British-American Soprano Elizabeth Novella is currently singing Giovanna in Ernani and covering Donna Anna in Don Giovanni at Sarasota Opera. She was recently named a Finalist of the Tenor Viñas Competition with the Gran Teatre Liceu del Barcelona and is looking forward to being a Resident Artist at Guild Hall with Lisette Oropesa and Bel Canto Boot Camp this coming summer. This past August she sang Adele in Die Fledermaus with The Muses Project and in December she made her house and role debut as The Mother in Amahl and the Night Visitors with St. Petersburg Opera. In the spring of 2022, Ms. Novella covered the roles of Leïla in Les pêcheurs de perles and Marie in La fille du régiment with Sarasota Opera. During the winter of 2020, also with Sarasota Opera, she performed Giannetta in L’elisir d’amore “with a rich voice and fine comic timing” – Herald Tribune and Musetta (cover) in La bohème.
Ms. Novella was also seen as Antonia (Les contes d’Hoffmann) with the Aspen Music Festival and School, for which the press hailed: “Novella dazzled with rich sound and impressive intensity as Antonia” – The Aspen Times. She performed the role of Villiers’ Fiancée and covered Peg in Carlisle Floyd’s most recent opera Prince of Players with Little Opera Theatre of New York. Recent operatic roles with the Aspen Music Festival and School include Maia in the first fully staged production of Christopher Theofanidis’ The Cows of Apollo or the Invention of Music under the baton of Robert Spano for which she was praised: “there was first-rate singing from soprano Elizabeth Novella” – Opera News as well as the High Priestess (cover) (Aïda) and Victoria (cover) in William Bolcom’s A Wedding. Also in Aspen, Ms. Novella performed “I want magic” in a Master Class with the legendary Renée Fleming. In 2021 Ms. Novella was named a semi-finalist in the Annapolis Opera Vocal Competition. Other credits include Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni) with Venture Opera, Maja (Goyescas) with Bare Opera, Gertrud (Hänsel und Gretel) with the Manhattan School of Music Opera Theater, Madame Herz (Der Schauspieldirektor) with New York Lyric Opera Theater, as well as Pamina (Die Zauberflöte) and Suor Genovieffa (Suor Angelica) with The Amalfi Coast Music Festival.
Ms. Novella holds a M.M. in Voice from Manhattan School of Music and a B.A. in Music from Bard College. Ms. Novella is a native New Yorker and is currently based in NYC.
Photo: Fay Fox