Her next concert was in Cincinnati with James Conlon in his last season with the Cincinnati May Festival. "Makellos die Solisten: Herausragend agieren in edlen Kantilenen und rasanten Koloraturen Lisette Oropesa". With a quick stop to Dallas to sing with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in Ein deutsches Requiem, she was back in Washington, D.C. to perform as Marie in La fille du rgiment again with the Washington National Opera. La traviata is of course based on La Dame aux Camlias , an 1852 play by Alexandre Dumas fils with the character based on his lover Marie Duplessis; she was only 23 when . Oropesa is a vegan, and avid runner/marathoner who has been featured in Runner's World Magazine. "Makellos die Solisten: Herausragend agieren in edlen Kantilenen und rasanten Koloraturen Lisette Oropesa". There are so many career paths, and mine has been slow and steady, Oropesa says. We called it The Plan. The stars aligned, and The Plan worked out exactly as we had hoped.. Jacques Schmitt from ResMusica wrote, "She does not have the stratospheric highs that Natalie Dessay had (who will ever have them?). [1] She has a wide repertoire that includes works from Gluck, Handel, Mozart, Rossini, Donizetti, Wagner, Verdi, Bizet, Massenet and Puccini. Opening night had seen The New York Times critic rave about her "exquisite singing, youthful allure, affecting vulnerability and, by the end, bleak intensity". According to Anthony Tommasini of The New York Times, she "gave a rewarding performance" and "brought uncommon freshness to this music". [118] In late August, she debuted at the Salzburg Festival in Lucia di Lammermoor, where it was the first time that Lucia was ever performed there. De nuevo, una gran figura de la pera mundial, la estadounidense-espaola Lisette Oropesa, cuyas races personales y artsticas ahondan en lo hispnico, ha debutado en el coso de la Calle de Jovellanos, convocndonos a un recital -acompaada por el pianista Rubn Fernndez Aguirre - diseado con una atractiva mezcla de distintas esencias According to The New York Times, "[with the role of Nannetta], the winning soprano Lisette Oropesa, sings with effortless grace and lyrical bloom. [34] Her last performance of 2014 was her debut at the Los Angeles Opera as Rosalba in Daniel Catn's Florencia en el Amazonas. I just liked the experience of being in band. She brought (Lisette) to my living room, and we did a little work and agreed shed come work with me that fall for her freshman year while also double-majoring in flute, Grayson recalls. Lisette and her husband Steven very kindly agreed to meet me to discuss her career, past, present and future and to celebrate (or commiserate as she's leaving!) Lisette Oropesa (Violetta), Ren Barbera (Alfredo Germont), Lester Lynch (Giorgio Germont), Dresdner Philharmonie, Daniel Oren "Oropesa's Marie lacked neither virtuosity nor personality. Packed with memorable melodies, showstopping arias, and explosive confrontations, Fedora requires a cast of thrilling voices to take flight, and the Met's new production promises to deliver. "[113] She then went on to sing the Lucia mad scene at the Gran Teatre del Liceu's 175th Anniversary Gala where she was greeted with an over three minute ovation for her interpretation. Lisette Oropesa 3.jpg. 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[69] The day before her second performance of Adina, she sang her first ever solo concert with orchestra with the Philharmonic Gioachino Rossini. Lisette is one of the hardest-working singers I know, and yes, she has a very natural talent, but thats never enough to make it, says Opra Louisiane general director Leanne Clement, who was also a student at LSUs School of Music when Lisette was studying there. [3] In 2014, she co-contributed to Running, Eating, Thinking: A Vegan Anthology[4] by Martin Rowe, where she talked about her weight loss journey and how she now follows a plant-based diet. "[16], In 2020, Lisette returned to the Metropolitan Opera for her second title role of the season, Giuseppe Verdi's La traviata. She's also looking forward to coming home to Baton Rouge where she not only grew up but met her husband, Steven Harris, while both . The end of the 2012-13 season culminated with her singing as Gilda in Rigoletto and as the Waldvogel in Siegfried where she was well received in both productions: "Her pure, smooth soprano and alert presence were both endearing" "including the bright yellow Forest Bird, beautifully sung from offstage by Lisette Oropesa.". 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"[72] The day after her final performance of Les Huguenots, she premiered another new role of Adina in L'elisir d'amore with a "Timbre ardent, projection homogne sur toute la tessiture, vocalises agiles, aigus scintillants. [5], Oropesa was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Skip to content . Her parents fled from Cuba to New Orleans, landing later in Baton Rouge, where Oropesas mother, Rebecca, also a soprano, is a music teacher. Oper! She is from United States. In between international appearances, Oropesa finds time to compete in marathon races. 