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MadridBellini - Norma
Bellini: Norma
Francesco Lanzillotta; Justin Way; Teatro Real; John Fiore; Charles Edwards; Sue Willmington; Nicolás Fischtel
New York CityMaria Stuarda
Donizetti: Maria Stuarda
Enrique Mazzola; Sir David McVicar; Metropolitan Opera; John Macfarlane; Jennifer Tipton; The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
HamburgGuillaume TellNew production
Rossini: Guillaume Tell (William Tell)
Susanna Mälkki; Tobias Kratzer; Staatsoper Hamburg; Rainer Sellmaier; Reinhard Traub; Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
Monte-CarloRigoletto
Verdi: Rigoletto
Roberto Abbado; Pier Francesco Maestrini; Opéra de Monte-Carlo; Juan Guillermo Nova; Marco Nateri; Pascal Mérat; Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo
ValenciaGrandes voces - Lisette Oropesa
Various: Oberturas y arias de Vincenzo Bellini, Gaetano Donizetti, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Gioachino Rossini
Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana; Corrado Rovaris; Lisette Oropesa
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Alcina bewitches hearts and minds again at Covent Garden
Lisette Oropesa leads a strong cast in an engaging revival of Richard Jones’ eye-catching account of a Handel masterpiece. Thomas Mayes' performance as Oberto marks him out as a talent to watch.
Lisette Oropesa the jewel in Covent Garden’s new Puritani crown
The role of Elvira in Bellini’s I puritani contains the most challenging mad scenes in all opera, but soprano Lisette Oropesa dazzles on the opening night of Richard Jones’ new production.
Vocal thrills in Met’s traditional staging of Bellini’s I puritani
Marco Armiliato conducts a finely balanced rendition of Bellini's final masterpiece with a stellar cast headed by Lisette Oropesa and Lawrence Brownlee.
LA Opera’s Rigoletto: a feast for the ears – and the mind
Quinn Kelsey shines as Verdi’s court jester as Tomer Zvulun's production opens in Los Angeles.
Lisette Oropesa shines radiantly in Mozart with the Met Orchestra
The American soprano dazzles in two Mozart concert arias bookended by fine performances of a recent work by Jessie Montgomery and Brahms’ First Symphony.
A dark, gothic Lucia di Lammermoor finally makes it to La Scala
Riccardo Chailly conducts a wonderful, integral performance of Donizetti’s masterpiece, with two of the greatest bel canto singers of our times.
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ParisLes Huguenots
Meyerbeer: Les Huguenots
Michele Mariotti; Andreas Kriegenburg; Opéra national de Paris; Harald Thor; Tanja Hofmann; Andreas Grüter; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
ParisHamlet
Thomas: Hamlet
Pierre Dumoussaud; Krzysztof Warlikowski; Opéra national de Paris; Małgorzata Szczęśniak; Felice Ross; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
ViennaI Capuleti e i MontecchiNew production
Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi (The Capulets and The Montagues)
Gianluca Capuano; Tatjana Gürbaca; Vienna State Opera; Henrik Ahr; Silke Willrett; Stefan Bolliger; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
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Lisette Oropesa on Joan Sutherland: a top ten playlist
To mark the centenary of the Australian diva Joan Sutherland, soprano Lisette Oropesa curates a playlist of her finest performances.
Gothic horror, magic and romance at the 2023 Savonlinna Opera Festival
In 2023 the Savonlinna Opera Festival once again offers a unique, summertime operatic experience – situated in a medieval lakeside castle.
Lisette Oropesa on singing a socially-distanced Traviata
As the curtain raised again on live performances in parts of the world, the American soprano reveals what it was like to sing in a 2020 "new normal" staging at Madrid's Teatro Real.