American soprano Amber Rose Romero, hailed for her “effervescent” and “iridescent” sound, is establishing herself as a versatile and dynamic artist. Regularly performing in opera, oratorio, musical theatre, and folk music styles; Ms. Romero's repertoire spans a multitude of music genres.
For the 2023 season, Ms. Romero is set to make her international debut at the Teatro Olimpico and the Teatro Comunale di Vincenza in the role of Olympia in Les contes d’Hoffmann. Other engagements include joining the Masterworks Choral of the Palm Beaches as the soprano soloist in both the Mozart Coronation Mass and the Bach cantata Wachet auf ruft, uns die Stimme and the Taylor Festival Choir for their 2022/2023 season. Where she is currently a Principal Resident Artist, Ms. Romero is also set to join Opera Carolina in their upcoming production of La Traviata and their community outreach programs.
In the operatic scene, Ms. Romero has performed multiple principal roles across the United States with notable companies such as, Utah Festival Opera, NC Summer Opera, Greensboro Opera, Signature inc., NH Piccola Opera, Miami Music Festival and Opera Fusion. Notable roles include Zerbinetta (Ariadne auf Naxos), Olympia (Les contes d’Hoffmann), First Lady (The Magic Flute), Adele (Die Fledermaus), Madame Silvertone (The Impressario), Nannetta (Falstaff), Dew Fairy (Hansel und Gretel), and Zerlina (Don Giovanni).
In the competition sector, Ms. Romero was most recently awarded the 1st place winner in the Michael Ballam Vocal Competition (2022). She is also a 1st place winner of the South Carolina District in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions (2022), a semi-finalist in the SAS Performing Arts Competition (2022), an Encouragement Award winner in the Camille Coloratura Awards (2021), a finalist in the NH Piccola Opera Competition (2020), a semi-finalist in the Orpheus vocal competition (2020), the 3rd place winner of the Heafner Williams Vocal competition (2018), the 3rd place winner of the St. Petersburg Opera Guild Competition (2015), and the first place winner of the PBAU Concerto Competition (2013).
As a concert soloist, Ms. Romero has performed the soprano solos in Handel’s Messiah, the Mozart Coronation Mass and the BachCantata Wachet auf ruft, uns die Stimme with the Masterworks Chorale of the Palm Beaches. Additionally, she was a soprano soloist cover for the Carmina Burana with the Utah Festival Opera and a Soprano Soloist in the Bach Christmas Oratorio with the Taylor Music Group. As a choral artist, she is a member of the Taylor Festival Choir and the Charlotte Chamber Choir and as a folk music artist, she is the lead singer in the Jamie Laval Celtic Music Duo that performs regularly throughout the east coast. Ms. Romero also runs the Romero Voice Studio in Charlotte, North Carolina. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree of Music in Vocal Performance from Palm Beach Atlantic University and a Master’s Degree of Music in Vocal Performance from UNC Greensboro.