Recently featured as Jenny in Sondheim’s Company at Off the Wall Theatre in Milwaukee, WI, Lisa was described by Damien Jaques of OnMilwaukee.com as

“a huge find. . .Golda is bursting with poise, polish, and energy.”

She has also performed with The Bubbler Theatre, Soulstice Theater, the Boulevard, and Sheboygan Theatre Company, with roles including Vixen in The Eight: Reindeer Monologues, Mrs. Anna/The King and I, Rosie Alvarez/Bye Bye Birdie, and Maria Merelli/Lend Me a Tenor.

Lisa began her professional performing as an opera singer. She was a Resident Artist of Portland Opera, a previews singer and AGMA chorister for Portland Opera, and an educational outreach artist for Seattle Opera. She has participated in many prestigious training workshops, including Ann Baltz’s Operaworks (Los Angeles, CA) and the International Vocal Arts Institute with Joan Dornemann of the Metropolitan Opera.

Lisa received her Master’s in Vocal Performance from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where she studied with Patricia Havranek. Other teachers and coaches have included Rodney Menn of Portland, OR, formerly of New York City Opera, Diane Kachelmeier (Mequon, WI) and Connie Haas (Milwaukee, WI).

A committed teacher, Lisa works as a Teaching Artist & Student Production Director for Chicago Opera Theater’s “Opera for All” program. She has taught voice at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay as an adjunct faculty member, maintains a private voice studio, and is an occasional vocal director.

Lisa is a contributing writer for Classical Singer Magazine. Her arts columns and op-ed pieces have also been featured in The Shepherd-Express, The Sheboygan Press, The Bloomington Alternative, Bloom Magazine, and the Indianapolis Peace & Freedom Journal. She currently resides in Sheboygan, WI with her husband.