Arizona Opera Cast Members & Creatives

Manhattan-based director, writer, and performer Sydney Roslin is constantly crossing genres and state lines in the pursuit of complex, dynamic storytelling. Recent directing credits include Mozart’s Così fan tutte at Opera Neo in San Diego and Centro Cultural Tijuana in Tijuana, Mexico; Handel’s Rodelinda at Opera Neo; Dear Brain, from Heart at NYC’s Green Room 42; and Handel’s Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno at Opera Neo, which was called “absolutely brilliant” by the San Diego Union-Tribune. Assistant directing credits include Gounod’s Roméo & Juliette at Minnesota Opera and Mozart’s The Secret Gardener in a co-production between Opera Neo and the Hungarian State Opera.

Never one to stick to a single medium, Roslin recently tackled the world of audio fiction as the director of The Artisan Who Made Me, a SAG-AFTRA audio drama from Bottled Star Productions, currently streaming across podcasting platforms. She also recently served as Resident Writer at the Matthew Corozine Studio in Manhattan, culminating in a self-directed showcase of her scenes and monologues titled A Touch of Naïveté: Stories of Love, Loss, and Growing Up. Other written works include the chamber opera On Our Street, for which she was the librettist in collaboration with composer Zachary James Ritter, and her one-woman show, From Tolochin to Tin Pan Alley: Irving Berlin and the American Dream.

When she’s not behind the production table, Roslin can be found onstage. Recent roles include Frieda/Betty in Sunday in the Park with George, Mother in Hansel and Gretel, Adolfo Pirelli in Sweeney Todd, Cherubino in The Marriage of Figaro, Martha in Heathers, and Fidalma in Il matrimonio segreto. She is a member of the Letter of Marque Theater Company, a devising and soundpainting ensemble based in Manhattan, and performs around NYC with her all-women musical improv team, “Off the Record.” She has also served for six years as the High Holy Days Cantorial Soloist at Falmouth Jewish Congregation in Falmouth, MA, and subs regularly with choirs throughout New York City. Roslin is a proud graduate of Carnegie Mellon University (BFA Vocal Performance & BA Creative Writing) and The Boston Conservatory (MFA Musical Theater Performance).