Lisa Chavez finished the '26 season with a wide range of "Opera's Greatest Hits". She made her Azucena debut with Sarasota Opera, played the dutiful cartaker Suzuki in a company debut with North Carolina Opera, found her long lost son as Marcellina in Le Nozze di Figaro, and hilariously ended the summer in a shipwreck as Isabella in L'Italiana in Algeri. The 26/27 season starts with 2 new roles, and a Mozart masterpiece. Lisa returns to Sarasota Opera as the Witch in their fall production of Hansel and Gretel directly after performances of Carlota in Hector Armienta's Zorro with Opera in Williamsburg. She will also be joining Opera Carolina and the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra as the Mezzo Soloist in Mozart's Requiem, a 9/11 Memorial Concert.

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Recent debuts include Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre singing the three Mezzo leads of Frugola, Principessa, and Zita in a new production of Pucinni's Il Trittico, Mezzo soloist in Verdi's Requiem with the Savannah Philharmonic, and Adalgisa in Bellini's Norma with Opera Tampa.

 

Along with standard repertoire, Ms. Chavez has shown her strength in her interpretations of new works. She originated the role of Maggie in the World Premiere of Stonewall by Iain Bell and Mark Campbell with New York City Opera. In addition to Stonewall, Lisa has performed in multiple American operas including; the title role in the New York premiere of Tobias Picker’s Dolores Claiborne with New York City Opera, Dinah in Trouble in Tahiti with Opera Parallèle, the Secretary in The Consul, and Madame Volanges in Dangerous Liaisons. Ms. Chavez was also seen via live telecast across Europe on Mezzo TV performing the role of Elizabeth Proctor in Robert Ward’s The Crucible. 

 

Other memorable roles include: Federico García Lorca in Ainadamar, Salud in La Vida Breve, and Marquise de Berkenfield in La Fille de régiment.