and she can do everything- spectacular messa di voce, filati, trills on any note

as far as i know, she is the only contemporary singer who has voice, technique, good look, and...( and this is VERY rare today) CHARISMA.- this one really makes the difference

Perfection

Un Milagro !

What I dislike the most are hospital beds in an opera stage, and you see them frequently.

This voice and interpretation deserve a beautiful setting. It is not the case. Do the singers like this kind of thing or they accept it because there is no alternative?

She is just fantastic.. speechless... ♡

Reminds me of Anna Moffo

Jesus this is good

Magnifica.

Out of this world.

uno strumento......

Bravaaaá!! Bravaaaá!

Preciosa interpretacion ,magnifica una voz increible bravo

I’m so happy I good see this production twice! 😄

Che meraviglia!!! Bravissima!

Gualtier Maldè... nome di lui sì amatoscolpisciti nel core innamorato! Caro nome che il mio cor festi primo palpitar, Le delizie dell'amor mi dêI sempre rammentar! Col pensiero il mio desir a te ognora volerà, E pur l' ultimo sospir, caro nome, tuo sarà. Tutte le feste al tempio mentre pregava Iddio, Bello e fatale un giovane s' offerse al guardo mio... Se I labbri nostri tacquero dagli occhi il cor parlò. Furtivo tra le tenebre sol ieri a me giungeva... Son studente, povero, commosso mi diceva, E con ardente palpito amor mi protestò. Partì... il mio core aprivasi a speme più gradita, Quando improvviso apparvero color che m' han rapita, E a forza qui m' addussero nell' ansia più crudel.

With sopranos like Lisette the Opera will never die

What a voice my God!!!!!!

That trill at the end was sick!

HOLY SHIT!!!!

Che deliziiosa pelle d’oca.......un solo attimo e il bicchiere frange ...... fantastica e “ contemporanea”....lunga vita Lisette

Mesmerizing ❤️👏❤️👏❤️

Ces grilles... ces trilles... mon Dieu, ces trilles ! Quelle ligne de chant ! Quel bonheur ! Quelle merveilleuse, quelle magnifique, quelle généreuse et somptueuse interprétation ! R e s p e c t !!! ★

What gorgeous vocal color in a lighter-voiced repertoire. High notes like a fine violin.

she sounds just like Gheorghiu at the end

This aria is much more difficult than anyone could thought. Congratulations to Lisette Oropesa for her amazing work and talent. Brilliant performance!

No one I am aware of, except Sutherland, could make such a natural, and sustained, trill at the end of this aria...until now. That alone got my full attention. A very gifted singer in a world where they are growing increasingly rare. I have only discovered her, and I wonder...does she have the high staccati?

She does have the high staccati. They aren't as easy as Sutherland's perhaps, but there are a couple of renditions where you can indeed hear her sing them. She has a high Eb (as the cadenza in this rendition confirms) , but I'd dare say that she feels most comfortable up to a high D.

BRAAAAVAAAAA!!!!

La Callas ?

SIMPLY PERFECT!!

¡ BRAVO ! Maravillosa interpretación, hermosa voz.

Es la soprano del momento!. Buena presencia, técnica y vocalizacion perfecta.

There's hope on the horizon! After listening to years of mediocre new singers, finally a real voice! Brava!!!

Reminds me a lot of Callas, I mean that as a compliment, she takes risks, pushing limits. Amazing performance

Although far from being my favorite singer, I have to recognize that this is a good rendition of this aria. Her lyric voice fits this music like a glove. The trills are there, beautifully done, but the stacatti are missing. As one commenter said, she should resist the temptation to sing heavier roles in order to keep her voice as healthy as possible.

She does have the staccati. They do not come as easy to her as to other singers, but there are a couple of videos on YouTube where she sings them. I think this one was rather a stylistic choice, in order to keep the fluidity of the aria going, aided of course by her show-stopping trills.

OUT OF THIS WORLD!

I honestly didn’t think singing could be this great after Sutherland, Callas and Caballe. Lisette brings back those glorious days in her performance.

So agree I was despairing to ever find another Caballe she is very near xx

Caballe! Lucia Popp! Callas!

Peut-être la plus belle version de Caro Nome avec celle de Anna Moffo... Lisette a tout : une technique sans reproches, un style remarquable, une voix reconnaissable entre mille, des pianissimi enchanteurs et beaucoup d'émotion. Je ne m'en lasse pas 😙😙😙

The most Beautiful caro nome from a living Soprano💕😍❤️

Another star has been born.........so beautiful!

Extraordinary in its total technical perfection, musicality and beauty! Great mastery and great art! It has been so rare to hear the Real Thing in opera in recent years (rather decades)....

OMG those trills... Like Patti, Melba or Tetrazzini! Brava!!!

Victor borge brought me here

Grande.

Well above the usual standard of today's singers. I hope she resists the siren call of heavier roles.

Stunning!

I love the soprano, but this looks like one of those horrible productions that you see too many of these days.

It was a very beautiful the production. I saw it twice. The staging looks quite ugly in the pictures, but it was very well done. It was was a very powerful staging.

Beautiful voice, disgusting production.

Since I learned about Lisette, this is my favorite soprano

I second that emotion!

I thought I would never hear a trill as good as Sutherland’s

Its even BETTER

PLUS.... she is articulate in Italian !

and you won't! 😁

This is SO MAGNIFICENT

Just beautiful, i wonder why she wasnt offer Gilda role at Met instead of the ugly voice of Nadine.

Bravoo

Прекрасное,роскошное исполнение!Браво!!!

Mes respects, Madame!

MAGNIFICENT!

Superlatif !!!

COME ON TRILLS!!! MY GOSH! Such a splendid rendition. I'm gushing!!!!!!

