[105] In December, she returned to Spain to perform two Zarzuela recitals,[106] for which she was greatly rewarded by the press quoting "Without a doubt, one of the best we have heard live or on record" [107], At the start of 2022, Lisette debuted her first Bellini role, I Capuleti e i Montecchi, at the Teatro alla Scala. She really understands the struggle and working at all times to do your best, and that continued outlook is what has really helped her achieve the gift of her talents, which is just amazing.. The soprano has appeared with the Welsh National Opera as Konstanze in Die Entfhrung aus dem Serail; with the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Il turco in Italia; at the Tanglewood Music Festival as Konstanze; at the Ravinia Festival as Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro, conducted by James Conlon; for Opera New Jersey as Lucia in Lucia di Lammermoor; at Arizona Opera as Gilda in Rigoletto, again as Lucia; and at the New Orleans Opera as Gilda and as Lela in Les pcheurs de perles. 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. [36] 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. But as star soprano Lisette Oropesa knows all too well, directors are increasingly pressuring female stars into losing weight. [58] She then went on to debut at the Royal Opera House in the title role of Lucia di Lammermoor. "[103] In October, Lisette revived the beloved Richard Eyre production of La traviata at the Royal Opera House. She knows how to modulate her large, brilliant voice to the requirements of the part without slighting t. Sales. [122] October 30 she released her 6th album, Handel's Theodora. video messaggio SUSAN VREELAND How to Discover Nonfiction Books | #nonfictionnovember All You Need Is Love (Remastered 2009) Primer Impacto - Lizette . She "sang with a high-class, diamantine soprano that never loses its quality". Discover today's celebrity birthdays and explore famous people who share your birthday. 1 production, 1 performance. Lisette Oropesa will be giving a performance in Baton Rouge, . "Makellos die Solisten: Herausragend agieren in edlen Kantilenen und rasanten Koloraturen Lisette Oropesa". Tweet on Twitter. "[104] In November, she went on a 5 city, 5 country tour of Theodora with Joyce DiDonato and the Il Pomo d'Oro Orchestra. [1] She has a wide repertoire that includes works from Gluck, Handel, Mozart, Rossini, Donizetti, Wagner, Verdi, Bizet, Massenet and Puccini. Soprano Lisette Oropesa has been a fixture of New York's Metropolitan Opera since making her debut there in 2007. Would love your thoughts, please comment. Her performance was praised in the New York Times, saying the following "combining exquisite singing, youthful allure, affecting vulnerability and, by the end, bleak intensity, Ms. Oropesa emerged on Wednesday as a major Violetta. She has a wide repertoire that includes works from Gluck, Handel, Mozart, Rossini, Donizetti, Wagner, Verdi, Bizet, Massenet and Puccini. [88][89] On August 10, Lisette announced the signing of a five year contract with the San Francisco Classical Recording Company along with a Mozart Concert Aria album with Il Pomo d'Oro (orchestra). You have to get out there at 5 a.m. or before and hit the ground running before the sun comes up. [20] In October 2012, she again performed the role of Lucia with the Arizona Opera to success. Her parents emigrated from Cuba. 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. Escuch por vez primera a Lisette Oropesa en 2019 cantando "La Traviata" en Verona. She is from United States. La Traviata REVIEW: Lisette Oropesa breathes new life into Verdi's most popular. [98] In April, she starred in a movie production of La traviata by the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma which was viewed by over a million people [99] when it was aired on primetime Rai 3 in Italy. As she started to focus solely on voice, Oropesa started winning small competitions, which opened up opportunities and began to reveal a new path for her future. Next, she was in Munich for a performance of Die Entfhrung aus dem Serail with the Bavarian State Opera, making it her fourth year in a row of performing this role there. 