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. In addition, he has sung Basilio in Le Nozze di Figaro at Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara.

Mr. Rosel was a Grand Prize Winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, and 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 and the Jose Iturbi International Music Competition. He is the recipient of scholarships from, among others, The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences and the Opera Buffs Career Achievement Award. He was a soloist in John Musto’s Volpone, which was Grammy-nominated for Best Opera Recording, performed live at Wolf Trap Opera.