Rosie Aldridge

English mezzo-soprano Rosie Aldridge was a member of the ensemble of Vienna State Opera (2016–18) where her roles include Annina (Der Rosenkavalier), Aksinya (Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk), Gertrude (Roméo et Juliette), Teresa (La sonnambula), Madame Larina (Eugene Onegin), Marthe Schwertlein (Faust) and Rossweisse (Die Walküre). Other engagements include Kostelnička (Jenůfa) for Staatsoper Stuttgart, Deutsche Oper am Rhein and Berlin Staatsoper, Kabanicha (Kát’a Kabanová) for Liceu, Barcelona, Praskovya Osipovna/Vendor (The Nose) for Komische Oper Berlin, Nelly Dean (Wuthering Heights) for Opéra national de Lorraine, Mrs Sedley (Peter Grimes) for Teatro Real, Madrid and Baba the Turk (The Rake’s Progress) for the Glyndebourne Festival. Previous roles for The Royal Opera include Praskovya Osipovna/Vendor; Mrs Sedley, Margret (Wozzeck), Aksinya, Angrboda (The Monstrous Child) and Russian Nanny/Beggar Woman (Death in Venice). Engagements for 2024/25 include Kundry (Parsifal) and Babulenka (The Gambler) in Stuttgart, Mrs Lovett (Sweeney Todd) for Komische Oper Berlin and Gertrude (Hansel and Gretel) in Munich.