71K views Streamed 1 year ago Join internationally-renowned soprano Lisette Oropesa for a Royal Opera Masterclass featuring her coaching members of the Company's Jette Parker Young Artist. Were cold because were sweaty. She then finished the year with a performance of Rigoletto with the Teatro Real in Madrid in which she was a "Triumph". In May 2011, she sang the part of the god Amor in Mark Morris's production of Orfeo ed Euridice. She then went on to a highly successful role debut in La fille du rgiment at Pittsburgh Opera. The accuracy during runs was striking, as were the highest notes, all produced with facility. La traviata - Sempre libera - Lisette Oropesa. She was then found in Munich performing for the UniCredit Festspielnacht. Her tone turned especially limpid on the little cadenza. [55] She was reported to have received a standing ovation for her interpretation. with Erica Major from jewelry brand Mia Rose Designs, Were falling in love with these local looks for Valentines Day, The Good Stuff: Top 3 tips for choosing the right makeup artist, sponsored by Faces by Leah, Submit your Wedding, Engagement or Anniversary Announcement for the 2023 Weddings issue, the role that brought her back to the Met. Lisette returned to the Met in late 2017 as Gretel in Hansel and Gretel in which "she was fully committed to arguably the most demanding of roles in this particular opera". She was reported to have received a standing ovation for her interpretation. A review wrote, "Oropesa is a charming Susanna. In May 2011, she sang the part of the god Amor in Mark Morris's production of Orfeo ed Euridice. The day before her second performance of Adina, she sang her first ever solo concert with orchestra with the Philharmonic Gioachino Rossini. Dee volar il mio . In September, Lisette replaced Diana Damrau, who withdrew due to illness, as Marguerite de Valois at the Paris Opera in the company's new production of Les Huguenots where she "comprehensively conquered the hearts of the Paris audience." video messaggio SUSAN VREELAND How to Discover Nonfiction Books | #nonfictionnovember All You Need Is Love (Remastered 2009) Primer Impacto - Lizette . "[115] On May 27, her new "La traviata" album was released by Pentatone. her final week in Covent Garden as Lucia I am posting this interview with Lisette over the next few days. Successful opera singers today dont really fit the profile of what they may have 20 years agothat idea of someone who is a diva, who always requires a lot of pampering and being looked after. Mundo Classical quoted "Listening to her, one has the impression of being in front of one of the great Italian lyric sopranos of the last century". I really started to fall in love with it, and it was like, flute has been really wonderful for me, but I think I can really do this, Oropesa says. [56] She spent the summer debuting the role of Norina in Don Pasquale at Glyndebourne where she received accolades in the role. "Her aria 'Ach, ich fhls', sung as she believes Tamino no longer loves her, was genuinely moving ". An accomplished actress"[86] After the impasse caused by the COVID-19, she returned to the Teatro Real in Madrid to perform the role of Violetta Valry in La Traviata. Oropesa speaks of her own packed schedule with love, calling it an amazing, beautiful calendar, but she and Steven still make a point to get back to Baton Rouge, where they keep a home, as often as is feasible; its important to Oropesa to find ways to give back not only to LSU but to any young artist who could use the direction and honest takes on being part of the opera world. . In 2016, Oropesa performed many concert works, starting in Rome at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia with Faur's Requiem, she then went to Baltimore to sing with Eric Owens in the Ein deutsches Requiem. "[12], In 2014, she starred alongside Jonas Kaufmann and Sophie Koch in the new production of Werther directed by Richard Eyre. Her pianissimo, crescendo and decrescendo were breathtaking." According to The New York Times, "[with the role of Nannetta], the winning soprano Lisette Oropesa, sings with effortless grace and lyrical bloom. Soprano Lisette Oropesa presents her solo debut album Ombra Compagna, a kaleidoscope of concert arias by Mozart, whose music is very dear to her heart. She also performed at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in a bel canto concert performance with Sir Antonio Pappano. the only trips Oropesa and her husband have made have been to Home Depot to buy supplies . Even more stunning than her bravura was the melting glow at the centre of her voice, her morbidezza (softness)." At the end of her sophomore year, I basically said, I believe if you do this, this and this, that we have a good chance of winning the Metropolitan (Operas National Council) auditions when you are a senior, Grayson says. She got the call just nine months before going onstage, which, as she explains, in opera terms, is extremely last minute. At the time, Oropesas schedule was already promised to another production, but the company agreed to release her from the contract given how big the Met opportunity was for the rising star. In 2019, she acquired Spanish citizenship.