Short Bio:
Canadian soprano Rose Hegele explores the extremes of human vocal and artistic expression in 20th and 21st century music. Active across genres including avant garde music, contemporary opera and chamber music, Rose creates healing spaces for audiences to embrace their complexity and humanity. Recent highlights include a performance of Pierre Boulez’s “Le Marteau sans maître” at Boston’s Institute of Contemporary Art in January 2025, a solo recital at Brown University in January 2025, and premiering Five Ways to Die with Experiments in Opera in June 2024 at HERE Arts Center. Dedicated to education through artistry, Rose has presented masterclasses at Brown University, the University of Texas at Austin, Roger Williams University, Frost School of Music, Berklee College of Music, and Clark University. She teaches Voice at the Upper Valley Music Center and Voice & Musicianship at the Suzuki School of Newton. A collaborative tour de force, Rose is a founding member of Der Gestanke Pierrot Ensemble and Peridot Duo, and regularly sings with Sound Icon, Nightingale Vocal Ensemble, and Carduus. Rose holds a Post-Master's Degree Fellowship from the Berklee College of Music, a Masters Degree in Contemporary Classical Music Performance from the Boston Conservatory at Berklee, and a Bachelors of Music in Vocal Performance and Musical Arts from the Eastman School of Music.​
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Long Bio:
Canadian soprano Rose Hegele specializes in exploring the boundaries of human vocal expression through 20th and 21st century music. Her practice encompasses avant-garde music, contemporary opera, and chamber music, creating immersive spaces where audiences can embrace their full humanity. As noted in I Care If You Listen, "Throughout her program, Hegele [brings] her audience along on a musical journey – and we believe her... Hegele's vocal intensity and musical interpretations convince her listeners of the message, even if the music is challenging; she makes easy work of difficult music, allowing these pieces to truly be understood" (Tracy Monaghan, 2022).
Recent performance highlights include performing as a featured soprano soloist in 50th Anniversary of the International Computer Music Conference (ICMC 2025), performing Pierre Boulez's "Le Marteau sans maître" at Boston's Institute of Contemporary Art (January 2025), the world premiere of "Five Ways to Die" with Experiments in Opera (June 2024), a collaborative recital with pianist Keith Kirchoff at the Alba Music Festival (June 2024), the soprano solo in Morton Feldman's "Rothko Chapel" at Boston's Symphony Hall (April 2024), the role of "Gloria" (Double) in Tod Machover's opera VALIS at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (September 2023), and premiering William Thomas McKinley's "The Recycler" (2015) with Lugano Percussion Ensemble (February 2023).
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As an educator, Rose has presented masterclasses at institutions including Brown University, Berklee College of Music, Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Roger Williams University, Frost School of Music at the University of Miami, University of Texas in Austin, Clark University, Wildflower Composers Festival, and Boston Singers Resource. She is certified to teach Suzuki Voice Unit 1, and teaches Voice and Musicianship at the Suzuki School of Music and Upper Valley Music Center.
A collaborative tour de force, Hegele has performed with multiple ensembles under the guidance of Vimbayi Kaziboni, Andris Nelsons, Samy Rachid, Kelly Corcoran, Jeff Means, James. Burton and Bruce Hangen. She is a founding member of Peridot Duo and Der Gestanke Pierrot Ensemble, and performs regularly with Sound Icon and Nightingale Vocal Ensemble. Her collaborative work extends to performances with Ludovico Ensemble, Guerilla Opera, Carduus, and Vox Futura.
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Rose holds a Master's in Contemporary Classical Music Performance from the Boston Conservatory at Berklee and a Bachelor's of Music in Vocal Performance and Musical Arts from the Eastman School of Music. She has furthered her education at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, the Cortona Sessions for New Music, the Summer Institute for Contemporary Performance Practice, the soundSCAPE Composition and Performance Exchange, and a fellowship at bespoken. Her significant voice teachers and mentors include Jullin O'Scheaur, Donna Sherman, Jennifer Tung, Katherine Ciesinski, Tony Arnold, Kathryn Wright and Eunbi Kim.