Robert le diable - Robert, toi que j’aime - Lisette Oropesa

Robert le diable, Act IV: Robert, toi que j’aime
Giacomo Meyerbeer
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Performed by Lisette Oropesa, Soprano and Vlad Iftinca, Piano
March 11th 2017
Vocal Arts DC
Theatre of the Arts at the University of DC
Recorded by Arts Laureate
Dress provided by Austin Scarlett
TRANSLATION:
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Robert le diable, Act IV: Robert, toi que j'aime
Libretto by Eugène Scribe and Germain Delavigne
Translated by Lisette Oropesa
FRENCH:
Robert, toi que j'aime
Robert, Robert, toi que j’aime,
et qui reçus ma foi,
tu vois mon effroi!
Grâce pour toi-même,
et grâce pour moi.
Grâce pour moi, grâce pour toi.
Quoi! Ton coeur se dégage
des serments les plus doux.
Tu me rendis hommage,
je suis à tes genoux.
Grâce, grâce pour toi même,
et grâce pour moi.
Grâce pour toi, grâce pour moi.
Oh, mon bien suprême,
Toi que j’aime, tu vois mon effoi!
Ah grâce pour toi même,
et grâce pour moi.
ENGLISH:
Robert, you whom I love
Robert, Robert, you whom I love,
and who has received my faith,
you see my terror!
Have pity, pity for yourself,
and pity for me.
Pity for me, pity for you.
What! Your heart denies now
the sweetest promises it made.
You promised to honor me,
I am at your knees.
Have pity, pity for yourself
and pity for me.
Pity for you, pity for me.
Oh my greatest love,
You whom I love, you see my terror!
Ah have pity for your very self,
and pity for me.
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[@Homoclassicus]

What a fantastic singer! The timbre is wonderful (reminiscent of young Gheorghiu's in my opinion), the singing technique is amazing, the musicality is refined and elegant, the attention to the details of the score is impeccable, the expressiveness is effective and tasteful. A real artists who owes nothing to some great divas from previous generations!

[@LisetteOropesaSoprano]

Homoclassicus thank you so much for these kind words!

[@analiagarcia9519]

I thought the same!

[@artdanks]

YES! Definitely Gheorghiu!

[@angelpaz55]

She is simply Unique !!!

[@bogdanu1281]

I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who has thought of Gheorghiu when listening to Lisette, but only as far as the middle range goes. When she goes towards the high notes, she's in a class all of her own. I discovered this great artist with the YT transmission of Lucia from Madrid. I honestly did not think Lucia could be sung like that nowadays. And this interpretation of Robert is just to die for. I've had the chance to see her live in Les Huguenots & L'Elisir in Paris, where she simply mesmerised the audience with exactly what you cited : impeccable technique, attention to details and a refined style that oozes musicality.

[@hugoalvarez3915]

Who else can sing this aria this way nowadays? No one!!!! Brava

[@LisetteOropesaSoprano]

Gracias, Hugo, te lo agradesco!! I am so excited to be singing the entire role very soon... ;)

[@CarlosGomes-wi2ti]

One of the best if not the best singer of our time. Beautiful timbre, wonderful technique and phrasing in the same level of the greatest of the past. We're glad to know that there is still this high level of singing nowadays! Congratulations!

[@LisetteOropesaSoprano]

Fernando Lourenço thank you so much that means a lot!

[@Hako2004]

Lovely and sensitive, she moves smoothly and skillfully through the registers, making the most of her breath. Such voices don't come to us everyday, and she has many gifts. Will she wisely avoid the heavier repertory, and resist temptation? If she does so, and guards her middle voice, she will be singing beautifully for many years.

[@stephencostan207]

very sage advice......it is a glorious instrument

[@JacquelineLanceTenor]

The singing is absolutely gorgeous but she also looks stunning! Like a glamourous old Hollywood era jazz diva.