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Edit Close Her concert was hailed as "One of the most memorable concerts in the 39 year history of the Rossini Opera Festival." Royal Opera House, London Katie Mitchell's intelligent production of Donizetti's opera - here on its first revival - takes plenty of worthwhile liberties, and soprano Lisette Oropesa as Lucia . Lisette Oropesa sings Eurydice in Los Angeles Opera's French version of Gluck's Orpheus and Eurydice that can currently be seen at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. From this recital, Lisette digitally released her second album entitled, "Aux filles du dsert". Her next concert was in Cincinnati with James Conlon in his last season with the Cincinnati May Festival. Umberto Giordano's exhilarating drama returns to the Met repertory for the first time in 25 years. With solid high notes, accurate coloratura and an endless supply of golden-age trills (I stopped counting after five), this endearing artist ran a vocal marathon that might have paralleled the physical feat she was preparing to run in Pittsburgh Marathon the next morning". "[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. 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. 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." "[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. "Makellos die Solisten: Herausragend agieren in edlen Kantilenen und rasanten Koloraturen Lisette Oropesa". Her performance was praised in the New York Times, saying the following "combining exquisite singing, youthful allure, affecting vulnerability and, by the end, bleak intensity, Ms. Oropesa emerged on Wednesday as a major Violetta." Now, as she lays dying, she says farewell to her happy dreams . [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". 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. Jacques Schmitt from ResMusica wrote, "She does not have the stratospheric highs that Natalie Dessay had (who will ever have them?). MIDROLL. It was a gutsy move, and Oropesa easily filled the smaller venue with sound. Were in our running clothes, and wed already run seven and a half miles, so, you know, whats another mile? Oropesa laughs. Lisette Oropesa was born on 29 September, 1983 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. With her lyric coloratura soprano voice,[2] she has performed roles in her native Spanish and English, as well as German, French and Italian. Het Concertgebouw Amsterdam, NL. Her voice has a gorgeous delicate quality to it but still has volume. It was like, the Met would hire you if youd take role A, B and C, and I would rather sing role D, E and F, and not be at the Met for a couple of years and just wait my turn, Oropesa explains. Dancing with the Khan-MacKay family, Top opera singers discuss how they choose and prepare new roles, The Royal Ballets Steven McRae on injury: turning weakness into strength, Interview with Anna Netrebko on her son, his autism and his abandonment by his father Erwin Schrott, Meet Francesco Gabriele Frola National Ballet of Canada and English National Ballets new Principal Dancer, Interview with The Royal Ballets Lauren Cuthbertson so much passion. Her parents were of Cuban origin, and her mother was a music teacher and operatic soprano. [94] She was invited to perform for the opening of La Scala on December 7 in "A riveder le stelle" [95] where she performed "Regnava nel silenzio" from Lucia di Lammermoor in the original key wearing a Giorgio Armani Priv gown. A review wrote, "Oropesa is a charming Susanna. Even more stunning than her bravura was the melting glow at the centre of her voice, her morbidezza (softness)." That summer resulted in Oropesa's continued operatic triumphs as Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro at the Santa Fe Opera: "Nothing in the evening surpassed her rendition of "Deh vieni, non tardar" in act 4, in which she spun strands of magic in the evening air" noted critic James Keller. Jacques Schmitt from ResMusica wrote, "She does not have the stratospheric highs that Natalie Dessay had (who will ever have them?). Lisette Oropesa (born September 29, 1983) is an American operatic soprano of Cuban ancestry. Yes, my wonderful husband Steven travels with me and we have made our work homogeneous. She was given standing an ovation for her performance. Steven Harris. . Entertainment; La Traviata REVIEW: Lisette Oropesa breathes new life into Verdi's most popular opera. She is particularly noted in the roles of Susanna, Gilda, Konstanze, Lucia and Manon. I grew up disliking it, but I really enjoyed band, says Oropesa, who played the flute. [96] Her last performances of 2020 were at the Liceu in Barcelona in La traviata. "[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. [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". Rebecca called in a favor with Grayson, who agreed to hear Lisette sing. Next, she performed in a new production of Orfeo ed Euridice by John Neumeier and the Joffrey Ballet at the Los Angeles Opera. Headlining this umpteenth revival were Lisette Oropesa and Liparit Avetisyan (as Violetta and Alfredo) two singers who had considerable success in the recent new Rigoletto. Lisette Oropesas income source is mostly from being a successful . Theater an der Wien Wien, AT. 