ROSABELLA GREGORY
COMPOSER - ARRANGER - SONGWRITER
BIOGRAPHY
Rosabella Gregory is an award-winning songwriter, arranger and composer. She has released three solo albums and performed her work throughout the UK and internationally, at venues such as The Royal Festival Hall, Live at Zédel and in support of the legendary Jools Holland on his Country House tour. Her musicianship has led to collaborations with such luminaries as Bob James, Soumik Datta and Árstíðir. Rosabella composes for opera, theatre and television, and her work has been performed at such venues as Hoxton Hall, The Arcola theatre, Oxford Playhouse and 59E59 theatres New York. Collaborating with her twin Dina has given Rosabella her most rewarding writing experiences, from writing a rock opera for the ENO Lilian Baylis program at 16, to winning the Vivian Ellis prize at 21, right up to the present day and their collaboration on a new adaptation of The Wind in the Willows for Audible starring Jennifer Saunders and Harriet Walter.
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In 2021 Broadway Records released the World Premiere Recording of their musical My Marcello with an all-star cast including Santino Fontana, Laura Osnes, Terrence Mann and Derek Klena. In June 2023, Rosabella was both the Composer and Musical Director of T-room...The Musical commissioned by Endstation Theatre Company, which premiered at Thoresen Theatre, Randolph College, Lynchburg, VA. Opera commissions include Tutankhamun’s Shoes for English Touring Opera and Sammy And The Beanstalk for OperaUpClose. Most recently Rosabella and Dina have collaborated on a their new opera The Haberdasher Prince, commissioned by Lyric Opera of Kansas City that tours the Kansas City Metropolitan area from April 2024 until June 2025.
CRITICAL ACCLAIM
"...evocative songs..." – BritishTheatre.com
City Stories – “The plays are linked and punctuated by Rosabella Gregory’s evocative songs performed onstage at the piano. All are set in, evoke and evince London’s ‘spirit of place’, and in different ways ruminate about the challenges, pains and joys of being in love."
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"...rich and interesting throughout" – S. Fairbank
The Haberdasher Prince – “Her music for The Haberdasher Prince was rich and interesting throughout. There were many instances of telling the story with 4-part harmonies which were very effective. I would describe the music as an evolved pop songwriting type of composition orchestrated for a small chamber ensemble. Which is a good thing; anyone browsing this site knows I’m a big proponent of bringing the music of opera back down to earth by blending the serious music of opera with modern pop concepts.”
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