[@tempsperdu9278]

Je la découvre, d'opéra en canción, de canción en lied et de lied en chanson, et je me trouve de plus en plus émerveillé. Sa voix est un instrument à la fois rond et riche, velouté comme du miel qui coule mais en même temps précis comme un couteau qui tranche, pour ensuite redevenir caressant comme un pinceau qui étale la dernière et plus précieuse couche de couleur. Ses diminuendi sont des vraies échelles chromatiques, aux notes enchaînées les unes aux autres comme des perles jointes par un fil de soie, finissant parfois en des pianissimi qui flottent dans l'air comme de la poudre d'or dans un rayon de soleil, sans bouger, jusqu'à ce que la lumière meurt. Les trilles, finalement--et j'avais déjà admiré cela dans sa Lucia du Real--sont des vrais trilles, pas du vibrato comme dans des voix considérées au moins aussi solides... Finalement, il y a dans ce "Grâce!" final la quantité juste de drame pour vous donner la chair de poule, pour vous mener jusqu'aux larmes, sans tomber dans l'excès, comme cela devrait toujours être le cas dans le vrai théâtre. Ah, que Dieu bénisse cette voix et la magnifique personne qui en est sa propriétaire!!!

[@6891418]

This generation‘s version of the late great Beverly Sills. Congratulations Lisette!

[@mugrad25]

ive said the same thing. she looks like her a little bit too.

[@user-ek7bb6ur4e]

so wonderful, lisette is tthe best

[@sirdicaudore]

Pure and moving, delicate and ardent, breathtaking and utterly beautiful! A rare combination of eloquent tasteful phrasing, profound musicianship, style and great class! A light of hope coming from golden past decades to our sinister and uninspired actual operatic world!

[@LisetteOropesaSoprano]

I'm so glad you enjoyed this recording!! Your kind words are so appreciated.

[@artdanks]

Sooo agree! And I think its amazing how many people recognize Lisette's art as being "a light of hope from a golden past"! It is sooo true! And very noticeable! BRAVA, Lisette!

[@carlosaleman1135]

Esta mujer es para amarla , y además es guapísima. El pianista se emocionó

[@paridecalabria7597]

Listen at least once a day to preserve good taste in singing

[@rosy3385]

merveilleuse VOIX !

[@XPRT10R]

Wow... I am floored. There IS a (singing) god, after all !

[@j.j.schlachtfeld9325]

I think you mean goddess

[@XPRT10R]

I didn't, actually, but that will work too

[@ericg0nzales]

QUEEN!

[@LisetteOropesaSoprano]

Eric Gonzales hahaha shantay you stay 😘

[@DavidBrowningBYD]

I commented on your FB post with this video, but I can't resist mentioning how that stunning Austin Scarlet gown lets us all see how relaxed your shoulders are. And your singing sounds just as relaxed. We don't always see that in concert. (In the 80s puff sleeves were a dead giveaway to shoulder tension!)

[@LisetteOropesaSoprano]

David Browning thanks for the kind words and astute observation!

[@bloodytears610]

I cried. Beautiful voice :)

[@LisetteOropesaSoprano]

Registeredanimagus thank you so much!

[@MicahandModesta]

Fantastic! I'm glad you chose the Beverly Sills change near the very end (et grâce). Wonderful!!!

[@LisetteOropesaSoprano]

Micah and Modesta ASMR thanks I’m glad you liked it!

[@ajna15dm]

Great perfomance 🎉👏

[@christophecesar4761]

A-MA-ZING ! I can't wait hearing the whole role in Bruxelles this sping!!! Since her Lucia in Madrid (on the air) and her astonished Marguerite in Les Huguenots in Paris, I'm a absolute fan. Thank you so much Ms. Oropesa to sing how you do!

[@LisetteOropesaSoprano]

Thank you so much for your kindness!! I'm grateful that you appreciate my work! See you soon in Bruxelles! :)

[@vanessalanger8072]

Even Vlad was moved! Outstanding:)

[@LisetteOropesaSoprano]

We have a very special connection, I love working with him!

[@jaquesuarez7215]

Que maravilla de voz que. Nitidez waooooooooooo

[@keithclifton392]

Gorgeous aria, flawlessly sung by Lisette Oropesa, one of today's very finest sopranos. Why this aria (and this opera) are not heard more often is beyond me. Brava!!

