Rodell Rosel| Tenor |Age 32| Philippines/USA

Rodell Rosel, tenor, was a a 2005 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Grand Finals Winner and is an alumnus of the Ryan opera Center (formerly Lyric Opera Center for American Artists).Mr. Rosel made his debut at the Lyric Opera of Chicago as Remendado in Carmen in 2005 and , since that time, has appeared on their stage as Bardolfo in Falstaff, Blind in Die Fledermaus, Altoum in Turandot, Ruiz in Il Trovatore, the Second Jew in Salome, the First Priest in Die Zauberflöte, and other notable roles
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He recently made his debuts with Houston Grand Opera as Squeak in Billy Budd and with Pittsburgh Opera as Goro in Madama Butterfly. Future engagements include Governor in Candide and Tanzmeister in Ariadne auf Naxos with Wolf Trap Opera Company, and a return to Lyric Opera of chicago as Prince/Manservant/Marquis in Berg's Lulu.

The Manila native studied at Santa Monica College and then the University of California at Los Angeles where he sang the title role in Britten's Albert Herring and leading roles of Mozart, Rossini and Ravel, also appearing as tenor soloist in The Creation, Messiah and the Mozart Requiem.

In addition to his Grand Prize award from the Metropolitan Opera National Council, Mr. Rosel was a Third Place winner at the Palm Beach Opera Vocal Competition, a Second Place winner at the Lotte lenya Vocal Competition and a Loren Zachary National Vocal Competition finalist. He has received scholarships from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences and a Career Achievement Award from The Opera Buffs Inc.

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