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Photo: Peter van Hessen

Lisa Newill-Smith

Primary Skill:

Soprano

Nationality:

American

Country:

Germany

Languages (fluent):

English, German, French

Opera

Servilia
La Clemenza di Tito (Mozart)
Shoestring Opera Melbourne in Berlin
2019
Despina
Cosí fan tutte (Mozart)
Ensemble OrQuesta
2018
Donna Elvira
Don Giovanni (Mozart)
The Berlin Opera Group
2017
Madame Lidoine
Dialogues de Carmélites (Francis Poulenc)
Sakrale Oper
2017
Madame Lidoine
Dialogues de Carmélites (Francis Poulenc)
Balance Arts Berlin
2017
Echo
Ariadne auf Naxos (Strauss, R)
The Berlin Opera Group
2017
Gretel​
Hänsel und Gretel (Engelbert Humperdinck)
Antwerp Conservatoire
2016
Gretel​
Hänsel und Gretel (Humperdinck)
Alltagsoper
2016
Prima Ancella
Medea (Cherubini)
Greek Opera Studio
2015
Donna Elvira
Don Giovanni (Mozart)
Alltagsoper
2015
Hélène
Hin und Zurück (Hindemith)
Greek Opera Studio
2015
Prima Cercatrice
Suor Angelica (Puccini)
Greek Opera Studio
2015
Fox
The Cunning Little Vixen (Janáček)
Trentino Music Festival
2014

Operetta/G&S

Josephine
HMS Pinafore (Gilbert & Sullivan)
Manchester Gilbert and Sullivan Society
2012

Contemporary Opera

Stephanie
To Hell and Back (Jake Heggie)
Knutson Studios
2019
Queen Gwenevere
Merlin (Keith Beal)
Hastings Philharmonic/Ensemble OrQuesta
2018

Oratorio/Concerts

1st Soprano Solo
Choral Fantasy (Beethoven)
Greek Opera Studio
2015
1st Soprano Solo
Ein Deutsches Requiem (Brahms)
Knarlesborough Oratorio Society
2014

Covered Covered & Performed Scenes Premiere of New Work Concert COVID-cancelled

Anne Boleyn from Try Me Good King by Libby Larsen

Atwood Songs 1 -2 by Tania León

Ah chi mi dice mai

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Finalist: The American Prize: Chicago Prize (2016)

Competitions

Finalist: Iuventas Canti Vocal Competition (2017)

"Schließlich ist Lisa Newill-Smith eine witzige und koloratursichere Donna Elvira. Ihre Rollenzeichnung der betrogenen Ehefrau setzt dem Schurken Don Giovanni wirklich etwas entgegen" - Opernfan.de (2017)

"Personally I loved Lisa Newill-Smith as Gretel (who had also an good German pronunciation)" Il giardino di Armida, ​ (2016)

“On this occasion, the ladies win hands down. That difficult solo “The hours Creep on Apace” is performed with ease by soprano Lisa Newill-Smith as Josephine who moves gracefully across the stage....Surely these two should go professional?” Julie Taylor, remotegoat.co.uk (2012)

Post-Graduate Diploma (Solo Performance: Voice): Merit
Royal Northern College of Music
2013–2014
Masters of Music (Solo Performance: Voice): Merit
Royal Northern College of Music
2011–2013

Soprano Lisa Newill-Smith has performed across Europe and the United States. A passionate advocate of music by women, she is the founder of www.womenwhocomposed.com, performing livestream concerts and spreading information about female composers. Also a keen performer of contemporary music, Lisa has created roles by living composers, including Queen Gwenevere in Keith Beal´s Merlin, and Young Martha in David Wishart´s Absolved Passions. Lisa brings the energy from these passions to her performance of standard repertoire: her Despina was described by the Hastings Observer as “one of the most subtle performances I can recall, splendidly sung and totally alive to the text.” An extremely versatile performer, Lisa´s performance credits range from Servilia, to Gretel to Donna Elvira. Lisa has sung in masterclasses with Angel Blue, Dame Felicity Lott, Miriam Gauci and Renata Scotto. Her oratorio and concert works include Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy, Mozart’s Requiem and Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem. Lisa was a finalist in the Chicago Oratorio Award with the American Prize, the Opera Classica Europa competition, the Iuventas Canti Competition and a semi-finalist in the American Prize professional opera division. Lisa is from Virginia, USA and is currently based in Germany. For more information visit www.lisanewillsmith.com.

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Sopranistin Lisa Newill-Smith ist in Europaweit sowie in den Vereinigten Staaten aufgetreten. Als leidenschaftliche Verfechterin der Musik von Frauen ist sie die Gründerin von www.womenwhocomposed.com. In den vergangenen Monaten hat sie Livestream-Konzerte gegeben und über Komponistinnen geschrieben. Als begeisterte Interpretin zeitgenössischer Musik hat Lisa Rollen von lebenden Komponisten kreierte, darunter Königin Gwenevere in Keith Beals Merlin und junge Martha in David Wisharts Absolved Passions. Lisa bringt die Energie dieser Leidenschaften in ihre Aufführungen des Standardrepertoires ein: ihre Despina wurde vom Hastings Observer als "eine der subtilsten Interpretationen, an die ich mich erinnern kann, großartig gesungen und völlig lebendig für den Text" beschrieben. Als äußerst vielseitige Sängerin reicht Lisas Repertoire von der Servilia über die Gretel bis zur Donna Elvira. Lisa hat in Meisterkursen mit Angel Blue, Felicity Lott, Miriam Gauci und Renata Scotto teilgenommen. Zu ihren Konzertwerken gehören Beethovens Chorfantasie, Mozarts Requiem und Brahms Deutsches Requiem. Lisa war Finalistin beim Chicago Oratorio Award, dem Opera Classica Europa Wettbewerb, dem Iuventas Canti Wettbewerb und Halbfinalistin in der American Prize Professional Opera Division. Lisa wurde in Virginia, USA geboren und lebt derzeit in Deutschland. Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter www.lisanewillsmith.com.

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