[@_jan_kusiak]

Lisette, you kidnapped my heart!!! If I was sent in a one-way space mission, and could take only a few of my favorite arias, I'm sure, without thinking, take "Robert, toi que j’aime" by Lisette Oropesa. I heard Lisette for the first time thanks to the "Lucia di Lammermoor" broadcast from Teatro Real Madrid. Her singing sometimes took my breath away. I will never forget that "Regnava nel Silenzio" and those over three minutes of furious applause. I saw something like that for the first time and regret that I'm not there in the audience. Beyond the stage, I take her as a beautiful, joyful girl, who likes running, loving people, finding strength and time to answer twitts with humor and wit. But I know that it is only a modern costume under which is the purest 19th century diva.

[@LisetteOropesaSoprano]

Jan Kusiak this comment absolutely stole my heart! Thank you so very much for your generosity!

[@carmenabellan8851]

No se puede cantar mejor. Que grande es Lisette!

[@jonathanmyers2867]

Lissette, you are a masterpiece! 😍😍😍😍👏👏👏👏🌹🌹🌹🌹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎼🎼🎼🎼🎵🎵🎵🎵

[@kingamitrowska]

Magnificent, what control. Exquisite musicality. Lisette you are a Diamond. May you shine on and enchant us with your beautiful voice❤️❤️❤️

[@LohengrinO]

Spectacular

[@LisetteOropesaSoprano]

Lohengrin O thank you very much! A friend encouraged me to learn this aria for an encore, and it led to me having a lot of Meyerbeer in my life over the past year!

[@LohengrinO]

I am not an expert on your Voice (yet!) but Meyerbeer suits you enormously and Sutherland fans already are crazy with you... take good care of the rare Diamond you have inside your throat

[@LisetteOropesaSoprano]

@@LohengrinO haha I'm not an expert on it either! It's an evolution, you know? New things surface as new roles come up, and I am constantly working on technique and all that fun stuff. It's challenging singing Meyerbeer, as you can imagine, and I've had a good bit of it this season with Huguenots and Robert le diable. Of course NO ONE can or ever will live up to Sutherland (or any of the greats!) but we mortals all do our best with our limited abilities to do the music justice so that opera continues to be presented to the world.

[@LohengrinO]

@@LisetteOropesaSoprano Voice is a living Organism separate from the singer who uses it... like a Divine Entity... it is excruciatingly difficult to learn use it really well and even more difficult to adjust to it constantly as it changes with time (that is why Callas used to say: when I get onstage I get possessed by the voice of a great singer I only hope I will be able to control). Opera will never die no matter how hard it rains and storms upon it... it is the product of combined Geniuses full of Heart and Spirit, a form of High Art... and as long as singers like you and Marina keep appearing (and they will) its flame gets constantly revitalized

[@LisetteOropesaSoprano]

@@LohengrinO It's so nice to read your point of view, you are so passionate about it! It's really inspiring. And I also love Marina and think she is a goddess. As for other coloraturas I admire greatly, have you heard Jessica Pratt? I have tickets to her La Scala recital. Can't wait as I always learn a lot from her.

[@bisakhadasi]

I am totally floored. Technically and emotionally stunning! Thank you for sharing your talent with the world.

[@LisetteOropesaSoprano]

Vishakha Dasi thank YOU for appreciating it!! ❤️

[@bisakhadasi]

So kind of you to reply. I've subscribed to your channel. Looking forward to all your amazing performances.

[@waterfordwinstons]

Lisette Oropesa First I am very late to the party, I didn’t know or heard of you until playing around on KZbin today what a breathtaking voice you have, I didn’t know what you were saying but I couldn’t careless, you emoted so much feeling is was simply a breath of fresh air to hear you.......Brava a new fan.

[@FigaroPS]

Lisette, this is both stunning and moving. Love from a ROF choir singer

[@dre451]

Sublime that's all.

[@48Amalia]

Un vrai plaisir pour les oreilles mais aussi pour les yeux, ses acutes si feutres, merveilleux.

