Praised by Operawire as delivering "the standout performance of the night" and by Parterre Box as "a revelation as Donna Anna," British-American soprano Elizabeth Novella is emerging as a compelling presence on the operatic stage, equally at home in lyric and dramatic coloratura repertoire.

In the 2026 season, Ms. Novella made her Lincoln Center debut as Donna Anna in Don Giovanni with Teatro Nuovo, and returned to St. Petersburg Opera Company to sing Mimì in La Bohème, following her performance with the company as Micaëla in Carmen the previous season. In 2028, she will make her debut in a principal role with New National Theatre Tokyo.

In the 2025 season, Ms. Novella sang Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro with The Muses Project, where she had made her company debut the year prior as Adele in Die Fledermaus.

The 2023/24 season saw Ms. Novella cover Giulietta in I Capuleti e I Montecchi with Teatro Nuovo at Lincoln Center, and return to Sarasota Opera to sing Giovanna in Ernani while covering Donna Anna in Don Giovanni. As a Resident Artist with Lisette Oropesa at Guild Hall of East Hampton, she performed scene work as Giulietta in I Capuleti e i Montecchi, the title role in Lucrezia Borgia, and the title role in Norma.

In 2022, Ms. Novella made her St. Petersburg Opera Company debut as The Mother in Amahl and the Night Visitors, and covered Marie in La Fille du régiment and Leïla in Les Pêcheurs des perles with Sarasota Opera. She was also a Young Artist with Bel Canto at Caramoor, performing in Bellini's Il Pirata under Will Crutchfield.

At Sarasota Opera, Ms. Novella has additionally performed Giannetta in L'Elisir d'Amore, noted for her "rich voice and fine comic timing," and covered Musetta in La Bohème.

At the Aspen Music Festival and School, Ms. Novella sang Antonia in Les Contes d'Hoffmann, where Opera News praised her "richly-colored soprano," 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 credits include scene work as Donna Anna in Don Giovanni with Jane Glover, Marguerite in Faust with Patrick Summers, and Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro with Nicholas McGegan, as well as Gilda, Elettra, and Blanche de la Force. She also covered Victoria in A Wedding and the High Priestess in Aïda there, and covered Peg in Carlisle Floyd's Prince of Players with The Little Opera Theatre of NY (LOTNY).

Other operatic engagements include Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni with Venture Opera, Maja in Goyescas with Bare Opera, Gertrud in Hänsel und Gretel with the Manhattan School of Music Opera Theater, Madame Herz in Der Schauspieldirektor with New York Lyric Opera Theater, and both Pamina in Die Zauberflöte and Suor Genovieffa in Suor Angelica with the Amalfi Coast Music Festival.

On the concert stage, Ms. Novella has sung Villa-Lobos' Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 with the cellists of the New York Philharmonic and Gilda in Rigoletto with the American Symphony Orchestra. She also performed "I Want Magic" in masterclass with Renée Fleming.

Ms. Novella was 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, and has held fellowships including the McDade Charitable Trust Fellowship and the Ernst and Wilma Martens Fellowship, both at the Aspen Music Festival, and The Fedder Endowed Artist at Sarasota Opera.

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.