Lisette Oropesa
27 movies · 1 TV show
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 29, 1983 (age 43)
- Place of birth
- New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Biography
Lisette Oropesa (born September 29, 1983) is an American operatic soprano of Cuban ancestry. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, she grew up in Baton Rouge and initially studied the flute for a decade before shifting her focus to vocal performance at Louisiana State University.
Her operatic career formally launched after she won the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions in 2005, which led her to join the Met's Lindemann Young Artist Development Program. At 22 years old, she performed her first major role at the Metropolitan Opera as Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro, marking the beginning of an extensive relationship with the house where she has since sung in over 140 performances.
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Oropesa is celebrated for her seamless vocal technique and lyric coloratura soprano voice. Her extensive repertoire spans classical and romantic eras, including works by Gluck, Handel, Mozart, Rossini, Donizetti, Wagner, Verdi, Bizet, Massenet, Bellini, and Puccini. Demonstrating strong linguistic affinity, she performs in her native English and Spanish, as well as in Italian, French, and German. She is particularly acclaimed for her interpretations of leading roles, including Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro, Gilda in Rigoletto, Konstanze in Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Lucia in Lucia di Lammermoor, Manon, Violetta in La Traviata, and Elvira in I Puritani.
Oropesa is a regular headliner at the world's most prestigious opera houses, starring in productions at the Teatro alla Scala, the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden, the Opéra National de Paris, and the Vienna State Opera. Her artistry has been recognized with some of the opera world's highest accolades, including the Richard Tucker Award, the Beverly Sills Artist Award, and the Franco Abbiati Prize. She was also named Singer of the Year at the 2024 International Opera Awards and, in 2023, was honored as a "Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres" by the French government.
Known for
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★ 6.1 Great Performances
1971 · TV
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★ 6.8 Das Rheingold
2010 · Film
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★ 6.0 The Metropolitan Opera: Tristan und Isolde
2026 · Film
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★ 7.0 The Metropolitan Opera: I Puritani
2026 · Film
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★ 9.0 Die Entführung aus dem Serail - Wiener Staatsoper
2020 · Film
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★ 10.0 The Metropolitan Opera: Manon
2019 · Film
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★ 8.0 Opéra National de Paris: Meyerbeer's Les Huguenots
2018 · Film
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★ 9.0 The Metropolitan Opera: Werther
2014 · Film
Lisette Oropesa: movies and TV shows
Acting (28)
- Upcoming Gioachino Rossini: Il turco in Italia
as Fiorilla
- 2026 Lucia di Lammermoor
as Lucia
- 2026 The Metropolitan Opera: Tristan und Isolde
as Live in HD host
- 2026 The Metropolitan Opera: I Puritani
as Elvira
- 2025 Donizetti: Maria Stuarda - Salzburg Festival
as Maria Stuarda
- 2024 Gaetano Donizetti: Maria Stuarda
as Maria Stuarda
- 2024
- 2023 Il turco in Italia - Teatro Real de Madrid
as Fiorilla
- 2022 Rigoletto - ROH
as Gilda
- 2022 I Capuleti e i Montecchi
as Giulietta
- 2021 La Traviata
as Violetta Valéry
- 2021
- 2020
- 2020 Die Entführung aus dem Serail - Wiener Staatsoper
as Konstanze
- 2019 The Metropolitan Opera: Manon
as Manon Lescaut
- 2019 Verdi: I Masnadieri - Teatro alla Scala
as Amalia
- 2018 Opéra National de Paris: Meyerbeer's Les Huguenots
as Marguerite de Valois
- 2018
- 2015 Le Nozze di Figaro: San Francisco Opera
as Susanna
- 2014 The Metropolitan Opera: Werther
as Sophie
- 2013 Verdi: Falstaff
as Nannetta
- 2013 Falstaff - San Francisco Opera
as Nannetta
- 2010 Das Rheingold
as Woglinde
- 2009 The Metropolitan Opera: Puccini's La Rondine
as Lisette
- 2008 Manon Lescaut – The Met
as Madrigal singer
- 2008 The Metropolitan Opera: Hansel and Gretel
as The Dew Fairy
- 2007 Puccini's Il trittico
as Lay sister
- 1971
Talk shows and appearances (1)
- 2020