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Lisette Oropesa, Philippe Jaroussky, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson & Ce Suarez Paz Lead New CD/DVD Recordings

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Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. Happy Halloween! It’s a week of solo recitals, including numerous showcases of baroque music and rarely performed works from Armenia and Argentina. There is also a perfect Halloween recording featuring one of the most famous mad scenes in opera. Lucia di Lammermoor Euroarts {…}

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SongStudio Returns With Masterclasses by Lisette Oropesa, Lawrence Brownlee, & Anthony Roth Costanzo

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(Photo credits: Harris, Lainez, & Placek) Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute is set to present its SongStudio from Jan. 12–18. The program explores the future of the vocal recital through intensive workshops with eight emerging vocalists and eight collaborative pianists from around the world. Together with leading artists, collaborative pianists, and coaches, the participants will spend the week receiving instruction {…}

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Cast Change: Lisette Oropesa Makes Staatsoper Berlin Debut Sooner Than Expected

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The Staatsoper Unter den Linden Berlin has announced a cast change for “La Traviata. The company said that Lisette Oropesa will sing the role of Violetta Valéry on Oct. 17, 2025, replacing the originally announced Aida Garifullina. This will mark Oropesa’s debut with the company. The soprano is also set to perform a production of “Romeo et Juliette.” Oropesa is {…}

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Lisette Oropesa & Georg Nigl Among 2025 Austrian Music Prize Winners

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The Austrian Music Prize has announced the 2025 winners. Among this year’s winners are Lisette Oropesa for Best Female Lead Role for her performance as Ophélie in “Hamlet” at the Salzburg Festival and Georg Nigl for Best Male Lead Role for his performance of Nekrotzar in “Le Grand Macabre” at the Vienna State Opera. The Best Female Newcomer was awarded {…}

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Cast Change: Lisette Oropesa Takes Over Final ‘Rigoletto’ Performance in Verona

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The Arena di Verona has announced a cast change for its Sept. 6 performance of “Rigoletto.” The company said that Lisette Oropesa will take over the role of Gilda replacing Erin Morley. Oropesa also took to social media and said, “Dear friends, I will see you this Saturday, September 6th for a single performance of Gilda at the Arena di {…}

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EuroArts to Release Lisette Oropesa’s ‘Lucia di Lammermoor’

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EuroArts has announced a recording of “Lucia di Lammermoor’ featuring Lisette Oropesa. The recording features the soprano alongside Stefan Pop as Edgardo, Mattia Olivieri, and Riccardo Zanellato. They are joined by the Coro del Teatro Massimo Bellini di Catania and Orchestra del Teatro Massimo Bellini di Catania. Fabrizio Maria Carminati conducts. Oropesa has been celebrated for her interpretation of Lucia which {…}

News, Season Announcement

Lisette Oropesa, Marigona Qerkezi, John Osborn & Ida Falk Winland Lead Savonlinna Opera Festival’s 2026 Season

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(Image Courtesy of Savonlinna Festival) The Savonlinna Opera Festival has announced its 2026 season. Henning von Schulman, Kristian Lindroos, Lucrezia Drei, Iris Candelaria, Waltteri Torikka, Jérôme Boutillier, and Sonja Herranen star in Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro.” Johannes Erath directs and Andrea Sanguineti conducts. Performance Date: July 3-25, 2026 Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” will star Silja Aalto, Antony Ciaramitaro, and Emilia {…}

News, Streaming

Mezzo.TV to Broadcast ‘Maria Stuarda’ from Salzburg Festival with Lisette Oropesa

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Mezzo.TV is set to present Donizetti’s “Maria Stuarda” on August 1, 2025. The opera, which will be performed in a production by Ulrich Rasche, will be conducted by Antonello Manacorda. Lisette Oropesa will sing the title role alongside Kate Lindsey, who will portray Elisabetta, and Bekhzod Davronov as Roberto, Conte di Leicester. The cast will be rounded out by Aleksei Kulagin as {…}

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Lisette Oropesa, Sara Blanch, Magdalena Kožená, Juan Francisco Gatell & ANgela Brown Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week, audiences will get to watch the world premiere recording of a Rossini work as well as listen to two solo recitals. They will also get a chance to rediscover a Wagner Ring Cycle, which has been remastered. Here is a look {…}