Rodell Rosel, a native of Manila, makes his first LA Opera appearances as Goro in Madame Butterfly and Spoletta in Tosca. He performs frequently with the Lyric Opera of Chicago, with roles including the Four Servants in The Tales of Hoffmann and Monastatos in The Magic Flute. For the Metropolitan Opera, he has appeared as Valzacchi in Der Rosenkavalier and as Nathaniel and Frantz in a new production of The Tales of Hoffmann. (www.rodellrosel.com)