American bass, Alex Rosen is quickly finding a home in the concert, operatic, and song repertoire. After completing his studies at the Juilliard School, Alex Rosen made his international debut with Les Arts Florissants, under the direction of William Christie, in two tours of Haydn’s The Creation and Handel’s Acis and Galatea.
This 2024-25 season, Alex makes two house debuts; first, at Opera Köln as Raphael in Haydn’s Die Schöpfungand later as The King of Scotland in Handel’s Ariodante at Opéra national du Rhin. Following these debuts, he will return to work with il Pomo d’Oro on their European tour of Alcina (Melisso), to Dutch National Opera and Ballet for the world premiere of Philip Venables We Are The Lucky Ones, to work with Nederlandse Reisopera in Monteverdi’s L’Incoronazione di Poppea (Seneca) and Festival d’Aix-en-Provence for their new production of Cavalli’s La Calisto (Giove). On the concert platform, Alex will sing Handel’s Messiah with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and two performances of Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea with Ensemble Cappella Mediterranea.
Last season, Alex joined Theatre de Caen’s tour of David et Jonathas around France, performed the role of Alidoro La Cenerentola with Theatre du Capitole, sung the roles of Parson/Badger The Cunning Little Vixen at Detroit Opera and returned to Aix-en-Provence festival for Monteverdi’s ll ritorno d’Ulisse in patria (Il tempo/Nettuno/Antinuoo). On the concert platform he toured with Les Arts Florissant around Japan and South Korea performing St John’s Passion, sung performances of Handel’s Messiah across Europe with Accentus and Honegger’s Jeanne d’Arc au bûcher with the Berliner Phiharmonic/Alan Gilbert.
Alex also enjoys an ongoing collaboration with pianist Michał Biel, with whom he won 2nd prize in the 2018 International Hugo Wolf Academy Competition. As laureates of the Royaumont Foundation’s Art Song Academy, they have given recitals in some of Europe’s most prominent art song venues, including the Festival Lied Victoria de los Angeles in Barcelona, and Wigmore Hall in London. Alex is a native of La Cañada, California.
December 2024
