Lisette Oropesa In November, she continued her success by performing the role of Cleopatra in Michigan Opera Theatre's "Giulio Cesare (Julius Caesar)" to acclaim. In 2013, the soprano sang the role of Pamina in "The Magic Flute" at Florida Grand Opera and reviews were universally positive, as noted in several: "Oropesa was beyond fantastic in her portrayal of Pamina." "Her aria 'Ach, ich fühl’s', sung as she believes Tamino no longer loves her, was genuinely moving ..." That summer resulted in Oropesa's continued operatic triumphs as Susanna in "Le nozze di Figaro" at The Santa Fe Opera: "Nothing in the evening surpassed
Mozart and smallpox both children's illness to contend with, the Mozarts spent a total of four months away from Vienna. They eventually returned there and were received in the Imperial court on 19 January, 1768. The Empress, who had by now lost three children to smallpox, conversed with Frau Mozart about the disease. The remainder of the trip was not especially successful. Leopold apparently misinterpreted a chance remark of the Emperor as a firm invitation for Wolfgang to compose an opera; this resulted in Wolfgang writing "La finta semplice". However, the opera went unperformed in Vienna; the singers and musicians did not like