Lisette Oropesa shines radiantly in Mozart with the Met Orchestra

Lisette Oropesa, Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Met Orchestra

Lisette Oropesa

By Susan Stempleski, 13 June 2024

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“gracefully voiced the long legato lines and effortlessly negotiated the coloratura runs and trills”

Reviewed at Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium, New York City on 11 June 2024

Montgomery, Hymn for Everyone

Mozart, Aria for Soprano, "Vado, ma dove? -- oh Dei!", K583

Mozart, Recitative and Aria for Soprano, "A Berenice... Sol nascente", K70 (K61c)

Brahms, Symphony no. 1 in C minor, Op.68

The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor

Lisette Oropesa, Soprano

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Susan Stempleski

Based in New York City, Susan is a retired specialist in second and foreign language teaching and the author/editor of several professional books for language teachers and many widely used textbooks for English language learners around the world. An avid concertgoer, she spends her time attending operas and other classical music events in New York and Paris. Since 2002, she has regularly published reviews on Classical Source. A keen Francophile, she has a particularly strong interest in French music, literature and film.

Lisette Oropesa shines radiantly in Mozart with the Met Orchestra at Carnegie Hall