American dramatic soprano Lise Lindstrom has dazzled the world with compelling performances that are “truly world-class.”
Her unique vocal power, combined with her expansive range, extensive palette of vocal colors, and unrivaled stagecraft make her one of the most sought-after talents of her generation. In roles that range from Turandot to Senta, Elektra to Brünnhilde, the Fäberin to Isolde, Lindstrom’s distinguished career has taken her to the world’s leading opera houses, including The Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Wiener Staatsoper, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, and Teatro alla Scala.
Performances during the 2025-2026 season include Marie in a concert version of Wozzeck with Orquesta y Coro Nacionales de España in Madrid, as well as staged productions of Die Färberin in Die Frau ohne Schatten with the Polish National Opera, and Brünnhilde in Götterdämmerung with the Atlanta Opera. In the 2024-2025 season, Ms. Lindstrom deepened her celebrated exploration of Wagner’s repertoire with a thrilling role debut as Isolde in Tristan und Isolde at the Shanghai Grand Theatre, and performed as Brünnhilde with The Dallas Symphony Orchestra in an opera-in-concert version of Richard Wagner’s full Ring Cycle, under the direction of esteemed conductor, Maestro Fabio Luisi. She returned to The Metropolitan Opera for Die Frau Ohne Schatten as the Färberin led by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, and brought the same role to Deutsche Oper Berlin, conducted by Sir Donald Runnicles. She reprised her acclaimed Brünnhilde in Wagner’s Siegfried at Atlanta Opera, joined Teatro Filarmonico di Verona as the title role in Elektra, and returned to the Greek National Opera to sing her iconic role, Turandot.
In the previous season, Ms. Lindstrom delivered a series of remarkable performances across Europe and Australia, further solidifying her reputation as one of the world’s leading dramatic sopranos. She starred as Die Färberin in a new production of Die Frau ohne Schatten at Oper Köln and reached a career-defining milestone as Brünnhilde in a stunning new production of Wagner’s Ring Cycle at Opera Australia, directed and designed by the visionary Chinese director Chen Shi-Zheng. Ms. Lindstrom returned to another of her signature roles in a concert presentation of Salome at the Palau de la Música de València, later reprising the same role in her company debut at Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in a daring production created and directed by Barrie Kosky. She also returned to Semperoper Dresden as the title role in Strauss’ Elektra and followed that with performances at the famed Caracalla Festival in Rome with yet another commanding portrayal of Turandot – a role she has performed over 200 times to international acclaim with major opera houses worldwide.
During the 2022-2023 season, Lindstrom continued her commanding exploration of Wagner and Strauss. She performed Brünnhilde in staged performances of the complete Ring Cycle with Semperoper Dresden, under Christian Thielemann, as well as in concert with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra led by Fabio Luisi. She sang the title role Elektra with the Royal Danish Opera, and returned to Nationaltheater Mannheim for Wagner’s full Ring Cycle under the baton of Alexander Soddy. Highlights of the previous season include title role appearances in Elektra (Dresden) Turandot (Opera Australia) and Salome (Orquesta y Coro Nacionales de España). She also appeared with Oper Leipzig as Brünnhilde in Götterdämmerung, Royal Danish Opera as Brünnhilde Die Walküre and Frankfurt Opera as Die Färberin.
