Biography
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San Francisco based soprano Liesl McPherrin has performed a wide variety of repertoire in both opera, concerts, and musical theater, and performs with many professional ensembles as a chorister.
In the 2022 Season at San Francisco Opera, Liesl made her company solo debut stepping in as one of the voices of the Crimson Pearl Flower in Bright Sheng’s Dream of the Red Chamber. Liesl was proud to be in the San Francisco Opera Chorus ensembles for Don Giovanni, Dream of the Red Chamber, Antony and Cleopatra, Eugene Onegin, Dialogue of the Carmelites, Orfeo ed Euridice, and La Traviata. She will be performing in the 2023 Summer and Fall seasons at San Francisco Opera in Madame Butterfly, El último sueño de Frida y Diego, Die Frau ohne Schatten, Lohengrin, The (R)Evolution of Steve Jobs, Il Trovatore, L'Elisir d'Amore, and several of SF Opera's Summer and Fall concert programs.
Known for her comedic roles in musical theater and light opera, Liesl has performed the roles April in Company, Pauline in La Vie Parisienne, Madame Herz in The Impresario, and the titular role in My Fair Galatea. In Spring 2019, Liesl has performed the role of Bianca and the voice of The Dawn with Island City Opera in their production of La Rondine. In addition, she played Lisette with Pocket Opera's production of La Rondine, where “Her stage ease communicated wit and salt, and so did her rich and expansive voice." - Operawire. In the role of Carolina in Cimarosa's The Secret Marriage with Pocket Opera, she was praised by San Francisco Classical Voice for her “brilliant top notes and winning comic chops.” In Fall 2021, Liesl performed the role of Serpina with the student outreach production of La Serva Padrona with Livermore Valley Opera. Liesl made her chorus debut at San Francisco Opera in their production of Fidelio in October 2021. She earned her Master of Music in Vocal Pedagogy and Performance at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey. Liesl is a member of the American Guild of Musical Artists.
In the 2022 Season at San Francisco Opera, Liesl made her company solo debut stepping in as one of the voices of the Crimson Pearl Flower in Bright Sheng’s Dream of the Red Chamber. Liesl was proud to be in the San Francisco Opera Chorus ensembles for Don Giovanni, Dream of the Red Chamber, Antony and Cleopatra, Eugene Onegin, Dialogue of the Carmelites, Orfeo ed Euridice, and La Traviata. She will be performing in the 2023 Summer and Fall seasons at San Francisco Opera in Madame Butterfly, El último sueño de Frida y Diego, Die Frau ohne Schatten, Lohengrin, The (R)Evolution of Steve Jobs, Il Trovatore, L'Elisir d'Amore, and several of SF Opera's Summer and Fall concert programs.
Known for her comedic roles in musical theater and light opera, Liesl has performed the roles April in Company, Pauline in La Vie Parisienne, Madame Herz in The Impresario, and the titular role in My Fair Galatea. In Spring 2019, Liesl has performed the role of Bianca and the voice of The Dawn with Island City Opera in their production of La Rondine. In addition, she played Lisette with Pocket Opera's production of La Rondine, where “Her stage ease communicated wit and salt, and so did her rich and expansive voice." - Operawire. In the role of Carolina in Cimarosa's The Secret Marriage with Pocket Opera, she was praised by San Francisco Classical Voice for her “brilliant top notes and winning comic chops.” In Fall 2021, Liesl performed the role of Serpina with the student outreach production of La Serva Padrona with Livermore Valley Opera. Liesl made her chorus debut at San Francisco Opera in their production of Fidelio in October 2021. She earned her Master of Music in Vocal Pedagogy and Performance at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey. Liesl is a member of the American Guild of Musical Artists.