Dutch mezzo-soprano Liza Vjera Lozica made her solo debut at Dutch National Opera in May 2025, in How Anansi Freed the Stories of the World,  directed by Kenza Koutchoukali. She returned to Dutch National Opera later that year in the title role of Atman!, a production she will reprise in 2027 in a revival co-produced by Dutch National Opera, Opera Zuid and Nederlandse Reisopera. In 2026, she joins Capella Amsterdam’s Icarus, again under conductor Leonard Evers, directed by Mart van Berckel.

In the summer of 2024, Liza made her debut at the Bregenzer Festspiele under the direction of renowned mezzo-soprano Brigitte Fassbaender, portraying La Ciesca in Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi and Clarina in Rossini’s La Cambiale di Matrimonio.

Praised for her musicality, humoristic and dramatic intuition and strong characterisations, further highlights of Liza’s career include Maman, Libelu and La Tasse Chinoise in Ravel’s L’Enfant et les Sortilèges at the Salzburger Festspiele, Annina in La Traviata at Nederlandse Reisopera, Elle in Poulenc’s La Voix Humaine at the Grachtenfestival Amsterdam, and Petite Choeur in Berlioz’ Roméo et Juliette with the London Symphony Orchestra under Michael Tilson Thomas. Next to her work as a soloist,  she is also a member of the chorus of Dutch National Opera

Liza has a particular passion for opera for young audiences, having appeared in Dutch National Opera’s Be Opera XL and Anansi productions for children. She is currently developing “Music Pathways,” an educational programme for the International Vocal Competition ‘s-Hertogenbosch, bringing opera into classrooms around the Netherlands.

Her versatility as a performer has its roots in an early theatrical training: as a child, Liza was active at Jeugdtheater Hofplein in Rotterdam and attended a secondary school with a specialised programme in the three theatre disciplines of singing, acting and dance — a background that continues to inform her strong stage presence today.

Liza has had the privilege of working with celebrated artists including Brigitte Fassbaender, Christiane Karg, Malcolm Martineau, Christof Loy, Eva-Maria Westbroek, Sir Willard White, Edith Wiens, Kamal Khan, Nelly Miricioiu, Ann Murray, Michelle DeYoung, Kirsten Schoetteldreier and Margreet Honig.

Liza completed her Bachelor of Music cum laude at Conservatorium Maastricht, before continuing her studies at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam. She went on to obtain an Advanced Certificate at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, where she was also part of British Youth Opera’s Serena Fenwick Programme.