Lisa Newill-Smith
New Music Soprano & Dramatic Coloratura
See Lisa on Stage
10-21 June, 2024
Performance Fellow
Cortona Sessions
Lisa will take part in the new music masterclass Cortona Sessions as a performance fellow.
26-31 May, 2024
Lied Competition Bolko von Hochberg 2024
Lisa and duo partner David Wishart take part in the 2024 competition.
17 & 18 May, 2024
Concert of Call for Young Performers in Milan
Lisa performs contemporary solo works, including the Italian premiere of Mundry's Wenn and ensembles with the Call for Young Performers course in Milan.
1 May, 2024
Jump-In Alert!
Der leuchtende Punkt
Theater Vorpommern, Greifswald
Lisa jumped in to the final performance of Der leuchtende Punkt in Greifswald with Theater Vorpommern.
25 February, 10 & 21 March 2024
5. Kammerkonzert: Alma Mahler und die Männer
Lisa performs works by Alma Mahler and the men who surrounded her with pianist David Wishart and mezzo-soprano Pihla Terttuten at Theater Vorpommern.
August, 2023
Semi-Finalist: John Cage Award 2023
Lisa performed in the semi-finals of the 2023 John Cage Award with works by Lyons, Gleave, Nemtsov, Lim, and DeJarnett.
18-26 March, 2023
MaerzMusik with PHØNIX16
Lisa will perform voice, books and FIRE (books 1, 3, 4, and 5) and selections from Oliveros' Sonic Meditations with PHØNIX16 at MaerzMusik in the Berliner Festspielhaus.
24-26 February, 2023
Kammerkonzert 5: Deutsche Komponistinnen
Lisa performs works by German and Austrian women with duo partner David Wishart in Theater Vorpommern's Kammerkonzerte series.
16 July 2022
Donna Anna: Don Giovanni
Lisa debuts the role of Donna Anna with the Vienna Summer Music Festival under the baton of Christian Schulz.
12 March - 12 April 2022
Sparrow Live: Celebrating Women Composers
Celebrate Women's Day with a concert of composers from Ukraine, Germany, Austria, Australia and the United States.
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Featuring works by Amy Beach, Liza Lim, Undine Smith Moore, Stefania Turkewich, Clara Schumann, and Marianna Martines
December 2021
Sparrow Live: American Women Through the Ages
Lisa makes her debut with Sparrow Live as a Resident Artist with her duo partner, David Wishart.
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Discover works by American composers you didn’t know existed in this journey through American classical music. From long lines to intriguing chord progressions to modern works, we explore the works of American women.
19/10/2021
Phoenix 16: I saw the world collapse & it was only a word (Hassan Khan)
Lisa makes her debut with Berlin New Music Ensemble Phoenix16, singing Singer 2 in Hassan Khan's I saw the world collapse & it was only a word (2019).
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The performance is part of Art Explora's exhibition to support the Louvre and takes place in the Foyer.
20-26/09/2021
John Cage Organ Foundation Halberstadt: Workshops for Contemporary Voice
Lisa will work with Sarah Maria Sun, Akiko Okabe, Yeri Anarika, Christoph Ogiermann, and Manfred Weiss on the works of Berio, Tania Léon, and Charles Vivier, with a concert on 26. September in Halberstadt.
01/09/2021
Semi-Finals: Vinceró World Singing Competition
Lisa will compete in the Berlin semi-finals of the Vinceró World Singing Competition.
2021
Finalist: The American Prize
Lisa was a finalist in the Art Song & Oratorio Professional Division of the American Prize.
20/06/2020
Livestream Concert: Martines & Boetzelaer
The Newill-Smith Wishart Duo performed a livestream concert featuring Mariana Martines and Josina van Boetzelaer.
23/05/2020
Livestream Concert: Amy Beach
The Newill-Smith Wishart Duo performed a livestream concert featuring Amy Beach.
14/04/2020
Livestream Concert: Clara Schumann Op. 13
The Newill-Smith Wishart Duo performed their first livestream concert featuring Clara Schumann's Op. 13 and Ye Banks and Braes by Amy Beach.
11/2019
Soloist: Mauer Broadcast, Lisa Bielawa
28/07/2019
Servilia: Clemenza di Tito, W.A. Mozart
Shoestring Opera Melbourne, Berlin
Conductor: Matthew Toogood
Berlin, Germany
27/10/2018
Queen Gwenevere: Merlin, Keith Beal
02/05/2018
Despina: Cosí fan tutte, W.A. Mozart
10/2017
Donna Elvira: Don Giovanni, W.A. Mozart
04/2017
Echo: Ariadne auf Naxos, R. Strauss
04/2016
Gretel: Hänsel und Gretel, Humperdinck
02-03/2016
Gretel: Hänsel und Gretel, Humperdinck
Alltagsoper
Director: Kristina Franz
Conductor: David Wishart
Berlin, Germany
11/2015
Donna Elvira: Don Giovanni, W.A. Mozart
Alltagsoper
Director: Emil Roijer
Conductor: David Wishart
Berlin, Germany
07/2015
Soprano Soloist: Choral Fantasy, Beethoven
Greek Opera Studio
Syros, Greece
08/2014
Young Martha: Absolved Passions, D. Wishart
World Premiere
The Vault, Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Director: Dan Magnone
Conductor: David Wishart
Edinburgh, Scotland
12/04/2014
Soprano Soloist: A German Requiem, Brahms
Knaresborough Chorale Society
Knaresborough, England
10/2013
Gretel: Hansel and Gretel, Humperdinck
Chimera Opera
Conductor: David Wishart
Rochdale, England
15/09/2013
Soprano Solo: Te Deum, Stevens
World Premiere
Heaton Church
Manchester, England
07/2012
Josephine: H.M.S. Pinafore, Gilbert and Sullivan
MUGSS: Buxton International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival
Conductor: James Hendry
Buxton, England
02/2012
Josephine: H.M.S. Pinafore, Gilbert and Sullivan
08/2011
Wanda: La Grande Duchesse de Gerolstein, Offenbach
Franco-American Vocal Academy
Périgeuex, France