British-American soprano Elizabeth Novella will return to St. Pete Opera in spring 2026 to sing Mimì in La Bohème, following her recent performance with the company as Micaëla in Carmen this past spring and her debut there as The Mother in Amahl and the Night Visitors in 2022. She will make her Lincoln Center debut as Donna Anna in Don Giovanni with Teatro Nuovo in July 2026. In 2028 Elizabeth will make her debut in a principal role with New National Theatre Tokyo.

Recent engagements include Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro with The Muses Project, where she made her company debut as Adele in Die Fledermaus.

Ms. Novella was recently named a finalist in both the Tenor Viñas Competition at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona and the Opera Index Vocal Competition in New York City.
At the Aspen Music Festival, she sang Antonia in Les Contes d’Hoffmann, where critics praised her “rich sound and impressive intensity,” and created the role of Maia in the world premiere staging of Theofanidis’ The Cows of Apollo under the baton of Robert Spano, with Opera News hailing her “first-rate singing.” Additional Aspen roles include scene work as Donna Anna (Don Giovanni, Jane Glover), Marguerite (Faust, Patrick Summers), Susanna (Le Nozze di Figaro, Nicholas McGegan), Gilda, Elettra, and Blanche de la Force.

With Teatro Nuovo at Lincoln Center, Ms. Novella covered Giulietta in I Capuleti e i Montecchi. She was a Resident Artist with Lisette Oropesa at Guild Hall of East Hampton and Bel Canto Bootcamp, and a Young Artist with Bel Canto at Caramoor, performing in Bellini’s Il Pirata under Will Crutchfield.
At Sarasota Opera, she most recently performed Giovanna in Ernani and covered Donna Anna in Don Giovanni. She has also performed Giannetta in L’Elisir d’Amore, noted for her “rich voice and fine comic timing” and covered Leïla (Les Pêcheurs de Perles), Marie (La Fille du régiment), and Musetta (La Bohème).
Other operatic highlights include Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni) with Venture Opera, Maja (Goyescas) with Bare Opera, Gertrud (Hänsel und Gretel) with the Manhattan School of Music Opera Theater, Madame Herz (Der Schauspieldirektor) with New York Lyric Opera Theater, and both Pamina (Die Zauberflöte) and Suor Genovieffa (Suor Angelica) with the Amalfi Coast Music Festival. She also covered Peg in Carlisle Floyd’s Prince of Players with Little Opera Theatre of New York.
On the concert stage, she has sung Villa-Lobos’ Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 with the cellists of the New York Philharmonic and Gilda (Rigoletto) with the American Symphony Orchestra. She also performed “I Want Magic” in masterclass with Renée Fleming.
Ms. Novella holds a Master of Music from the Manhattan School of Music and a Bachelor of Arts in Music from Bard College. She is based in Chicago and is a proud native New Yorker.