
2019 - Savonlinna Opera Festival
2019 - Teatro alla Scala
2013 - Washington Concert Opera

Manon

Jules Massenet

Manon

Lisette Oropesa has performed the role of Manon in Manon by Jules Massenet 17 times, most recently at Opernhaus Zürich in 2025.

17 Total Performances

2025 - Opernhaus Zürich
2024 - Les Arts
2019 - Metropolitan Opera

La fille du régiment

Gaetano Donizetti

Marie

Lisette Oropesa has performed the role of Marie in La fille du régiment by Gaetano Donizetti 16 times, most recently at Lyric Opera of Chicago in 2023.

16 Total Performances

2023 - Lyric Opera of Chicago
2016 - Washington National Opera
2015 - Pittsburgh Opera

I Capuleti e i Montecchi

Vincenzo Bellini

Giulietta

Lisette Oropesa has performed the role of Giulietta in I Capuleti e i Montecchi by Vincenzo Bellini 5 times, most recently at Teatro alla Scala in 2022.

11 Upcoming Performances

2026 - Gran Teatre del Liceu
2027 - Wiener Staatsoper

5 Total Performances

2022 - Teatro alla Scala

Giulio Cesare

George Frideric Handel

Cleopatra

Lisette Oropesa has performed the role of Cleopatra in Giulio Cesare by George Frideric Handel 15 times, most recently at Opéra National de Paris in 2024.

15 Total Performances

2024 - Opéra National de Paris
2012 - Michigan Opera Theatre

Alcina

George Frideric Handel

Alcina

Lisette Oropesa has performed the role of Alcina in Alcina by George Frideric Handel 7 times, most recently at Opéra Royal du Château de Versailles in 2025.

8 Upcoming Performances

2026 - Royal Opera House
2026 - Teatro di San Carlo

7 Total Performances

2025 - Opéra Royal du Château de Versailles
2022 - Royal Opera House

Das Rheingold

Richard Wagner

Woglinde

Lisette Oropesa has performed the role of Woglinde in Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner 14 times, most recently at Metropolitan Opera in 2011.

14 Total Performances

2011 - Metropolitan Opera
2010 - Metropolitan Opera
2009 - Metropolitan Opera
2009 - Metropolitan Opera

Hamlet

Ambroise Thomas

Ophélie

Lisette Oropesa has performed the role of Ophélie in Hamlet by Ambroise Thomas 14 times, most recently at Salzburger Festspiele in 2024.

14 Total Performances

2024 - Salzburger Festspiele
2023 - Opéra National de Paris
2019 - Washington Concert Opera
2017 - Opéra de Lausanne

Il Turco in Italia

Gioachino Rossini

Fiorilla

Lisette Oropesa has performed the role of Fiorilla in Il Turco in Italia by Gioachino Rossini 10 times, most recently at Teatro Real in 2023.

10 Total Performances

2023 - Teatro Real
2010 - Deutsche Oper am Rhein

La Rondine

Giacomo Puccini

Lisette

Lisette Oropesa has performed the role of Lisette in La Rondine by Giacomo Puccini 10 times, most recently at Metropolitan Opera in 2009.

10 Total Performances

2009 - Metropolitan Opera

The Enchanted Island

Miranda

Lisette Oropesa has performed the role of Miranda in The Enchanted Island 10 times, most recently at Metropolitan Opera in 2012.

10 Total Performances

2012 - Metropolitan Opera

Les Huguenots

Giacomo Meyerbeer

Marguerite de Valois

Lisette Oropesa has performed the role of Marguerite de Valois in Les Huguenots by Giacomo Meyerbeer 10 times, most recently at Opéra National de Paris in 2018.

10 Total Performances

2018 - Opéra National de Paris

Guillaume Tell

Gioachino Rossini

Mathilde

Lisette Oropesa has performed the role of Mathilde in Guillaume Tell by Gioachino Rossini 4 times, most recently at Wiener Staatsoper in 2024.

6 Upcoming Performances

2027 - Staatsoper Hamburg

4 Total Performances

2024 - Wiener Staatsoper

Mitridate, re di Ponto

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Ismene

Lisette Oropesa has performed the role of Ismene in Mitridate, re di Ponto by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 9 times, most recently at Bayerische Staatsoper in 2012.

9 Total Performances

2012 - Bayerische Staatsoper
2011 - Bayerische Staatsoper

Hansel and Gretel

Engelbert Humperdinck

Dew Fairy

Lisette Oropesa has performed the role of Dew Fairy in Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck 9 times, most recently at Metropolitan Opera in 2008.

9 Total Performances

2008 - Metropolitan Opera

Werther

Jules Massenet

Sophie

Lisette Oropesa has performed the role of Sophie in Werther by Jules Massenet 8 times, most recently at Metropolitan Opera in 2014.

8 Total Performances

2014 - Metropolitan Opera

L'elisir d'amore

Gaetano Donizetti

Adina (Elisir)

Lisette Oropesa has performed the role of Adina (Elisir) in L'elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti 8 times, most recently at Opéra National de Paris in 2018.

8 Total Performances

2018 - Opéra National de Paris

Suor Angelica

Giacomo Puccini

Lay Sister

Lisette Oropesa has performed the role of Lay Sister in Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini 8 times, most recently at Metropolitan Opera in 2007.

8 Total Performances

2007 - Metropolitan Opera

Iphigénie en Tauride

Christoph Willibald Gluck

First Priestess

Lisette Oropesa has performed the role of First Priestess in Iphigénie en Tauride by Christoph Willibald Gluck 8 times, most recently at Metropolitan Opera in 2007.

8 Total Performances

2007 - Metropolitan Opera

Die Zauberflöte

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Pamina

Lisette Oropesa has performed the role of Pamina in Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 7 times, most recently at Florida Grand Opera in 2013.