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. [57] She was next heard in Paris for a concert of Falstaff with the Orchestre de Paris where she announced it would be the last performance of Nannetta she will sing. 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. Londra, Royal Opera House - Alcina (con Lisette Oropesa) Nov. 10, 2022 La compagnia di canto si dimostra complessivamente all'altezza. And so Oropesa went abroad. An accomplished actress..", In 2019, Lisette debuted the title role in Manon which was hailed by the New York Times by saying "Lisette Oropesas performance in Massenets opera at the Met is alone worth the price of admission. [116] At the same time, she was debuting at the Zrich Opera House in Lucia in an "electrifying interpretation". [64] Lisette "moved across the stage like a phantom presence" according to LA Weekly. This page was last edited on 28 February 2023, at 17:43. Her next engagement was with the San Francisco Opera in The Marriage of Figaro. [100] On May 7, Lisette released her first album with orchestra on the Pentatone label, titled, Ombra Compagna,[101] Gramophone said "Oropesa's vocal finesse and dramatic insight make this a debut recital of rare pedigree. Little did she know her next performance wouldn't be until four months later - still as . Lisette "moved across the stage like a phantom presence" according to LA Weekly. She spent several years taking on the roles she wanted around Europe, learning more and more about her own voice and ability while she did so, until the Met came calling again. 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. [citation needed] With a quick stop to Dallas to sing with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in Ein deutsches Requiem,[50] she was back in Washington, D.C. to perform as Marie in La fille du rgiment again with the Washington National Opera. La traviata - Sempre libera - Lisette Oropesa. She went on singing in a concert version of Robert le Diable at La Monnaie in Brussels. Lisette Oropesa's income source is mostly from being a successful . In December 2011, she created the role of Miranda in the Met's baroque pastiche, The Enchanted Island, singing opposite Plcido Domingo, and conducted by William Christie. "Oropesa made this notable role her very own, deftly and intelligently adapting to every negative plot twist with a fine sense of theater and with a bright, sunny soprano". Lisette Oropesa with husband Steven When and where were you happiest? I really had to buckle down, she says. Still, the role that brought her back to the MetManondid come as a surprise. Opening night had seen The New York Times critic rave about her "exquisite singing, youthful allure, affecting vulnerability and, by the end, bleak intensity". At 39 years old, Lisette Oropesa height not available right now. With solid high notes, accurate coloratura and an endless supply of golden-age trills (I stopped counting after five), this endearing artist ran a vocal marathon that might have paralleled the physical feat she was preparing to run in Pittsburgh Marathon the next morning". She made her Met debut in a small role in Jean-Pierre Ponnelle's production of Idomeneo, conducted by James Levine in September 2006, and then sang First Lay-Sister in their new production of Suor Angelica. 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. Ive had to learn to be more efficient in practicing. Back in 2005, the Cuban-American singer -- sought by some of the. She was given universally rave reviews for her interpretation. These included Haydn's The Creation in New York and in Cleveland;[29] the St Matthew Passion in Chicago;[30] Die Entfhrung aus dem Serail in Bellingham, Washington; and a reprise of her 2010 performance in The Marriage of Figaro at Ravinia Festival. Next, she performed Mahler's Symphony No. Lisette Oropesa: "I'll be in rehearsal and I'll feel fine, I'll feel like we're back in . The Mets a really big house, and they have no obligation to hire anybody. In and Out: Bolle, Gomes, Stiefel how easy is it to be an openly gay ballet dancer? [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". "The evening opened with Ragion nellalma siede, an aria from Haydn's opera Il mondo della luna. The New York Times noted that "The bright-voiced, impressive soprano Lisette Oropesa is a sunny, winning Sophie. Her parents fled from Cuba to New Orleans, landing later in Baton Rouge, where Oropesas mother, Rebecca, also a soprano, is a music teacher. Ive had to learn to become more efficient in routines about everything in life, and make cuts where I have to make cuts, to not waste time on things that dont serve me.. What is your greatest fear? [90] On August 14, she returned to the Arena di Verona to perform in a socially distanced Rossini Concert where she was "a triumph of belcanto as an elegance of the line, in a coloratura of supreme abstraction and captivating precision". For her performance she was hailed as being "perfetta la Gilda". She delivered exactly what was expected; perhaps the finest performance of a soprano heard in the Benedum since the last time she was here. