Biography

Michigan native Dr. Lisa Borik Vickers, soprano, has been hailed for her “bright and ringing soprano,” “rich, soaring voice“ and “honeyed tone.” She received her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Vocal Performance/Vocal Pedagogy and her Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance from the Moores School of Music at the University of Houston, and her Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance from Butler University.

This summer, Dr. Vickers will star in Stephen Schwartz’s regional premiere of Séance on a Wet Afternoon with Lone Star Lyric. Recently, she made her Theatre Under the Stars debut as Ensemble/Beggar Woman understudy in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. She also sang the role of Franca in The Light in the Piazza with Opera in the Heights, Rose Maybud in Ruddigore with the Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Houston. She is a member of the esteemed Houston Grand Opera Chorus and recently appeared in the company’s production of Il trovatore, La bohème, and Tannhäuser. Other recent singing engagements include the Queen of the Night in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, Rosalinda in Die Fledermaus, Michaëla in La tragédie de Carmen, Magda in La rondine, the title roles in Manon and Frau Margot, Suzanne in Suzanne’s Secret, Echo in Ariadne auf Naxos, Lady Valerie in Cabildo, Barber’s “Knoxville: Summer of 1915”, and Galatea in Acis and Galatea.

A frequent soloist, she recently appeared as the soprano soloist in Carmina Burana with the Victoria Symphony and the Lake Charles Symphony, and sang the soprano solo in Mahler’s Second Symphony in Michigan. She made her Carnegie Hall debut as the soprano soloist in Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass.

Locally, Dr. Vickers has sung with Houston Grand Opera, Opera in the Heights, Lone Star Lyric Theater Festival, Divergence Vocal Theater, Opera Vista, Kingwood Summer Opera, the Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Houston, the Houston International Festival, the Houston Bach Society, Divergence Vocal Theatre, Houston Symphony Chorus and the Houston Chamber Choir. She also manages and directs HGO’s prestigious Bauer Family High School Voice Studio She sings regularly for the company’s Community and Learning department and is a sought-after clinician and judge for area vocal contests, masterclasses, and competitions.

Dr. Vickers is a 500-hr RYT yoga instructor and maintains a small voice studio in Houston. Her greatest role to date is wife to Austin and mama to Charlotte (5) and Cora (3). ​