Originally from the Philippines, Grammy-nominated tenor Rodell Aure Rosel appears regularly in major opera houses, including The Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, LA Opera, Houston Grand Opera, and Royal Opera House. He is primarily known for his superb portrayals of character roles, including Monostatos, Basilio, Tanzmeister, Spoletta, and the Four Servants in The Tales of Hoffmann. In the 2023-24 season, Mr. Rosel appeared with The Metropolitan Opera and Cleveland Orchestra as Monastatos in Die Zauberflöte, Boston Lyric Opera and Houston Grand Opera as Goro in Madama Butterfly, and Austin Opera as Beppe in Pagliacci, among other performances.

He made his Metropolitan Opera debut as Valzacchi in Der Rosenkavalier, opposite Renée Fleming, Susan Graham, and Sir Thomas Allen. He originated roles in Paul Moravec’s The Letter at Santa Fe Opera and in Terrence McNally and Jake Heggie’s Great Scott at The Dallas Opera, which starred Joyce DiDonato and Frederica von Stade, conducted by Patrick Summers. As Monostatos in The Magic Flute, he debuted in the David McVicar production at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, U.S.-premiered in the Barrie Kosky production at LA Opera, and the Julie Taymor production at The Metropolitan Opera. He has collaborated with esteemed directors of both film and theater, including Michael Grandage, Bartlett Sher, and David McVicar, and world-renowned conductors including James Conlon, Carlo Rizzi, and the late Bruno Bartoletti.

Rodell was a grand prize winner of the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition and a prize winner in the Lotte Lenya Competition, Palm Beach Opera Vocal Competition, and the Jose Iturbi International Competition.