Welcome to the website of
British soprano Elisabeth Meister
Latest news...
April 2012
**Elisabeth is engaged to sing the title role in Donizetti’s Lucrezia Borgia at the Teatro Municipal de Santiago de Chile. More details...
March 2012:
**Website updates - Press/Biography/Diary/Contact pages updated.
January 2012:
**Happy new year everyone!!
December 2011:
**Elisabeth makes her US debut at Lyric Opera Chicago in the role of First Lady Die Zauberflöte.
November 2011:
**Elisabeth makes her South American debut in the title role Aïda. Read reviews here
August 2011:
**Here’s Elisabeth singing
Pace, pace mio dio
from Verdi’s La Forza del Destino.
July 2011:
**Here you can watch a video of the JPYAP Summer Performance curtain call. Watch video
**Elisabeth has now completed her two-year tenure on the Jette Parker Young Artists Programme, rounding off the season with the JPYAP Summer Performance. Read reviews
**NEWSFLASH Elisabeth has been engaged by Lyric Opera Chicago to cover the title role Ariadne auf Naxos and to sing the role of First Lady Die Zauberflöte, in Nov/Dec 2011 and Jan 2012. More info
**Elisabeth is preparing for her final performance as a Jette Parker Young Artist, on Sunday 17 July at 1.30pm, on the main stage at the Royal Opera House. More info
June 2011:
**ROH’s production of Macbeth is aired on BBC Radio 3 on Saturday 18 June. More info
**Elisabeth appears as a guest artists with The Prince Consort, in the world premiere of Stephen Hough’s song cycle Other Love Songs.
**Audio update: Csanyi-Wills’s The Last Letter and Wagner’s Stehe Still!, have been added to the Audio page. Listen
May 2011:
**NEWSFLASH Elisabeth has been engaged by Teatro Municipal de Santiage, Chile, to sing the title role Aïda in November 2011.
**ROH’s upcoming run of Verdi’s Macbeth is to be streamed live to cinemas worldwide on Monday 13 June. Elisabeth plays the role of Lady-in-Waiting. Watch trailer
**Read reviews of Elisabeth’s recent performance of Mahler’s 8th Symphony. More info
April 2011:
**In 1944 in Budapest, a Hungarian Jew, Irene Csanyi, disappeared, leaving a final letter to her family. Her great grandson, composer and pianist Michael Csanyi-Wills, set this letter to music for piano and soprano, and it received its world premiere on April 18th 2011 at the Royal Opera House. For more information click here: The Last Letter.pdf
March 2011:
**Preparations are underway for Elisabeth’s upcoming lunchtime recital at ROH’s beautiful Crush Room. More info
January 2011:
**Elisabeth is interviewed by Opera Today. Read article
**Elisabeth is voted Best Newcomer by website Opera Britannia. Full article
December 2010:
**Elisabeth is joined by co-host Anna-Marie Sullivan for Opera & Musical Theatre Karaoke
on Monday 13 December.
November 2010:
**Elisabeth was recently asked to comment on the differences between aspiring opera singers who enter TV competitions (X Factor, Britain's Got Talent, etc), and those who choose take a more traditional route via music college, etc. Read article
October 2010:
**Read reviews of L’isola disabitata. More info
**The latest podcast from the Royal Opera House is now available. Listen
July 2010:
**The Jette Parker Young Artists are interviewed during a photoshoot. Watch video
June 2010:
**Verdi’s Aida, broadcast on Radio 3 on June 26.
Elisabeth sings the role of High Priestess.
**Elisabeth features on BBC Radio 3’s In Tune, discussing the role of the understudy.
**Elisabeth returns from Zurich following a spectacular opera gala in the Eishalle, Deutweg. Pictures and video to follow soon.
May 2010:
**Janacek’s The Cunning Little Vixen, broadcast on Radio 3 on May 29.
Elisabeth sings the role of the Fox.
**Prokofiev’s The Gambler, broadcast on Radio 3 on May 22.
Elisabeth sings the role of Pale Lady.
April 2010:
**Read reviews of Aida. More info...
**The latest podcast from the Royal Opera House is now available. Listen
March 2010:
**Read reviews of The Cunning Little Vixen. More info
**NEWSFLASH Elisabeth Meister steps in at short notice to play the role of the Fox in The Cunning Little Vixen at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. More info
February 2010:
**The latest podcast from the Royal Opera House is now available. Listen
November 2009:
**The latest podcast from the Royal Opera House is now available. Listen
October 2009:
**Elisabeth has made her inaugural public appearance at the Linbury Studio at the ROH. As part of the Meet the Young Artists Week, she took part in a production entitled The Truth About Love, directed by José Dario Innella. The critics rather liked it too! Read more
**Elisabeth is the new presenter of the Royal Opera House’s monthly podcasts! Listen
September 2009:
**Elisabeth is participating in the British Airways Great Britons scheme:
“This scheme will look for individuals...who strive to be the best,
whether their passion is in sport, music, fashion, performing arts,
art and design, innovation, or community.” Read more
Page updated 27 March 2012
“You assume that you have the measure of her talent, when in fact you have only experienced but a fraction of it ... It was a prodigious performance that made you want to leap out of your chair screaming bravo.”
Antony Lias, opera-britannia.com
“Elisabeth Meister is a rare combination of pragmatism, serious intent, personal warmth and infectious energy ... Meister’s success is obviously a combination of long-term planning, intensive hard work and training.”
Claire Seymour, Opera Today
“Elisabeth Meister was a Lucrezia to reckon with – what a commanding figure this fine soprano has become!”
Mark Valencia, whatsonstage.com
