Liv Redpath

voice

Hailed as possessing “such a radiant voice, effortless even in the highest register with breathtaking coloratura, the likes of which have not been heard for a long time” (Berliner Umschau), Liv Redpath is a leading soprano leggero who is quickly establishing herself in diverse operatic and symphonic repertoire around the world.

In 2023/24, Ms. Redpath debuted at Royal Opera House and Staatsoper Hamburg as Lucia di Lammermoor in productions by Katie Mitchell and Amélie Niermeyer, conducted by Giacomo Sagripanti and Lorenzo Passerini, respectively. She debuted at The Metropolitan Opera as Oscar in David Alden’s Un ballo in maschera, conducted by Carlo Rizzi, returning for Pamina in The Magic Flute. Ms. Redpath reprised Tytania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream for The Atlanta Opera, and spent the summer with Santa Fe Opera as Zerlina in Don Giovanni and Sophie in Der Rosenkavalier. She enjoyed concert collaborations with Kirill Petrenko and Berliner Philharmoniker on Schoenberg: Die Jakobsleiter, Harry Bicket and The English Concert on L’incorinazione di Poppea, Bernard Labadie and Orchestra of St. Luke’s on Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, Daniel Harding and The Cleveland Orchestra on Mahler’s 4th Symphony, Federico Cortese and Harvard Radcliffe Orchestra on Strauss’ Brentano Lieder, François López-Ferrer and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra on Fauré’s Requiem, as well as concerts at Wigmore Hall and The Church in Sag Harbor.

Ms. Redpath opened her 2022/23 season singing the title role in the new Simon Stone production of Lucia di Lammermoor at Los Angeles Opera with Lina González-Granados on the podium. She made debuts at Komische Oper Berlin as Ophélie in a new production of Hamlet by Nadja Loschky with Marie Jacquot and Erina Yashima sharing conducting duties; La Monnaie/De Munt in Brussels where she returned to the role of Sophie in Der Rosenkavalier working with director Damiano Michieletto and conductor Alain Altinoglu; and at the Glyndebourne Festival as Tytania in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream in director Peter Hall’s iconic production with Dalia Staseveska conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Concert appearances included Handel’s Messiah with National Symphony Orchestra and Fabio Biondi; Nielsen’s Symphony No. 3 with The Cleveland Orchestra and Alan Gilbert; Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra; Nielsen’s Hymnus Amoris and Symphony No. 3 with Danish National Symphony Orchestra and Fabio Luisi; and later, Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis at Festival d’Aix en Provence with Balthazar Neumann Ensemble and Choir led by Thomas Hengelbrock. Ms. Redpath also joined the Chamber Ensemble for the Orchestra of St. Luke’s to sing the music of Fanny Mendelssohn and presented a recital at Oscarshall Palace for Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway.

During the 2021/22 season, Ms. Redpath made her Bayerische Staatsoper debut singing the role of Sophie in Der Rosenkavalier under the baton of Vladimir Jurowski in a production by Barrie Kosky and returned to the Deutsche Oper Berlin to make her debut in the title role of Lucia di Lammermoor. Ms. Redpath also stepped into the role of Zenobia in Handel’s Radamisto to debut with Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra under the baton of Richard Egarr. Her concert performances included Michal in Handel’s Saul at The Edinburgh Festival with John Butt leading The English Concert; a debut at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall to sing a new arrangement of arias from Matt Aucoin’s Eurydice with Nézet-Séguin leading the MET Orchestra Chamber Ensemble; an all-Schubert program of chamber ensembles and songs with members of the Orchestra of St. Luke’s with guest pianist Pedja Mužijević; a chamber music gala concert in honor of Martin Chalifour’s 25th anniversary organized by the Los Angeles Philharmonic; and a Mozart Requiem with the Long Beach Symphony.