Christopher Roselli
Bass-baritone Christopher Roselli (Zuniga) has performed in a wide range of musical genre and performing media including opera, oratorio, music theater, concert, recital, film, television, radio, and recording. His operatic experience includes performing over forty roles with opera companies throughout the United States including such roles as Scarpia in Tosca, Count Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro, the title role in Don Giovanni, the Bonze in Madama Butterfly, Colline in La Bohème, Ramphis and the King in Aida, Timur in Turandot, Zuniga in Carmen, and Alidoro in La Cenerentola. His concert engagements have included national and international tours in Germany, Austria, France, Switzerland, Denmark, and Italy. He has made appearances at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Brooklyn Academy of Music, and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Roselli has sung in many ensembles in and around New York City including the Metropolitan Opera, Voices of Ascension, New York Choral Artists, Musica Sacra, and New York Collegium. In addition to his varied performing credits, Dr. Roselli is a member of the voice faculties at New York University (Tisch School of the Arts), the New School for Drama and The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. During the summer he serves on the voice faculty of Colorado College’s Vocal Arts Symposium. He has also taught at Westminster Choir College of Rider University and the Actors Studio Drama School. Dr. Roselli is the recipient of the New School’s 2007 Distinguished University Excellence in Teaching Award. His students are performing on Broadway, off-Broadway, in Broadways tours, television and film. Finally, Christopher received his Doctor of Music degree from Indiana University.