LISA MARIE ROGALI
MEZZO-SOPRANO
BIOGRAPHY
Award-winning American mezzo-soprano Lisa Marie Rogali has been praised for her “warm, nuanced voice” and “spontaneity” on the stage. Opera News described her debut performance with Minnesota Opera as “…a tour de force of diction, precision and pizzazz.” Ms. Rogali's powerful stage presence and vocal versatility showcase her as an artist who excels across a variety of genres, including opera, musical theatre, and concert music.
In the 2024-25 season, Ms. Rogali will make her début as the title role of Carmen with both Virginia Opera and Florentine Opera. As part of Sarasota Opera’s Winter Festival, she will also reprise her charming Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia. Ms. Rogali looks forward to returning to the South Florida Symphony as the alto soloist in their annual Messiah, in addition to singing Paquette in their semi-staged concert production of Candide.
During the 2023-24 season, Ms. Rogali joined the Detroit Opera’s Resident Artist Program, singing the roles of Kate Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly and the Dog/Woodpecker in The Cunning Little Vixen. She also made her role début as Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia with North Carolina Opera and performed Der Trommler in Ullman’s Der Kaiser von Atlantis with Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings. Ms. Rogali was named a Finalist in the Dallas Opera National Vocal Competition and was awarded the Jonathan Pell People’s Choice Award. She also made her Carnegie Hall Debut as the alto soloist in Mozart’s “Coronation Mass” with MidAmerica Productions and performed the title role in The Rose Elf by David Herzberg with OrpheusPDX.
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CRITICAL ACCLAIM
"...thoroughly charming..." – Opera News
La rondine – "The standout among the other cast members was Lisa Marie Rogali, who was a fizzy, thoroughly charming Lisette from the opening party scene to her chastened return to Magda's household at the end. Her Act I rouser, "Un momento, scusi ecco," is a tour de force of diction, precision and pizzazz."
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"...a true mezzo sound..." – Voce di Meche
Gala Concert – “Mezzo-soprano Lisa Rogali has a true mezzo sound that was just right for Rosina's aria "Una voce poco fa" from Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia. We heard some more than usually interesting embellishments of the vocal line, all successfully negotiated.”
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"...sparkled with spontaneity and was sung vibrantly..." – Minnesota Star Tribune
La rondine – “Lisa Marie Rogali’s mischievous Lisette sparkled with spontaneity and was sung vibrantly. Beside her the Prunier of Christian Sanders cut a raffish figure, and their interplay lit the stage in its three-dimensionality.”
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"...Rogali as Lisette was enchanting..." – Schmopera
La rondine – “Newcomer and very recent graduate of University of Cincinnati's College Conservatory Lisa Marie Rogali as Lisette was enchanting. Her demeanor bold and sassy, she got the most laughs of the night. Prunier was sung by Christian Sanders. The two had great chemistry and added some sparks to the night.”
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"[H]er acting was full of youthful élan." – Bachtrack
Roméo et Juliette – “Among the singers getting just a few minutes before the public, mezzo Lisa Marie Rogali made a strong impression in the trouser role of Stéphano, Roméo’s page, delivering her third act “Que fais-tu, blanche tourterelle?” with gusto and mellifluous phrasing, while her acting was full of youthful élan.”
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"...from ingénue to comedienne." – Triangle Sings
Il barbiere di Siviglia – “Lisa Marie Rogali was a breathtaking Rosina. She sang with a grace and lyricism that was matched only by her amazing physical range from ingénue to comedienne."
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"...truly exceptional..." – Chatham Life & Style
Il barbiere di Siviglia – “Mezzo-Soprano Lisa Marie Rogali’s range was not only impressive, but her ability to have tonal fullness and brilliance through the entirety of the performance was truly exceptional. Her vocal agility as the ward Rosina and her ability to play off her scene partners perpetuated a lightness throughout the show.”
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"... clean mastery of the sprightly yet demanding vocal lines..." – Broadway World
Zémire et Azor – “Two members of the Opera Saratoga Young Artist Program, soprano Lisa Rogali and mezzo-soprano Katherine Maysek, played, respectively, Sanders’ two other daughters, the vain and flighty Fatme and Lisbe. Both performers offered pert, preening delight and evinced clean mastery of the sprightly yet demanding vocal lines with which Grétry’s score tasks them.”
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