Rose Sawvel

Soprano Rose Sawvel is internationally recognized for her artistry and captivating stage presence, bringing a glittering, silvery voice with outstanding agility and brilliance along with the skills of an adept actress to each of her performances. She has been seen and heard on opera, concert stages, and recital venues worldwide. Highlights from last season include travelling to Dubuque, Iowa where she was born to perform the role of Pamina in Die Zauberflöte with the Dubuque Symphony as well as a debut as Juliet in a new production of Romeo and Juliet directed by Sarah Hartmann with the Cheyenne Symphony with excerpts from works by Gounod, Tchaikovsky, Bernstein, Prokofiev, and Roper featuring performances of the story through various mediums including opera, classical ballet, and spoken dialogue from the Shakespeare play.

Other roles Ms. Sawvel has brought to life include Lucia in Lucia di Lammermoor, Marie in Daughter of the Regiment, Elizabeth "Baby" Doe in The Ballad of Baby Doe, Cunegonde in Candide, The Prince in The Little Prince, Serpetta in La finta giardiniera, and Amore in Orpheus and Eurydice, La Fée in Cendrillon, Adina in Elixir of Love, Despina in Cosí fan tutte, Elettra in Idomeneo, Amy March in Little Women, Dew Fairy, Sandman and Gretel in Hansel and Gretel, Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance, the title role in Patience, Kate Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly, Eustazio in Rinaldo, Anne Page in The Merry Wives of Windsor, Marenka in The Bartered Bride, Lady with a Hand Mirror in Postcard from Morocco, Blondie in The Abduction of Figaro, and Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro.

Ms. Sawvel’s concert performances include Schubert’s Magnificat, Faure’s Requiem, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Handel’s Messiah, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, Mozart’s Mass in c minor, Mozart’s Requiem, Mozart’s Regina coeli K. 108 and K. 127, Bernstein on Broadway, Bernstein at 100, Mahler’s Symphony No. 4, Saariaho’s Lohn, Villa-Lobos’ Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5, Ticheli’s Angels in the Architecture, Rogers’ Three Japanese Dances, A. Scarlatti’s Christmas cantata, Berio’s Sinfonia, and has headlined Pops concerts with symphony orchestras across the country.

An alumna of San Francisco Opera’s Merola Opera Program, Ms. Sawvel was finalist in the Eastern Region Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions (and winner of the NY District), a semi-finalist in the Sullivan Foundation competition, semi-finalist in the Brava! Opera Theatre competition, semi-finalist in the Irma M. Cooper Opera Columbus International Vocal Competition, twice Regional Finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions in the Rocky Mountain Region, Denver Lyric Opera Guild competition finalist and won the Rocky Mountain Competition. She is also the recipient of a Bel Canto Institute Performance Award and New York Opera Project Performance Award.