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Lisabeth
Miller
Soprano
Lyric soprano Lisabeth Miller is sought after for her musically sensitive and dramatically compelling performances of diverse repertoire on the opera, concert, and recital stages. She has been featured as a soloist with the Hartford Symphony, the Farmington Valley Symphony, the Farmington Valley Chorale, the Manchester Symphony and Chorale, the Nutmeg Symphony and Waterbury Chorale, Con Brio Choral Society, the Shoreline Chorale, and the University of Connecticut Festival Chorus. Miller has sung both leading and supporting roles with companies throughout Connecticut, including Opera Connecticut, Opera Theater of Connecticut, Hillhouse Opera, Hartford Opera Theater, and the University of Connecticut Opera Theater. Recent performances include the Mother in Amahl and the Night Visitors, First Lady in The Magic Flute, and the title role in Handel’s Alcina.
Upcoming engagements include appearances as soloist with the New Britain Symphony, the Mendelssohn Choir of Connecticut in Bach’s Magnificat, and the Farmington Valley Symphony’s Holiday Pops concert. Miller will also create a role in the world premiere of Hannah and Her Daughters by Leonard Raybon, professor of music at Tulane University and artistic director of Sacred Nine.
An enthusiastic interpreter of art song and chamber music, Miller created the recital program Love’s Lessons: Songs by Romantic Composers of the Past and Present in 2023 with pianist Eric Trudel, featuring music by Richard Strauss, Rosephanye Powell, Jacques Leguerney, and Ben Moore. She has also been featured in the Hartt School’s American Song Festival in 2024 and 2025, performing works by Lori Laitman and Kurt Erickson. As a chamber musician, she has recently collaborated with classical guitarist Christopher Ladd, and Hartford-based Oboe Duo Agosto in works by J. S. Bach and Reena Esmail.
A skilled interpreter of traditional repertoire, Miller is also a specialist in contemporary music. She was consistently featured throughout Hartford Opera Theater’s 12 year New in November series, and in 2017 sang the roles of Donna, Holly, and Jennifer in the world premiere of David Wolfson’s The Faith Operas. She has also performed works by Tom Cipullo, Steven Serpa, Chen Zhangyi, and Daniel Morel.
Dr. Miller serves on the voice faculty at the Hartt School, University of Hartford, where she teaches applied voice, lyric diction, vocal literature, and voice methods. In the summer she teaches on the voice and conducting faculties of New England Music Camp in Sidney, Maine. She earned her Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Connecticut as a student of Dr. Constance Rock and Willie Anthony Waters. Her dissertation, A Lyric Soprano in Handel’s London: A Vocal Portrait of Francesca Cuzzoni, reflects her scholarly interest in both vocal pedagogy and historical performance practice. She also holds a certificate in vocology from New York University’s School of Professional Studies, the Master of Music degree in voice performance from the Hartt School, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in music from Brandeis University.