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LITTLE BAT // Susannah
FLORENTINE OPERA
"Rodell Rosel appeared as Little Bat, singing the role with precision and polish. His portrayal blended Little Bat's quirks and tics with the character's generally good heart and completely timid nature."
MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
ALBERT HERRING // Albert Herring
FLORENTINE OPERA
"Rosel is brilliant — and entirely comprehensible — in this long, complex round of vacillation and decision, which ultimately comes down to a toss of one of his shiny new coins. The effortless, conversational quality of Rosel’s singing fits the character exactly. He conveys the smoldering rebellion under a veneer of immovable resignation, which will shield him from the indignation of Lady Billows’ circle after his liberating night on the town."
URBAN MILWAUKEE
LOGE // Das Rheingold
ARIZONA OPERA
"A visual artist as well as a fine character tenor, Rosel was a Loge to remember."
OPERA TODAY
PRESS
MONASTATOS // The Magic Flute
THE METROPOLITAN OPERA
"In this production, Monastatos has the best costume, a combination of kabuki mask, sumo-like bodysuit, and a bat winged cape. Tenor Rodell Rosel’s singing was even better than that, not just hitting all the notes but full of character."
NEW YORK CLASSICAL REVIEW
ROYAL OPERA HOUSE, CONVENT GARDEN
"Rodell Rosel’s utterly grotesque Monostatos is a masterclass in acting through song, and proves a crowd favourite."
THE PRICKLE
LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO
"Tenor Rodell Rosel stole every scene as the monstrous overseer Monostatos."
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
"A fine actor and a gifted tenor, Rosel is the kind of performer who becomes his role so completely that he is nearly impossible to recognize from one opera to the next."
STAGE AND CINEMA
LOS ANGELES OPERA
"Rodell Rosel increased his reputation as both a comic and sinister actor with a Munster-inspired Monostatos."
OPERA NEWS
"Rodell Rosel notched yet another triumph as the sinister Monostatos."
OPERA WAR HORSES
SHABBY PEASANT // Lady MacBeth of Mtsensk
METROPOLITAN OPERA
"Rosel also had a unique way of generating effortless humor from the audience. His transparency narrated scenes that might have reminded the audience of a voice inside their own head. He was direct and honest. Even while writhing on the floor, wanting more just to get himself off. He was the perfect unabashed pervert."
OPERA WIRE
SPOLETTA // Tosca
METROPOLITAN OPERA
"Rodell Rosel’s turn as Spoletta was well played. As Scarpia’s toadie, Rosel gave off a menacing vibe. His Spoletta seemed to like his job as a sadistic sycophant."
OPERA WIRE
LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO
"… an excellent actor… his technique is nothing short of perfection. "
STAGE AND CINEMA
SPALANZANI // The Tales of Hoffmann
LOS ANGELES OPERA
"He was a vigorous Spalanzani, excitedly hopping around, leaving a strong impression of a toymaker living in a world of fantasy."
OPERA WAR HORSES
"Spalanzani, the absurdly funny Rodell Rosel."
BROADWAY WORLD
GORO // Madama Butterfly
SEATTLE OPERA
"Rodell Rosel's Goro was a study in unctuousness."
BACHTRACK.COM
"Of special note was Rodell Rosel's Goro. More often than not this stock character is portrayed stereotypically and two-dimensionally. However, Rosel brought extra depth to his depiction, with comic and dramatic flourishes that fleshed out the inscrutable characteristics that lay beneath the surface. Vocally, he brought an unusual richness to his performance, staying in character yet bringing a certain melodic attractiveness that is not easy to achieve in this role."
BROADWAY WORLD
LOS ANGELES OPERA
"Rodell Rosel stood out as a crisp and lively Goro. (Orange County Register) ● Rodell Rosel's Goro was appropriately cynical as the marriage broker."
HUFFINGTON POST
ANTHONY CANDOLINO // Great Scott
DALLAS OPERA
Rosel has a gorgeous, strong tone and clearly has fun parodying tenor stereotypes in this role.
D MAGAZINE
MIME // Siegfried
HOUSTON GRAND OPERA
"Tenor Rodell Rosel deftly blended the essential elements of comic sprightliness, insidious duplicity and corrosive greed to create a colorfully absorbing Mime."
OPERA NEWS
"Rodell Rosel makes a wickedly effective Mime."
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
"… one of the handful of artists able to project memorable portraits in iconic comprimario roles."
OPERA WAR HORSES
BASILIO // The Marriage of Figaro
LOS ANGELES OPERA
"As the scheming Don Basilio Rosel’s command and reaction to each situation was so hilarious he veritably crackled onstage. It made me doubly sorry that his sorbet aria in the last act was cut."
PARTERRE