[128]. Lisette then went to the Teatro Real in Madrid to perform in Lucia di Lammermoor where she received "enormous" standing ovations for her interpretation of the role. She then went on to debut at the Royal Opera House in the title role of Lucia di Lammermoor. [119] Later in September, she made a double debut, one for "I puritani" and one at the Teatro di San Carlo with a "compendium of vocal technique, an essay on bel canto aesthetics". [87] On July 28, she was the first woman at this theatre to perform a solo encore by performing the traditionally cut second verse of the aria "Addio del passato". She then went on to perform a new production of Rigoletto at the Dutch National Opera directed by Damiano Michieletto, in this well-reviewed production, she was noted as being "Slender and graceful, soprano Lisette Oropesa was simply world-class as Gilda, with flawless emission and generous top notes, crystalline up to high E. The long trill at the end of "Caro nome" would have traced a perfect zigzag on a pitch visualiser. She then returned to the United States to perform in Don Pasquale with the Pittsburgh Opera to great acclaim, having a voice "So sublimely expressive that they stand out like a Michelangelo fresco in a black and white film." [117] in August, Lisette returned to the Arena di Verona to perform as "La traviata" and sing a concert of "Carmina Burana" where she was in "Full control of her instrument". She does not have her theatrical madness either. Some of these pages will become unavailable for a period of time. You have to get out there at 5 a.m. or before and hit the ground running before the sun comes up. Pentatone: PTC5186956. Lisette Oropesa has had the kind of year where, if she wasnt ready for it, it would have been impossible to keep up. "[52] She then went to Washington, DC to perform in recital, which was highly praised. [45] Next, she performed Mahler's Symphony No. In 2008, Oropesa reconnected with her high school boyfriend Steven Harris on Facebook. Londra, Royal Opera House - Alcina (con Lisette Oropesa) Nov. 10, 2022 La compagnia di canto si dimostra complessivamente all'altezza. The Mets a really big house, and they have no obligation to hire anybody. [125] In February she was awarded "Best Female Opera Singer" by Oper! Lisette Oropesa was born on 29 September, 1983 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. [126], In 2008, Oropesa reconnected with her high school boyfriend Steven Harris on Facebook. In April and May 2012, Oropesa appeared with the Pittsburgh Opera as Konstanze in a production of Die Entfhrung aus dem Serail set on the Orient Express in the Pasha's private train car. On March 1st, she hosted the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and gave a donation of $25,000, ensuring each contestant receives $20,000 and raising the prize money for the first time in over 20 years. "[13], At the beginning of 2016, Oropesa gave her first NYC solo recital with the Park Avenue Armory. According to Lorenzo De Vecchi, she sung "Marten aller Arten" with "incisive accents and passionate acting". She then went on to perform a new production of Rigoletto at the Dutch National Opera directed by Damiano Michieletto, in this well-reviewed production, she was noted as being "Slender and graceful, soprano Lisette Oropesa was simply world-class as Gilda, with flawless emission and generous top notes, crystalline up to high E. The long trill at the end of Caro nome would have traced a perfect zigzag on a pitch visualiser. Lisette Oropesa interviewed in 4 languages! [96] Her last performances of 2020 were at the Liceu in Barcelona in La traviata. As substitute, she sang her first leading role at the Metropolitan Opera, appearing as Susanna in five performances of Sir Jonathan Miller's production of The Marriage of Figaro opposite Erwin Schrott's Figaro in October 2007, which was regarded as a great success.[8]. Violetta has sacrificed everything for love. [28], After her performances at the Met in early 2014, Oropesa's summer schedule included many concerts. . Select from premium The Three Sopranos of the highest quality. Once the details were ironed out, she had one major task: learn a title role in a matter of months. Her return to the Metropolitan Opera to star in Massenets Manon was applauded by The New York Times; critic Joshua Barone said Oropesa slips into the title role as if it were custom couture.. The bright-voiced American soprano Lisette Oropesa who is known for singing bel canto onstage and running marathons offstage has been awarded the prestigious Richard Tucker Award, the. She has a wide repertoire that includes works from Gluck, Handel, Mozart, Rossini, Donizetti, Wagner, Verdi, Bizet, Massenet and Puccini. Lisette Oropesa is one of the most