Rosa Evangelina
Mezzo Soprano (The Kerry Voice Squad)

Rosa Evangelina is a vocalist and poet based in Los Angeles. This is her second season with The Kerry Voice Squad. She recently performed with CalArts Opera Theater, Pacific Opera Project, Brown Fist Productions, and Santa Monica College Opera Theater. Her opera and operetta credits include Kopernikus, The Dream Maker, Die Zauberflöte, Gianni Schicchi, Suor Angelica, Carmen, Il Campanello, The Pirates of Penzance, and Utopia, Limited. Recent highlights include performing scores by artist Jimena Sarno and composer Axel Krygier at MASS MoCA and the role of Xochiquetzal in El Circo Anahuac, a new opera in Spanish, English, and Nahuatl by David Reyes with libretto by Maria Elena Yepes. With the support of the Michael C. Rockefeller Fellowship, Rosa lived for a year in Mozambique where she collaborated with several local ensembles. Born in Mexico and raised in Ontario, California, Rosa is an alumna of Opera NEO, OperaWorks, and the LA Valley College applied music program. She is currently pursuing an MFA in Voice Arts and Creative Writing at the California Institute of the Arts and holds a BA in History and Literature from Harvard University.