Lisette Oropesa’s singing career catapulted to fame as result of her participation in the Metropolitan Opera’s Laffont National Council Auditions. Since then, she has become one of the most in-demand coloraturas who performs in leading roles with the most notable opera houses around the world. Oropesa’s concert with New Orleans Opera is the continuation of her commitment to the next generation of opera stars who have also participated in the Metropolitan Opera’s Laffont National Council Auditions. A special part of her commitment to advancing singers is the invitation to recent audition winners to join her on stage. Joining Oropesa for this concert will be mezzo-soprano Ashley Dixon, tenor Carlos Enrique Santelli, and baritone Blake Denson under the direction of Jerry W. Zachary and Henry Bernstein Maestro Chair and conductor Joseph Colaneri.

“We are thrilled to welcome New Orleans native Lisette Oropesa back to her hometown for this incredible concert,” says NOOA General and Artistic Director Clare Burovac. “As the world’s leading lyric coloratura soprano, she has brought her artistry to every corner of the opera world, and now she brings her talent back home to our audience.”

Tickets begin at $32. Student tickets are available for $10 with proof of student ID. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.neworleansopera.org or contact the Box Office by calling 504.529.300

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:

Rossini: Sinfonia from La gazza ladra

Gounod: “O Dieu! que de bijoux!…Ah! je ris de me voir si belle en ce miroir” (Jewel Song) from Faust

Donizetti: “Caro elisir! sei mio!…Esulti pur la barbara,” from L’elisir d’amore

Gluck: “Amour, viens rendre à mon âme,” from Orphée et Eurydice

Verdi: “Tutte le feste al tempio…Sì, vendetta,” from Rigoletto

Donizetti: “Ah! mes amis, quel jour de fête!…Pour mon âme,” from La fille du regiment

Verdi: Prelude to La Traviata

Verdi: “E strano!…Ah fors’è lui…Sempre libera,” from La Traviata

Rossini: “Nacqui all’affanno e al pianto…Non più mesta,” from La Cenerentola

Bizet: “Au fond du temple saint,” from Les pêcheurs de perles

Bellini: “Mira, o Norma,” from Norma

Bizet: “Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre” (Toreador Song), from Carmen

Verdi: “Un dì, se ben rammentomi…Bella figlia dell’amore,” from Rigoletto