Award-winning American mezzo-soprano Lisa Marie Rogali has been praised for her “warm, nuanced voice” and  “spontaneity” on the stage. Opera News described her debut performance with Minnesota Opera as “…a tour de force of  diction, precision and pizzazz.” Ms. Rogali's powerful stage presence and vocal versatility showcase her as an artist who excels across a variety of genres, including opera, musical theatre, and concert music. 

In the 2024-25 season, Ms. Rogali will make her début as the title role of Carmen with both Virginia Opera and Florentine Opera. As part of Sarasota Opera’s Winter Festival, she reprised her charming Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia, garnering high praise from Opera with Opera News who called her, “a Rossini star in the making.” Ms. Rogali also returned to the South Florida Symphony as the alto soloist in their annual Messiah and sang Paquette in their semi-staged concert production of Candide. In summer 2025, she looks forward  to making her company début at Central City Opera as Rosina.  

During the 2023-24 season, Ms. Rogali joined the 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 début as Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia with North Carolina Opera  and performed Der Trommler in Ullman’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. She also made her Carnegie Hall Debut as the  alto soloist in Mozart’s “Coronation Mass” with MidAmerica Productions and performed the title  role in The Rose Elf by David Herzberg with OrpheusPDX. 

Ms. Rogali began her 2022-23 season debuting the roles of Princess/Lucy/Fancy Doll #1 in the  World Premiere of Edward Tulane with Minnesota Opera. That spring, she performed her first  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. David Shengold of Opera News  singled her out as a “live-wire mezzo [who] aced Stéphano’s tricky chanson.” Throughout the  season, Ms. Rogali received prestigious accolades including 3rd Place in the Metropolitan Opera  Laffont Competition (Eastern Region), 2nd Place in the Opera at Florham Competition, and 4th  Place in the Giulio Gari International Vocal Competition.

As a multifaceted artist, Ms. Rogali's versatility extends into the world of musical theatre, where  she has performed and covered leading roles such as Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady, Louise in  Gypsy, and Maria in The Sound of Music. In the crossover competition circuit, she has placed 2nd  in the American Traditions Vocal Competition and received a special award from the Lotte Lenya  Competition. 

Ms. Rogali has participated in several esteemed young artists programs including Minnesota  Opera, The Glimmerglass Festival, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, and Opera Saratoga. She is a  graduate of The University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music (M.M. Vocal  Performance) and The Pennsylvania State University (B.M.E. in Music Education).