Rodell Rosel

Tenor

Rodell Rosel has already attracted interest among the major opera companies in the U.S. from his appearances on the stage of the Lyric Opera of Chicago and at the Metropolitan Opera.

Mr. Rosel made his debut at the Lyric Opera of Chicago last season as Remendado in Carmen and has, since that time, appeared on their stage as the First Priest in Die Zauberflöte, Borsa in Rigoletto and as Faninal’s Major-domo in Der Rosenkavalier, Altoum in Turandot and the Second Jew in Salome,  Bardolph in Falstaff, Ruiz in Il Trovatore, Benvoglio in Roméo et Juliette, and Dr. Blind in Die Fledermaus.  For the Metropolitan Opera, he has appeared as Valzacchi in Der Rosenkavalier conducted by James Levine and as Nathaniel and Franz in their new production of Les Contes d’Hoffman. 

During the past two seasons, he made debuts with the Pittsburgh Opera as Goro in Madama Butterfly and the Houston Grand Opera as Squeak in Billy Budd and returned to Wolf Trap as the Governor in Candide and the Dancing Master in Ariadne auf Naxos in addition to performances at the Lyric Opera of Chicago in Lulu, the Florentine Opera as Monastatos in The Magic Flute, and a debut with Santa Fe Opera in the world premiere of a new opera by Paul Moravec.  This season, he debuts at the Metropolitan Opera, and he will return to Houston as Goro and as Scaramuccio in Aridane auf Naxos.  Next season, he will appear with the Lyric Opera of Chicago singing the Four Servants in Les Contes d’Hoffman and Monastatos in Die Zauberflöte and the Florentine Opera as Little Bat in Susannah. 

Formerly a member of the Ryan Opera Center (formerly Lyric Opera Center for American Artists), the Manila native studied at the University of California in Los Angeles, where he sang the title role in Britten’s Albert Herring and leading roles in Mozart, Rossini and Ravel, also appearing as tenor soloist in The Creation, Messiah and the Mozart Requiem.  He has sung Basilio in Le nozze di Figaro at Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, CA, as well as Monostatos in Die Zauberflöte, Kaspar in Amahl and the Night Visitors, and Tinca in Il Tabarro, all with Opera Nova-Santa Monica. 

In addition to his award from the Metropolitan Opera, Mr. Rosel has received a third-place award from the Palm Beach Opera Vocal Competition, a second-place award at the Lotte Lenya Vocal Competition, and was a finalist at the Loren Zachary National Vocal Competition

He is the recipient of scholarships from, among others, The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.