Lisa Hopkins (born 1978) is an American classical singer and actress from Simi Valley, California. She holds a B.A. in Theater Studies and Acting from Yale University and a M.M. in Classical Voice from the Manhattan School of Music.
She is best known for her portrayal of Mimi in Baz Luhrmann's 2002-03 production of La bohème on Broadway, for which she received a Tony Award. Since then, Hopkins has performed around the United States and Europe in ...
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Lisa Hopkins (born 1978) is an American classical singer and actress from Simi Valley, California. She holds a B.A. in Theater Studies and Acting from Yale University and a M.M. in Classical Voice from the Manhattan School of Music.
She is best known for her portrayal of Mimi in Baz Luhrmann's 2002-03 production of La bohème on Broadway, for which she received a Tony Award. Since then, Hopkins has performed around the United States and Europe in concerts and operas, at venues such as the Estates Theatre in Prague, Wolf Trap in Virginia, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and at several music festivals.
Hopkins was born in Simi Valley, California, and grew up all over the United States and Canada, from Los Angeles to Manhattan, North Dakota, Iowa, Missouri and Utah. Her mother is a Juilliard-trained pianist with whom she continues to collaborate. She attended the Waterford School in Sandy, Utah and began to study voice at age 16.
Hopkins received her B.A. in Theater Studies and Acting from...
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