Due to her supreme musicality, stellar dramatic instincts, and solid vocal technique, American soprano Lisa Saffer is in demand worldwide for opera roles as diverse as Berg’s Lulu and Handel’s Cleopatra. Her concert work has taken her to virtually all of the leading American orchestras and she also appears throughout Europe. On the concert stage Ms. Saffer is particularly in demand for the works of Oliver Knussen. She is a recipient of the Royal Philharmonic Society Award and was nominated for an Olivier Award, London’s equivalent of New York’s Tony Award.