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Roselin Osser

Mezzo-soprano Roselin Osser has estab- ny Orchestra, and
lished a reputation as a dynamic perform- Mozart’s Vesperae
ing artist. Exciting recent highlights in- Solennes de Confes-
clude her 2023 Boston Lyric Opera debut sore with the Choral
as Hansel in their Artist Classroom Visits Art Society of the
production of Hansel and Gretel, intro- South Shore. Other
ducing opera storytelling to hundreds of concert appearances
Boston area students from kindergarten include guest soloist
through 10th grade at schools, libraries, with the Salem Phil-
and the Boston Children’s Museum. May harmonic Orchestra,
2024 marked her Carnegie Hall debut the Waltham Philhar-
as alto soloist in Mozart’s Solemn Vespers monic Orchestra, Encore Opera of Rhode
with MidAmerica Productions. Island, The Bostonians with the University
of New Hampshire Celebrity Series, and a
Ms. Osser has gained acclaim for comic celebration of Leonard Bernstein’s Broad-
opera roles including The Fox in The Little way hits with Temple Emanuel of Newton,
Prince with NEMPAC Opera Project, Angie Massachusetts. She made her profession-
in Pepito with Opera del West, The Astron- al recording debut on Rumbarroco and La
omer in Jack and Jill and the Happening Donna Musicale’s recently released CD
Hill with Salt Marsh Opera, the title role “Latinas InFusion” singing an original ar-
in El Gato con Botas (the Spanish “Puss- rangement of the 1945 Frank Sinatra and
in-Boots”) with OperaHub, Cherubino in Doris Day hit song “The Last Time I Saw
Le Nozze di Figaro with Manhattan Opera You,” with lyrics written by Osser’s own
Studio, Pitti-Sing in The Mikado with Op- grandmother Edna Osser.
era Providence, and Rosina in The Barber
of Seville with Longwood Opera. Other A two-time first place prizewinner in the
character portrayals include Sesto in La Maine National Association of Teachers of
Clemenza di Tito with Opera del West and Singing (NATS) Song Festival, Roselin Os-
the title Roman dictator in Handel’s Silla ser has combined her lifelong passion for
with the Cambridge Chamber Ensemble. performing arts with strong motivation
to mitigate climate change. She earned
An accomplished concert artist, recent degrees in Mechanical Engineering and
seasons have included alto soloist de- Building Technology from Tufts University
buts in Bach’s Christmas Oratorio with the and the Massachusetts Institute of Tech-
Concord Chorus, Bach’s Magnificat with nology (MIT) in parallel to her vocal stud-
the Providence Singers, Mozart’s Requiem ies, now achieving a distinctive dual career
with the Masterworks Chorale in Sanders as both a classical singer and sustainabili-
Theater at Harvard University, Handel’s ty consultant for prominent New England
Messiah with the Mystic River Chorale and green building projects.
Orchestra, Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater with
the Easton Chamber Music Festival, Men-
delssohn’s Elijah with both the Heritage
Chorale and the Pioneer Valley Sympho-

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