in-demand lyric coloraturas today, who performs leading roles regularly at the most important opera houses around the world. In November, she continued her success by performing the role of Cleopatra in Michigan Opera Theatre's Giulio Cesare to acclaim. [35], In 2015, she started the year at the Paris Opera as Konstanze with success. Star soprano Lisette Oropesa was surprised when an audience member joined her in an encore. At the Teatro alla Scala, she had "overwhelming expressiveness" in the part. Lisette Oropesa's income source is mostly from being a successful . In 2015, she was a contributor to Master Singers: Advice from the Stage which includes interviews from famous opera singers about "analysis and awareness of their technique, art, interpretation and stagecraft". https://www.livingtheclassicallife.com/An increasingly formidable presence on the world's stages, soprano Lisette Oropesa was born in New Orleans to Cuban im. She was "Considered by many to be this year's revelation of the ROF.". "The evening opened with Ragion nellalma siede, an aria from Haydn's opera Il mondo della luna. Who Is Lisette Oropesa's Husband? In 2015, she started the year at the Paris Opera as Konstanze with success. He Does It His Way", "A Shy Rat Pack, Longer on Volume Than on Vim", "In Carsen's 'Falstaff' at the Met, Verdi Through a Postwar Lens", "Things End Badly for a Poet, but Quite Well for the Tenor", "Review: Lisette Oropesa Scales Down Her Voice but Not Her Presence", "Metropolitan Opera 201718 Review Hansel and Gretel: Lisette Oropesa & Co. MIDROLL. What or who is the greatest love of your life? Also learn how She earned most of networth at the age of 37 years old? Oropesa was a very serious student, covering twice as much repertoire as was required during her degree, and that is the kind of dedication and focus it really takes to succeed at the highest levels.. [80][81] She then returned to the United States to perform in Don Pasquale with the Pittsburgh Opera to great acclaim, having a voice "So sublimely expressive that they stand out like a Michelangelo fresco in a black and white film. [65] She once again returned to the Los Angeles Opera to perform her signature role as Gilda in Rigoletto, "Her "Caro nome" was a veritable how-to manual on holding an audience enraptured". [76] She then went to Barcelona to perform in Rodelinda. In October 2012, they married in Tucson, Arizona, during performances of Lucia di Lammermoor at the Arizona Opera. [67][68] During the summer, she debuted at the Rossini Opera Festival in Rossini's Adina which was also a role debut for her. "Lucia is her first Royal Opera role, and the Cuban-American soprano is sensationally good." , money, salary, income, and assets. Later in 2013, she sang the role of Amalia at the Washington Concert Opera for Verdi's I Masnadieri in which she "achieved total triumph as Amalia, the trill-filled part created for Jenny Lind." Still, the role that brought her back to the MetManondid come as a surprise. She was "Considered by many to be this year's revelation of the ROF.". Before she graduated from Woodlawn High School, Oropesa was in the All-State Band, and when it came time to audition for LSUs School of Music, she intended to take flute there, too. Su tutti domina lei, la star Lisette Oropesa che ha illuminato la serata con una prova di valore per controllo della vocalit e qualit dell'esecuzione. Her concert was hailed as "One of the most memorable concerts in the 39 year history of the Rossini Opera Festival." Tweet on Twitter. Ive had to learn to be more efficient in practicing. "[53] This performance was recorded on video and was released to YouTube, culminating into the creation of her first album titled Within/Without. Lisette Oropesa is the production's Norina. She then opened the season at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma in a new production of Rigoletto. The press saying "And generous and great is also her interpretive level, since the soprano is the owner of an instrument, and of knowledge, typical of the best." In 2014, she co-contributed to Running, Eating, Thinking: A Vegan Anthology by Martin Rowe, where she talked about her weight loss journey and how she now follows a plant-based diet. "[59] She was given a standing ovation for her performance. She is from United States. But as star soprano Lisette Oropesa knows all too well, directors are increasingly pressuring female stars into losing weight. Her next performance was at the Concertgebouw where she received a standing ovation for her rendition of "Caro Nome" in a recorded radio performance of Rigoletto. Lisette Oropesas income source is mostly from being a successful . Discover Lisette Oropesa's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. For her performance she was hailed as being "perfetta la Gilda". Magazine, 2023. In June, Lisette made her debut at the Teatro alla Scala in a new production of I masnadieri with an "Excellent debut for someone who has long been a guarantee throughout the world" In November, Lisette