Due to her supreme musicality, stellar dramatic instincts, and solid vocal technique, American soprano Lisa Saffer is in demand worldwide for opera roles as diverse as Berg’s Lulu and Handel’s Cleopatra. Her concert work has taken her to virtually all of the leading American orchestras and she also appears throughout Europe. On the concert stage Ms. Saffer is particularly in demand for the works of Oliver Knussen. She is a recipient of the Royal Philharmonic Society Award and was nominated for an Olivier Award, London’s equivalent of New York’s Tony Award.
Lisa Saffer as Max in Where the Wild Things Are by Oliver Knussen!
“Lisa Saffer is perfectly cast as Max...” --The Guardian
“Well-nigh definitive performance with Lisa Saffer as the irrepressible Max...” --BBC Music Magazine
Listen to Lisa as Max in Where the Wild Things Are:
Knussen Recitative and Humming Song from Where the Wild Things Are
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“The evening’s standout performance. She was completely in character... technically secure and nuanced....unaffected emotion and subtle phrasing, finishing with a superb cadenza.”
--San Francisco Classical Voice
Mozart “L’Amero, saro costante” from Il Re Pastore
