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A native of the Pacific Northwest, soprano Rochelle
Martin holds a BM in Vocal Performance from the University
of Washington. While pursuing her undergraduate degree,
Rochelle studied voice with tenor Vinson Cole, trained at the University of Washington's
School of Drama and participated in four years of opera
workshop scenes with director Claudia Zahn.
Rochelle's full-length operatic roles include Idamante (Idomeneo),
Diana (Orpheé aux
Enfers), 1st Spirit (Die Zauberflöte), La Bergere and
La Chauve-Souris (L'enfant et les Sortileges), and ensemble
in Cendrillon and the musical She Loves Me. She has
also performed in opera scenes at both the University
of Washington and the University of Southern California.
Roles performed include Alice Ford (Falstaff), Lady Penelope Rich (Gloriana), Gilda (Rigoletto), Countess Almaviva
(Le Nozze di Figaro), and Zerlina (Don Giovanni).
Rochelle is currently pursuing a MM
in Vocal Arts at the University of Southern California,
where she studies with Elizabeth Hynes. Rochelle is
also a soprano soloist at the Cathedral of Our
Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles. Upcoming
solo engagements include a world premiere of John Glover's monodrama, Parveus Meus Mallus, a recital in April, soprano soloist at the West Coast Chorale, and Eve in Henry Mollicone's Beatitude's Mass for the Cathedral.
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