Lisette Oropesa
Lisette Oropesa is one of the most outstanding coloratura sopranos of her generation, and performs at the world’s leading opera houses, including the Metropolitan Opera in New York, La Scala, Milan, the Vienna and Bavarian State Operas and the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. At the heart of her extensive repertory are bel canto operas, works by Mozart and Handel and French operas.
She is acclaimed for her definitive interpretations of some of opera’s most demanding roles, including Violetta (La traviata) at the Met, the Paris Opéra and other houses, and Lucia di Lammermoor at La Scala and the Teatro Real in Madrid. She has also been internationally celebrated as Gilda (Rigoletto) and Konstanze (Die Entführung aus dem Serail).
Following her performances in Salzburg as Ophélie (Hamlet), in the 2024/25 season Lisette Oropesa will make role debuts as Donizetti’s Maria Stuarda in Madrid and as Gounod’s Marguerite (Faust) in London, and will sing Massenet’s Manon at the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía in Valencia, Violetta at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples and at the Vienna State Opera, Elvira (I puritani) at the Paris Opéra, Handel’s Alcina in Versailles and Verdi‘s Amalia (I masnadieri) at the Bavarian State Opera. She will also record Lucia di Lammermoor in Catania and appear in several concerts and recitals.
Highlights of Lisette Oropesa’s career to date also include Alcina in an Olivier Award-winning new production at Covent Garden and Marguerite de Valois (Les Huguenots) and Ophélie at the Paris Opéra. She has also delighted audiences worldwide in concerts and recitals. Her discography includes the two song recital recordings Within / Without and Aux filles du désert, several solo albums with orchestra — including Ombra compagna, featuring a selection of Mozart’s concert arias, and French Bel Canto Arias — and a recording of La traviata under Daniel Oren.