[@heladosmontenero]

Mi sono innamorato di questa voce meravigliosa, che gioia per le orecchie e per il cuore! Magnifica!

[@tempsperdu9278]

I keep returning to this particularly stunning rendition. I already commented on it a while back, so I will not add to my words then except to say that few, all-too-few voices are capable of raising the hairs at the end of my neck and then bring me to tears with the inexplicable yearning that only absolute beauty is capable of producing, like her voice always does, especially in this poignant aria, sheer feeling transformed into a masterpiece of musical art. If I may paraphrase an earlier commentator, "I think we ALL have fallen in love..."

[@LisetteOropesaSoprano]

Temps Perdu merci à vous! Je ne sais que dire, sauf MERCI, et j’éspère de vous remercier personnellement un jour!

[@tempsperdu9278]

@@LisetteOropesaSoprano no, por favor. Prodigar elogios no cuesta nada cuando son verdaderos y salen del corazón. ¡Que puedas volver pronto a Madrid! Un abrazo. Alex Medina, alias Lofrasso, alias Temps Perdu

[@christiaandhooghe]

Lisette, I've watched this over and over again...and makes me cry....so amazingly beautiful. You are a HUGE talent, and a balanced honnest instrument. Thank you!!!

[@LisetteOropesaSoprano]

That is so sweet, I'm beyond touched! Thank you so much for enjoying my performances, and may your heart always be open to music so profoundly.

[@christiaandhooghe]

Dear Lisette, where can I buy this recording? Searchd on your website, but couldn't find a link. Must say you are one of the voices that I surely would buy a ticket for to go listen! Briljance all over and that warm velvet middle register. Such bliss!

[@LisetteOropesaSoprano]

Hi there Christiaan! I'm sorry I know I don't have a big button that says "buy now!" on my website! haha Here's a link for you. Thank you so much for your support. lisetteoropesa.bandcamp.com/releases

[@gclef2288]

Sublime, indeed. The ease of the voice, the elegant phrasing. Only GREAT singers can manipulate their vibrato to emanate a specific emotion. Nothing here sounds difficult or manufactured. French diction is perfection. I believe this is the last piece of the recital, where most singers would just show off to dazzle. Lisette masterfully and elegantly shows glorious technique, restraint and measured singing. Most impressive, in my opinion, is her gorgeous middle. Legendary.

[@user-bm6ct7ns8r]

БЕЗУПРЕЧНО!!! Все произведения что я слышала в исполнении Лизетт - это на столько профессионально, продуманно до мельчайших деталей. Очень эмоционально и выразительно, красивейшие филировки и трели! На сколько легко и естественно выглядят сложнейшие моменты!!! Браво!!!

[@bonifass29011962]

Абсолютно правильно! Великая певица!

[@barbaragauhl6175]

Just beautiful ❤️ , thank you 🌹

[@francoisduchamp570]

tres joli ca!.. belle voix

[@highbaritone]

I am so impressed. It’s wonderful to listen to something present this wonderful. 🙏🏼❤️🇦🇺

[@alfredoloyola921]

Brava. Lissette!!a very difficult aria to sing!!!!!!!

[@hispatlantico]

Espléndida, maravillosa, sencillamente excepcional.

[@angelantoniochirinosamaro]

Sin duda de lo que más me gusta de su repertorio, gracias por compartir su arte!

[@BenjaminGonzalez-Bierman]

A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!! Brava, Lisette ! 🙏🏽🎶🙏🏽🎶 J’adore ta voix!!

[@zxaddictxz]

Lisette is unreal. She took my breath away first time I heard her, and since then she has never disappointed. This particular rendition is heavenly.

[@alex-ander6275]

Браво,Лизетта!

[@rodhuss]

Qué maravilla! Lisette, una artista única!

[@leemartinez1203]

Congrats to Vlad Iftinca, the sound he can get is so sumptuous and elegant and warm. Ideal for this piece and this marvelous singer.

[@isadahab1457]

Sem palavras pra descrever essa perfeição! Só gratidão!!

