Alex Rosen

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 Joseph Haydn’s “The Creation” and G. F. Handel’s “Acis and Galatea”. Since then, he has guarded his passion for historical performance, in projects both in Europe and back in the United States. Recently, he appeared as Seneca in Claudio Monteverdi’s “L’incoronazione di Poppea” with Cincinnati Opera, as Cadmus and Somnus in Handel’s “Semele” with Opera Philadelphia, and as Jesus in J.S. Bach’s “St John Passion” with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Les Arts Florissants, again under the direction of William Christie.

In the 2022/23 season, Rosen embarked on a tour of Handel’s “Ariodante” with Il Pomo d’Oro before making his debut at the Teatro Real, Madrid, as Caronte in Monteverdi’s “L’Orfeo”. He made further appearances with the Aix-en-Provence Festival in Versailles as Seneca in “L’incoronazione di Poppea”, and later makes his debut with the Drottningholms Slottsteater in Henry Purcell’s “The Fairy Queen”. Rosen returns to the Basel Opera for Thomas Verstraeten’s staged production of “The Creation”, and appeared in concert with Les Musiciens du Louvre and Les Arts Florissants.

Last season, Alex Rosen made a number of exciting company debuts including as Commendatore/Masetto in W. A. Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” at the Liceu, Barcelona, and at the Bordeaux Opera, before then appearing at the Aix-en-Provence Festival as Seneca in  “L’incoronazione di Poppea”. He also appeared with the Basel Opera in Monteverdi’s “Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria”, and appeared in concert in Poland with Capella Cracoviensis.

Alex Rosen 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 Ángeles in Barcelona, and Wigmore Hall in London. Rosen is a native of La Cañada, California.