7 Total Performances

2013 - Florida Grand Opera

Idomoneo

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Woman

Lisette Oropesa has performed the role of Woman in Idomoneo by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 7 times, most recently at Metropolitan Opera in 2006.

7 Total Performances

2006 - Metropolitan Opera

Roméo et Juliette

Charles Gounod

Juliette

Lisette Oropesa has performed the role of Juliette in Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod 7 times, most recently at Staatsoper Unter den Linden in 2025.

7 Total Performances

2025 - Staatsoper Unter den Linden
2023 - Savonlinna Opera Festival

Norma

Vincenzo Bellini

Norma

Lisette Oropesa has performed the role of Norma in Norma by Vincenzo Bellini 2 times, most recently at Savonlinna Opera Festival in 2026.

5 Upcoming Performances

2027 - Teatro Real

2 Total Performances

2026 - Savonlinna Opera Festival

Xerxes

George Frideric Handel

Romilda

Lisette Oropesa has performed the role of Romilda in Xerxes by George Frideric Handel 6 times, most recently at San Francisco Opera in 2011.

6 Total Performances

2011 - San Francisco Opera

Siegfried

Richard Wagner

Waldvogel

Lisette Oropesa has performed the role of Waldvogel in Siegfried by Richard Wagner 6 times, most recently at Metropolitan Opera in 2013.

6 Total Performances

2013 - Metropolitan Opera
2009 - Metropolitan Opera

Florencia en el Amazonas

Daniel Catán

Rosalba

Lisette Oropesa has performed the role of Rosalba in Florencia en el Amazonas by Daniel Catán 6 times, most recently at LA Opera in 2014.

6 Total Performances

2014 - LA Opera

Orfeo ed Euridice

Christoph Willibald Gluck

Euridice

Lisette Oropesa has performed the role of Euridice in Orfeo ed Euridice by Christoph Willibald Gluck 6 times, most recently at LA Opera in 2018.

6 Total Performances

2018 - LA Opera

Hansel and Gretel

Engelbert Humperdinck

Gretel

Lisette Oropesa has performed the role of Gretel in Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck 6 times, most recently at Metropolitan Opera in 2018.

6 Total Performances

2018 - Metropolitan Opera

Rodelinda

George Frideric Handel

Rodelinda

Lisette Oropesa has performed the role of Rodelinda in Rodelinda by George Frideric Handel 6 times, most recently at Gran Teatre del Liceu in 2019.

6 Total Performances

2019 - Gran Teatre del Liceu

Il barbiere di Siviglia

Gioachino Rossini

Rosina

Lisette Oropesa has performed the role of Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioachino Rossini 6 times, most recently at Opéra National de Paris in 2020.

6 Total Performances

2020 - Opéra National de Paris

Orfeo ed Euridice

Christoph Willibald Gluck

Amor

Lisette Oropesa has performed the role of Amor in Orfeo ed Euridice by Christoph Willibald Gluck 5 times, most recently at Metropolitan Opera in 2011.

5 Total Performances

2011 - Metropolitan Opera

Manon Lescaut

Giacomo Puccini

Madrigal Singer

Lisette Oropesa has performed the role of Madrigal Singer in Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini 5 times, most recently at Metropolitan Opera in 2008.

5 Total Performances

2008 - Metropolitan Opera

Les Indes galantes

Jean-Philippe Rameau

Hébé

Lisette Oropesa has performed the role of Hébé in Les Indes galantes by Jean-Philippe Rameau 5 times, most recently at Bayerische Staatsoper in 2016.

5 Total Performances

2016 - Bayerische Staatsoper

Les Indes galantes

Jean-Philippe Rameau

Zima

Lisette Oropesa has performed the role of Zima in Les Indes galantes by Jean-Philippe Rameau 5 times, most recently at Bayerische Staatsoper in 2016.

5 Total Performances

2016 - Bayerische Staatsoper

Theodora

George Frideric Handel

Theodora

Lisette Oropesa has performed the role of Theodora in Theodora by George Frideric Handel 5 times, most recently at Theater an der Wien in 2021.

5 Total Performances

2021 - Theater an der Wien
2021 - Théâtre des Champs Elysées
2021 - Teatro alla Scala
2021 - Essen Philharmonie
2021 - Philharmonie Luxembourg

Adina

Gioachino Rossini

Adina

Lisette Oropesa has performed the role of Adina in Adina by Gioachino Rossini 4 times, most recently at Rossini Opera Festival in 2018.

4 Total Performances

2018 - Rossini Opera Festival

Turandot

Giacomo Puccini

Liu

2 Total Performances

La Sonnambula

Vincenzo Bellini

Amina

Lisette Oropesa has performed the role of Amina in La Sonnambula by Vincenzo Bellini 3 times, most recently at Teatro dell'Opera di Roma in 2024.

3 Total Performances

2024 - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Les Pêcheurs de Perles

Georges Bizet

Leïla

Lisette Oropesa has performed the role of Leïla in Les Pêcheurs de Perles by Georges Bizet 2 times, most recently at New Orleans Opera in 2011.

2 Total Performances

2011 - New Orleans Opera

Robert le diable

Giacomo Meyerbeer

Isabelle

Lisette Oropesa has performed the role of Isabelle in Robert le diable by Giacomo Meyerbeer 2 times, most recently at La Monnaie in 2019.

2 Total Performances

2019 - La Monnaie

Lucie de Lammermoor

Gaetano Donizetti

Lucie

Lisette Oropesa has performed the role of Lucie in Lucie de Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti 1 time, most recently at Festival d'Aix-en-Provence in 2023.

1 Total Performance

2023 - Festival d'Aix-en-Provence