[@kent7384]

If there’s a Lisette Oropesa Fan Club, sign me up! Exquisite!

[@SuperJasonable]

Lovely voice, super bel canto technique, sensitive rendition, always enjoy listening to your singing!

[@LisetteOropesaSoprano]

Jinsheng thank you very much that’s a really kind comment!

[@erikanicolealatorre]

Absolutely gorgeous Lisette. I didn’t know I could have a favorite but I do believe this is my absolute favorite aria I’ve heard you sing. Bravissima cómo siempre 😘💐

[@suzannederringer1607]

I've always loved this Aria. Well done!

[@fatoudiako8969]

Vraiment magnifique, unique! Bravo !

[@iestynovich]

This is just wonderful.

[@joseluizengelke5128]

I LOVE YOUR VOICE MISS LISETTE OROPESA. WHAT A VOICE TIMBRE! DIVA!

[@BellaFirenze]

Que belleza. Bravissima!

[@massimopasticci1761]

che la faccia in teatro e' troppo brava.....immensa!!!

[@bonifass29011962]

Fantastic, cosmic singer! Such beautiful appearence, such ideal voice! Upon seeing and hearing You, dear Lisette, it is impossible not to become your fan forever.

[@AlysseSailor]

The space in this arias leaps are breathtaking.

[@flaviafevre4722]

Je ne peux vraiment pas m'en empêcher ! A chaque fois je pleure ! Je ne peux pas résister à la beauté de cette voix!

[@ThrivingJean]

Absolument magnifique!

[@LisetteOropesaSoprano]

Merci beaucoup!!

[@corneliuswhite5139]

Exqusite! This is the sort of singing we deserve!

[@LisetteOropesaSoprano]

Thanks so very much, Cornelius! I really appreciate your kindness. :)

[@pauldejeandelabatie1583]

One of the truly most extraordinary accomplishments here is that you can understand every single word; the same can unfortunately not be said even for many french singers; what a pleasure to have such a wonderful artist interpret french works.

[@kharywilsontenor4712]

Lisette, I didn't think that it could get any better than this... Then I heard it live with orchestra. I'm coming to this video to try and recapture the moment!!! You're such an inspiration and I'm so glad to know you!!

[@LisetteOropesaSoprano]

Khary you are so sweet!! You're a wonderful singer too, my friend. Stay inspired! Hugs

[@smartbl0nd]

Goosebumps from the intensity of the emotions. Such an inspiring singer!

[@LisetteOropesaSoprano]

Thank you very much that is really kind of you!

[@JacobNewberryMS]

Just incomparable. An extraordinary artist with supreme interpretive abilities. But the quality of this voice is better than anyone alive (excepting Ms. Price, long may she live). Miss Lisette, you have the diamond, radiant upper register of Dame Sutherland as well as the dark magnificence of Callas's lower register. Truly a spectacular performance.

[@operacody12]

You are a revelation. I have been watching a few of your videos every day for weeks now. I’m am inspired and blessed by your singing. I am a vocal “grandchild” of Grayson, having studied with Maryann Kyle for my DMA at USM. I also recently met Craig Piazza who used to sing with you at LSU, and he always crows about you. Brava, as always.

[@LisetteOropesaSoprano]

Thanks so much what a delight to hear from you! Craig is/was an amazing singer and person! And Maryann! What a delight, I wish you all the best, Cody!

[@Paddy818]

Just fantastic! I love everything about it and you! BRAVA!!

[@luigisansonetti50]

Como nos hace falta volver a escuchar y ver una de las más grandes Soprano de nuestro tiempo. Ha sido terrible esta pandemia mundial, el no poder apreciar en un teatro, como lo hemos hecho, esta voz maravillosa, con un impresionante dramatismo en escena que nos lleva a soñar lo sublime de esta bella música. Que maravilla Lisette, , gracias mil y lo mejor para tu futuro ya consolidado. !!!

[@georgia8132]

Amazing!!!!

[@stephencostan207]

so authentic works from such a calm place. great breath control which epitomises her beautiful expressive virtuosity

[@BellaFirenze]

Una de las grandes voces del momento, quizá la única. Bella voz y magistral interpretación. Bravissima!

