LISA MARIE ROGALI
Mezzo-Soprano
Biography
Award-winning American mezzo-soprano Lisa Marie Rogali has been praised for her “strong, warm voice” and “spontaneity” onstage. Her powerful stage presence and vocal versatility have established her as an artist who excels across a wide range of repertoire, from opera and musical theatre to concert works.
Highlights of Lisa Marie Rogali’s 2026–2027 season include Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro with San Diego Opera, Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia with Kentucky Opera, the title role in Carmen with Opera Montana, and the Major in a touring production of Kurt Weill’s Happy End with The Glimmerglass Festival. She will make her debut as the mezzo-soprano soloist in Verdi’s Requiem with the Louisville Orchestra and make concert appearances at Bard Music Festival.
During the 2025–2026 season, Ms. Rogali returned to Virginia Opera to make her role debut as Angelina in La Cenerentola and to Detroit Opera as the Offred Double in The Handmaid’s Tale. Praised by Parterre Box for her “vibrant physicality” and “strong, warm voice at both the top and bottom of the range,” she brought her acclaimed portrayal of Carmen to San Diego Opera, Toledo Opera, and Gulfshore Opera. On the concert stage, she joined Asheville Symphony for Mozart’s Requiem, Virginia Symphony Orchestra for Handel’s Messiah and New Jersey Festival Orchestra for their Broadway Through the Ages concert.
In the 2024–2025 season, Ms. Rogali made her debut in the title role of Carmen with both Virginia Opera and Florentine Opera, a portrayal hailed by The Virginian-Pilot as “not to be missed, a bang-up performance.” As part of Sarasota Opera’s Winter Festival, she reprised her charming Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia, garnering high praise from Opera News, which called her “a Rossini star in the making.” She returned 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. She concluded the season by bringing her celebrated Rosina to Central City Opera.
"a Rossini star in the making."
Opera News
During the 2023–2024 season, Ms. Rogali joined 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 debut as Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia with North Carolina Opera and performed Der Trommler in Ullmann’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. On the concert stage, she made her Carnegie Hall debut as the alto soloist in Mozart’s Coronation Mass with MidAmerica Productions. That summer, she performed the title role in The Rose Elf by David Herzberg with OrpheusPDX.
Ms. Rogali began her 2022–2023 season by debuting the roles of Princess, Lucy, and Fancy Doll #1 in the world premiere of Edward Tulane with Minnesota Opera. That spring, she performed Hansel in Opera Birmingham’s production of Hansel & Gretel. On the concert stage, she was featured as the alto soloist in Handel’s Messiah with the Naples Philharmonic, as well as Mozart’s Requiem with The Masterwork Chorus. That summer, she returned to The Glimmerglass Festival to sing Stéphano in Roméo et Juliette and Paquette in Candide. Opera News singled her out as a “live-wire mezzo [who] aced Stéphano’s tricky chanson.”
Throughout her career, Ms. Rogali has received numerous honors, including Third Place in the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition (Eastern Region), Second Place in the Opera at Florham Competition, Fourth Place in the Giulio Gari International Vocal Competition, the Munday Encouragement Grant from the Jensen Foundation Vocal Competition, and Third Prize in the Pasadena Vocal Competition, among others. As a multifaceted artist, Ms. Rogali’s versatility extends into the crossover world as well. She earned Second Place in the American Traditions Vocal Competition and received a Special Award from the Lotte Lenya Competition.
Ms. Rogali has participated in several esteemed young artist programs, including Detroit Opera, Minnesota Opera, The Glimmerglass Festival, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, and Opera Saratoga. She holds a Master of Music in Vocal Performance from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and a Bachelor of Music Education from The Pennsylvania State University.