„The statuesque and very watchable Harper-Brown is a fiery and commanding Musetta, bringing Act 2 to life with her dramatic and flamboyant entrance.“

Pacific Media Watch, John Henningham, 2005 - La Boheme, Puccini, Opera Queensland, Australia

„Her voice had the crispness of summer wine. More please!”

Sydney Morning Herald, 1999
Sydney Festival, Symphony Under the Stars, Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Critically acclaimed as ‘radiant both vocally and visually ‘, British born Lisa Harper-Brown is a unique and commanding performer. Equally at home on the recital platform or the operatic stage, Lisa has delighted audiences from Sydney to London in a range of repertoire from Bach to Bernstein.

Lisa migrated to Australia where she studied at The University of Western Australia, gaining her Honours degree in Music as well as her Licentiate diploma in singing.

She made her debut on the main-stage for Opera Australia singing Pamina in The Magic Flute. Since then her performances of Helena in A midsummer night’s dream, Fiordiligi in Così fan Tutte and Elsa in Lohengrin, have delighted both critics and audiences alike and culminated in her being awarded a prestigious Helpmann Award for her portrayal of Countess Almaviva in The Marriage of Figaro.

Recent engagements have included Ortlinde in The State Opera of South Australia’s Die Walküre, Dvořák’s Stabat Mater with Prague Chamber Orchestra for the Perth International Arts Festival, Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus for Opera Australia, and her debut in the role of Musetta for Opera Queensland’s exciting new production of La Bohème.

Lisa has recently relocated to Europe to continue her career and has been embraced by the artistic community within and beyond Berlin where she currently resides.

In 2006 she made her European debut with Hamburgische Staatsoper in performances of Erste Dame (1st Lady), in Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute). Since then she has been performing in Festivals throughout northern Germany and most recently has appeared in Christmas Concerts throughout Berlin.

2008 promises to be an exciting year for Lisa as she prepares for an Asian Tour with her Trio, VOYAGE, with two West Australian Colleagues, Richard John (piano) and Paul Tanner (percussionist). Her engagements in 2008 begin with recitals in her home-town of Perth, Western Australia, at the beautiful Cosham Wines Estate. There she will entrance audiences in twilight performances of ‘Bubbly and Song’: an evening of tastings, both musical and gastronomical, with repertoire to suit every palate. The European Summer will see her appearing in recital for Festivals throughout northern Germany, as well as in and around Berlin.