Rochelle Bard
Soprano
New England Finalist 2003

Rochelle is originally from Worcester, MA, where she received a BA in Biology Pre-Med at the College of the Holy Cross. She grew up playing the piano and accompanying singers before she became a singer herself. Rochelle is finishing her Master of Music in Voice at the New England Conservatory this year. Rochelle was a vocal fellow at Tanglewood last summer and has been invited to return to sing a main role in a world premiere opera by Robert Zuidam. She has also attended the Chautauqua Institute of Music and has been the soloist with various orchestras, including performances of Elijah, the Faure Requiem, West Side Story, and Showboat, in concert. Other roles include Yum Yum (Mikado), Nella (Gianni Schicchi), and Angelina (Trial by Jury). Rochelle will appear as Cunegonde in Bernstein's operetta, Candide, in late April with the New England Conservatory. Rochelle currently studies voice with Edward Zambara at the Conservatory.

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