[@525spl]

Awesome voice love listening make it look easy I love your fast vibrato and your trills are flawless

[@ariannepine3157]

Sublime. Singing of the highest calibre.

[@mugrad25]

3:50 wow

[@agnieszkakruszyna4625]

I almost cry! Beautiful, so deeply moving and true! Lisette, in art of singing you are great successor of Divina Maria Callas, you both really understand art of bel canto. I adore you 🤩

[@paulinamodlinska_]

Amazing performance!

[@LisetteOropesaSoprano]

Paulina Horajska thank you very much!!

[@cinziavidali411]

Wonderful!

[@casiphiawohlfeld7029]

I can't get over this beautiful performance. I don't know what the words mean but every time I hear it, I think I will cry because of how beautiful it is. Brava!

[@ricardojavierdominguezgari6129]

Que nivel! Es la mejor cantante que he escuchado en la actualidad! Mucha finura! Que tecnica...

[@jesus-fw7ke]

La perfección de la técnica, la emoción exaltada, el francés académico. Todo en un soprano excelsa.

[@light_gamer9375]

Maravilhosa 💙🦋

[@rubincasas2168]

GLORIOUS

[@JuPiNi1]

Soberbia, artistaza😍... salud y suerte infinita😚

[@ahagen2025]

Simply AMAZING voice1

[@hashatz]

I have only recently become aware of this wonderfully gifted singer, regardless of voice classification. Brilliant execution is only the beginning of the listening experience provided by Lisette Oropesa. The limpid quality of the voice itself is fresh air at its most purified level. I have commented on this quality elsewhere on her KZbin recordings. Perfect tonality, remarkably easy production throughout her entire vocal range all add to this marvelous artist's stature. Oh by the way! Let us not forget her sensitive interpretations and ability to communicate with her audience. Experience will only amplify the traits I have already commented about. Did I say, Brava? Of course!

[@OperaLover84]

Just, wow...

[@Maso_Ndy]

Fabulous!!!

[@LisetteOropesaSoprano]

Thank you very much!!

[@luisalfonsocorbachorodrigu9655]

Brava Lisette!

[@LisetteOropesaSoprano]

Luis Alfonso Corbacho Rodríguez merci beaucoup!

[@mariezenaida]

Absolutely ravishing.

[@LisetteOropesaSoprano]

ediblemarie thanks so much that’s really sweet of you!

[@jeffbarnett2348]

Wow, I think I'm in love.

[@LisetteOropesaSoprano]

lol music does that!

[@ciociosan]

Your singing brings joy. BRAVISSIMA.

[@LisetteOropesaSoprano]

Thanks so very much!! :)

[@peternystrom8981]

Brava!

[@cadu-zz1sv]

Espetáculo!!!

[@Mike98861]

Divine!

[@MeyEdeile]

This is so beautifully sung and moving! I'm grateful to have found about a new and exciting artist. Thank you for sharing this interesting and so seldom sung repertoire. I also have to say I was very impressed by your amazingly clear diction - I understood every word you sung!! Most native French speakers can't achieve this when they sing. It's such a pleasure to enjoy the words and the music at the same time (for real, I've heard plenty of French songs recitals and no one comes close to you in this regard, save for Marc Mauillon). I'm excited to catch up on the culturebox broadcast of Les Huguenots tomorrow!

[@LisetteOropesaSoprano]

Mélina Perlein-Féliers I’m so appreciative of this comment! See you tonight! (Well, sort of!)

[@eldatricerri3333]

Ho scoperto questo brano per puro caso. Ne sono rimasta esterefatta. La voce di Lisetta Oropesa non è paragonabile ad altro soprano. Nel fare un raffronto con altre interpreti, quella che più mi ha convinto è stata June Anderson, ma Lisette Oropesa ha una purezza di emissione unica, e le sue note acute sono squisitamente belle e cristalline. STUPENDA!

[@claudinevoirain5945]

sublime

[@mapaezpumar64]

BRAAAAAVAAAA!!!