returned to the Washington Concert Opera to perform Hamlet where she "melded dramatic sensitivity with a clean, pearly soprano.". Were in our running clothes, and wed already run seven and a half miles, so, you know, whats another mile? Oropesa laughs. "[102] On September 13, she opened the season at the Royal Opera House in London with a new production of Rigoletto, which won rave reviews, with the Guardian saying "Oropesa makes a matchless Gilda, singing with an extraordinary beauty of tone and understated depth of feeling: this really is one of the truly great performances. This time, her stage partner was Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Opera closes season with appealing 'Marriage of Figaro', "Figaro Charms in Well-Cast S.F. Soprano Lisette Oropesa has been a fixture of New York's Metropolitan Opera since making her debut there in 2007. These included Haydn's The Creation in New York and in Cleveland; the St Matthew Passion in Chicago; Die Entfhrung aus dem Serail in Bellingham, Washington; and a reprise of her 2010 performance in The Marriage of Figaro at Ravinia Festival. YouTube . "[27] She was also called in as a last minute replacement for Nannetta in San Francisco Opera's Falstaff. The day after her final performance of Les Huguenots, she premiered another new role of Adina in L'elisir d'amore with a "Timbre ardent, projection homogne sur toute la tessiture, vocalises agiles, aigus scintillants." He's a web developer, and his skills with technology have been . Lisette Oropesa () 1983929 12 22100 2008 Expand. Her parents were of Cuban origin, and her mother was a music teacher and operatic soprano. "[70] In September, Lisette replaced Diana Damrau, who withdrew due to illness, as Marguerite de Valois at the Paris Opera in the company's new production of Les Huguenots[71] where she "comprehensively conquered the hearts of the Paris audience. As substitute, she sang her first leading role at the Metropolitan Opera, appearing as Susanna in five performances of Sir Jonathan Miller's production of The Marriage of Figaro opposite Erwin Schrott's Figaro in October 2007, which was regarded as a great success. Her concert was hailed as "One of the most memorable concerts in the 39 year history of the Rossini Opera Festival. Lisette Oropesa"" . [123] In November, she returned to the Royal Opera House to debut in Richard Jones' Alcina. 2015 - Rigoletto. At 39 years old, Lisette Oropesa height not available right now. As soon as the sun comes up it's frying. In the opera's staging, the tenor playing Alfredo is usually off stage, as if he were singing to Violetta from beneath her balcony outside.. As this was a solo recital, no tenor was present. Lisette Oropesa Inc. Jan 2010 - Present13 years 1 month Handled all press and media relations (press releases, bio, imaging, graphics design, videography) Developed web presence and social. Her tone turned especially limpid on the little cadenza." [112] The critics said "Lisette Oropesa is a very notable artist, who has an abundant and rich lyrical soprano voice that she handles with mastery and skill. [74] For her performance she was hailed as being "perfetta la Gilda". She then returned stateside to Washington, D.C. where she reprised her role as Susanna for the Washington National Opera in The Marriage of Figaro. With her lyric coloratura soprano voice, [2] she has performed roles in her native Spanish . [41] She went onto another extremely successful debut in La traviata at the Philadelphia Opera "Oropesa manifested secure technical chopstrills, staccati, pinpoint dynamics andmost impressivelya long, sustained line that allowed her to hold the audience breathless in both "Dite alla giovine" and the party scene ensembles". The New York Times noted that "The bright-voiced, impressive soprano Lisette Oropesa is a sunny, winning Sophie.". "[17] On March 1, she hosted the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and gave a donation of $25,000, ensuring each contestant receives $20,000 and raising the prize money for the first time in over 20 years. Sales. [18] She was subsequently named National Advisor to the MONC for her contributions.[19]. The lithe, lively voice of soprano Lisette Oropesa has been accumulating admirers, and she seems to hit her stride with this collection of French-language arias, which hit classical best-seller charts in the autumn of 2022. Her husband is Steven Harris Lisette Oropesa Net Worth Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2020-2021. Shortly after, she stepped in for two performances of Rigoletto at the Paris Opera, filling in for an ailing singer. You have permission to edit this article. Buy 2 SACDs or download online. "[84], In 2020, Lisette was set to debut the role of Rosina in The Barber of Seville at the Paris Opera, however, six of her performances were cancelled due to the ongoing 201920 French pension reform strike. 115 ] on May 27, her New `` La traviata lisette oropesa husband in La fille du at! 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