A true vocal diamond. Thanks +++

Sublime!!

Velvet and iron at the same time.....That is what comes to my mind when I hear this beautiful voice !

i like that analogy!

Agreed! had the same thought...the voice of a fine cloth polishing a piece of metal!

I am so glad that Opera is not dead, an that I am amongst those who appreciate it.

Ahh so beautiful a voice. She is one of the modern sopranos that has a voice for the ages.

This should be required listening in every conservatory in the world...and not just for lyric sopranos. What a magnificent singer! THIS is why we love opera!

Flawless singing.

Lisette Oropesa...es una poesía..la escuche´este verano en Pesaro...drejó encantado al pubblico en el teatro Rossini...como ven...no solo Verdi....pero tambien Donizetti.....Bellini....una maravilla. Los mejores éxitos para esta m maravillosa Soprano

great singing, stained by these horrible photos of a trashy production my god.

The photos are quite ugly, but the production in real live was amazing, beautiful and very powerful and touching.

I think so many opera houses have to save money and therefore go with shitty productions. Or they just strive to bring "something modern" into it. 😒

Oropesa is indeed an amazing singer, in an era where truly great singers have been so few and far between. She is definitely a tremendous gift to opera. That being said, I'm now going to discuss the huge "pink elephant" in the room, that no one has even mentioned! What's with this really bizarre production??? Are these shots from when Gilda is actually singing Caro Nome? If so, what in the hell is it? Cuz it sure has absolutely nothing to do with the opera Rigoletto! Can someone please enlighten me?

@Mark Atwood Visceral is exactly the right word! I don't know if you know this, but there is a recording available on the website of the dutch public broadcaster, here: https://www.nporadio4.nl/ntroperalive/uitzendingen/526376:2017-05-27-ntr-opera-live

@Tim Meijers I actually went to see this production twice as well! I flew in from London just to see it and then I stayed an extra couple of days to catch it again. What you said of the production was exactly right. I found the entire experience completely visceral. Generally, I am not that interested in modern productions, but there was something about this that just made complete sense. Not only were the performers were all completely at the top of their game, probably the best cast I have ever heard, but the production gave a real sense of place and horror. The masks showed how Rigoletto was completely obsessed with the Duke and the walls tearing apart were him breaking under the loss of his child. I was so floored at how such a concept and a modern production really worked. It made me realize that not everything needs to be so traditional to make sense. You just need a fleshed out concept and incredible performers.

Rigoletto is in a mental institution, and he is haunted by his personal ghosts, the whole thing is sort of a confused flashback. The Duca, Gilda, and others crash onto the scene through holes in the wall. Rigoletto goes more and more nuts. Did you see the production? I went to see it twice. The cast was really amazing, and - for me at least - the production worked. It generally made sense, the story was still easy to follow and it allowed the drama to shine. Not everybody liked it, sure, and it wasn't traditional, but I think it was interesting, effective and - importantly! - highly moving.

Art Danks judging by the blood it might be lucia?

Wow!

Indeed - lovely to hear a modern singer who can actually trill. Voice most attractive.

Seldom we hear sopranos who really apply the bel canto technique. The rest of them are just show off.

Zuzana Holičová I think it is her tone quality and also that of her vibrato - her spin is gorgeous!! It is not an overdone vibrato which we hear too much of these days. And also yes, her trills are executed perfectly. The other thing is the way she colours her sound - it’s pure and she can make it dark or light...and OHHH those pianissimi!!

Hello, it's everything very interesting but I just don't understand it very well. What is the difference between her and other sopranos. I believe there is difference because of course I hear she sings rarely beautiful but I don't understand why is it so. You people seem to know what you're talking about and I always feel lost because I cannot really tell what's the difference. I probably didn't say it very well but I 'd be very pleased if you would explain to me what are the differences. :)

So true! Love Oropesa!

AMAZING TRUE SOPRANO VOICE ! BRAVISSIMA

Not only does Lisette sound so opulent here, but the recording allows us to hear that. It's a spectacularly recorded live performance. Wow. Opera needs Oropesa. She is the real deal. HIP HIP HOORAY!

I'm oozing for someone who can come close to Montserrat caballe, I might have found her xx

Robert Lee, Countertenor it’s so good that I forgot it was live !

Perfect Trills!

Brava !

THOSE TRILLS ARE LIFE!!! Bravoooo Lisette!!

This young woman is fearless in pursuit of the vocal art! I adore her!

Vocal art indeed !!! Very rare nowadays !!!

WOW!!!! Amazing!!!

Wow, real trills in a really natural and seamless voice! This is really rare nowadays! Brava

Homoclassicus I have always thought a great trill has always been rare. The great ones were natural and improved upon. However now most singers don’t even try and achieve one and some of the attempts are just that, an attempt. This is indeed a trill. One I haven’t heard since Sutherland retired. Those are just my thoughts on what I’ve been listening to over the years.

I just died.

A total wozer!

What does wozer mean??

Absolutely wonderful. Really looking forward to her Lucia at the ROH this fall.

Reminded me of Lucia Popp. Great rendition, put me on the edge of my seat few times. How many times have i hear Caro nome..

Those trills!!!!

me too reminded me of lucia popp

Just referred Popp in m comments above. Gorgeous, both of them.

Lisette Oroprsa una cantante litica dai mezzi vocali eccezionali timbro bellissimo impostazione naturale note centrali ed scuti ben modulati anche in falsetto Michel Lagrotta.

She has a Stradivarius in her throat. Bravissima!

her voice is getting even warmer and bigger!!!

Supreme!!! Nuanced, Intimate, FLAWLESS!!!!

This is one of the most perfect things I've ever heard.