Lisette Oropesa

This recital unites soprano Lisette Oropesa and pianist Alessandro Practicò in a richly curated journey through bel canto and Romantic opera. From Rossini’s refined lyricism and playful brilliance to Bellini’s long-breathed melodic lines—heard in a selection of Sei ariette and the radiant Son vergin vezzosa from I puritani—the program highlights the expressive beauty, emotional nuance, and vocal elegance that define the Italian tradition. Interwoven piano solos offer moments of contrast and reflection, showcasing the piano as both partner and storyteller.

The second half deepens the dramatic arc, moving through Donizetti’s charm, Meyerbeer’s sweeping French heroines, and the intimate Romantic songs of Mercadante, before culminating in Verdi’s impassioned scene from I masnadieri. Together, Oropesa and Practicò bring these works vividly to life, tracing a musical path shaped by tenderness, virtuosity, and dramatic fire—an evening of song that balances intimacy with theatrical power.

American soprano Lisette Oropesa, born in New Orleans to Cuban parents, is one of the most dazzling singers of her generation — an artist in whom virtuosity, intellect, and emotional truth are inseparable. Trained first as a flutist, she soon discovered that her voice was her true instrument. After winning the prestigious Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, she became one of the youngestmembers of the Metropolitan Opera roster, making her debut as Susanna in Le
Nozze di Figaro.

Today, Lisette Oropesa’s name is synonymous with refinement and brilliance in the repertoire of Mozart, Donizetti, Verdi, and Bellini. Her Violetta in La Traviata is a finely drawn psychological portrait — each note breathing with pain, irony, and
desperate love; her Lucia in Lucia di Lammermoor is a fragile balance between madness and poetry, “performed with such purity that the audience forgets to breathe” (The Guardian). “I love singing Violetta and Lucia — they fulfill me both musically and dramatically,” she said in an interview with Opera Today (2018). Critics praise her “silken, flexible timbre with rare depth” (Financial Times) and call her interpretations “a marvel of control and emotional honesty” (The New York Times).

Oropesa appears on the world’s leading stages — the Metropolitan Opera, La Scala, the Vienna State Opera, Teatro Real Madrid, Opéra national de Paris, and the Bavarian State Opera — and is a frequent guest of the great international festivals. At the Salzburg Festival, she captivated audiences as Gilda in Rigoletto and Cleopatra in Giulio Cesare, where critics noted “a rare fusion of brilliance and inner nobility that turns virtuosity into poetry” (Der Standard).

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Program:
(Subject to change)

Gioachino Rossini:
Oh come dolce all’alma mia (Tancredi)
La promessa (from Soirées Musicales)
Non si da follia maggiore (Il Turco in Italia)

Piano solo

Vincenzo Bellini:
Selections from Sei ariette
i. Malinconia, ninfa gentile
iv. Almen, se non poss’io
v. Per pietà, bell’idol mio
vi. Ma rendi pur contento
Son vergin vezzosa (I puritani)

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Gaetano Donizetti:
Prendi per me sei libero (L’elisir d’amore)

Giacomo Meyerbeer:
En vain j’espère (Robert le diable)
Adieu mon doux rivage (L’africaine)

Piano solo

Saverio Mercadante:
La stella
La primavera

Giuseppe Verdi:
Tu del mio Carlo…Carlo vive! (I masnadieri)