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Her "Deh vieni, non tardar" was unstrained and she managed to do a perfect martial arts flip of Figaro when she loses her temper with him later in the act". . In December 2011, she created the role of Miranda in the Met's baroque pastiche, The Enchanted Island, singing opposite Plcido Domingo, and conducted by William Christie. Magazine, 2023. [14], 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". In October 2012, she again performed the role of Lucia with the Arizona Opera to success. Lisette Oropesa"" . [125] In February she was awarded "Best Female Opera Singer" by Oper! [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. "[54] Shortly after, she stepped in for two performances of Rigoletto at the Paris Opera, filling in for an ailing singer. 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". She spent the summer debuting the role of Norina in Don Pasquale at Glyndebourne where she received accolades in the role. Despite Rebeccas insistence that Lisette would make a talented vocalist, a teenage Lisette didnt yet put her focus there. "[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. Share on Facebook. 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. He's a web developer, and his skills with technology have been . These days, Oropesas life is a matter of what she needs: rehearsing, running, keeping in touch with family and making the most of her limited free time with her husband, Steven Harris, who was a high school classmate of hers before the pair later reconnected on Facebook. While she was singing her fourth encore of the night, the song Sempre Libera from La Traviata should have had a tenor role, but there was no tenor on stage (. With her lyric coloratura soprano voice, [2] she has performed roles in her native Spanish . In 2017, she started her year at the Lausanne Opera, performing her first Ophlie in Hamlet. Thtre des Champs Elyses Paris, FR. The pages about our artists, creatives and staff are regularly updated. Lisette Oropesa, 34, said that she weighed 14st 13lbs and was not considered She said casting directors would not select her because of the 'way she looked' Ms Oropesa has slammed those who. Original. "[59] She was given a standing ovation for her performance. According to The New Orleans Advocate, she "offered a fine display of vocal versatility, from the lilting coloratura of a young woman in love to the confusion and anger of the object of the lascivious intentions of her overlord, Count Almaviva". privacy and cookies, Lisette Oropesa as Norina in Don Pasquale, Glyndebourne, photo by Bill Cooper, Lisette Oropesa as Konstanze in Die Entfhrung aus dem Serail, Opera National de Paris, Lisette Oropesa in Orfeo ed Euridice, Metropolitan Opera, photo by Marty Sohl, Lisette Oropesa as Gilda at the Met, photo by Cory Weaver. Her concert was hailed as "One of the most memorable concerts in the 39 year history of the Rossini Opera Festival. Her tone turned especially limpid on the little cadenza." According to Lorenzo De Vecchi, she sung "Marten aller Arten" with "incisive accents and passionate acting". 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. The accuracy during runs was striking, as were the highest notes, all produced with facility. [5], Oropesa was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. 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.. Violetta has sacrificed everything for love. Lisette Oropesa is quoted today as saying that overweight women cannot get cast these days in bel canto roles. Its her first day off in more than a week, and when the Baton Rouge-raised, New Orleans-born opera singer and her husband realize the latest Parisian metro strike means they might miss an intercontinental phone call, they know they have but one option to get to their apartment in time: Run. her final week in Covent Garden as Lucia I am posting this interview with Lisette over the next few days. This time, her stage partner was Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg. [42] In November, she was brought in for nearly back to back performances of Rigoletto and Die Entfhrung aus dem Serail with the Bavarian State Opera due to cancellations. After the concert, he was presented with an opportunity to join the star in an impromptu duet, unbeknownst to everyone . Her pianissimo, crescendo and decrescendo were breathtaking. 