Lisette Oropesa

Lisette Oropesa was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and is a regular at the most important opera houses in the world. She started her career at the Metropolitan Opera at the age of 22 by debuting as Susanna in »Le Nozze di Figaro«. Career highlights include acclaimed performances as Amalia in Verdi’s »I Masnadieri« at Teatro alla Scala, Queen Marguerite in »Les Huguenots« at the Paris Opera, »Lucia di Lammermoor« at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden and Teatro Real Madrid, »La Traviata« at the Arena di Verona and the Met, »Manon« at the Met, Rodelinda at The Liceu in Barcelona, Gilda in »Rigoletto« at the Met, Grand Théatre de Genève, and the Rome Opera, Konstanze in Munich and Paris, Rosina in »Barbiere« and Adina in »L’elisir d’amore« also in Paris. Marie in »La Fille du régiment« and Susanna in Washington National Opera. Isabelle in »Robert le diable« in La Monnaie-Brussels, Ophélie at Opéra de Lausanne, and major roles at the Rossini Opera Festival, the Santa Fe Opera, Glyndebourne, and Tanglewood, among others.  In concert, she has appeared with the Concertgebouw, Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Chicago Symphony, Cleveland Symphony, Orchestre de Paris, and Philadelphia Orchestra.