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. 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. Lisette Oropesa, soprano y Rubn Fernndez Aguirre, piano. "Oropesa's Marie lacked neither virtuosity nor personality. Lisette Oropesa has performed in some of Europe's most renowned opera houses, but today's she nervous. 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." I am always happy and in fact joy is always increasing in my life. "[24] "Her aria 'Ach, ich fhl's', sung as she believes Tamino no longer loves her, was genuinely moving "[25], That summer resulted in Oropesa's continued operatic triumphs as Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro at the Santa Fe Opera: "Nothing in the evening surpassed her rendition of "Deh vieni, non tardar" in act 4, in which she spun strands of magic in the evening air" noted critic James Keller. So, how much is Lisette Oropesa worth at the age of 38 years old? Oropesa's on the shortlist for Female Singer of the Year at the 2021 International Opera Awards (to be revealed on Monday), and on the evidence here she'd certainly have my vote Ombra Compagna Mozart Concert Arias Lisette Oropesa (soprano), Il Pomo d'Oro, Antonello Manacorda Available Formats: SACD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC, Hi-Res+ FLAC [28], After her performances at the Met in early 2014, Oropesa's summer schedule included many concerts. American soprano talks of Vienna audiences and opera in a time of pandemic precautions. In the 200708 season, Oropesa was seen in the Met's Hansel and Gretel as the Dew Fairy and, in the 200809 season, in the role of Lisette in La rondine, opposite Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, and Samuel Ramey in Nicolas Jol's production. [47] She was then found in Munich performing for the UniCredit Festspielnacht. ", In 2013, the soprano sang the role of Pamina in The Magic Flute at Florida Grand Opera and reviews were universally positive, as noted in several: "Oropesa was beyond fantastic in her portrayal of Pamina." Era entonces una soprano sin demasiado renombre, que acababa de obtener el premio Richard Tucker. These concert arias, written for important sopranos in his life, contain the most lavish and virtuosic music Mozart composed, both for the voice and for the orchestra. Though the rigor of Oropesas performance schedule will continue, shes thankful for the work. 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. YouTube . 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. "[110] Lisette then had an anticipated [111] return to the Teatro Real to perform an all French language concert with many of the pieces being from an upcoming album. [55] She was reported to have received a standing ovation for her interpretation. [109] She then reprised her role as Konstanze at the Vienna State Opera and also jumped in at the last minute as Gilda there with the Viennese press saying "Her voice, in the softly bedded middle register, hinted at a gentle melancholy reminiscent of operatic times long gone. We called it The Plan. The stars aligned, and The Plan worked out exactly as we had hoped.. [93] At the Teatro alla Scala she was slated to open the season on December 7 in Lucia di Lammermoor, but the performances were canceled due to lockdowns in Italy. Big breaks can happen at any timeeven during a live performance. Verdi: La Traviata. 8 with Yannick Nzet-Sguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra. Who Is Lisette Oropesa's Husband? 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. "[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. She was "Considered by many to be this year's revelation of the ROF.". With her lyric coloratura soprano voice, she has performed roles in her native Spanish and English, as well as German, French and Italian. According to The New York Times, "[with the role of Nannetta], the winning soprano Lisette Oropesa, sings with effortless grace and lyrical bloom. The end of the 201213 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"[10] "including the bright yellow Forest Bird, beautifully sung from offstage by Lisette Oropesa. Lisette Oropesa pre-concert with the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. 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". A review wrote, "Oropesa is a charming Susanna. Oropesa was born in New Orleans on September 29, 1983. 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