About this Showgirl . . .

Photos by Taylor Rossi Photography

American mezzo-soprano Arielle Rogers-Wilkey is a New England native, currently attending Boston University for an M.M. in vocal performance. Opera credits include Kate, The Pirates of Penzance and Katisha, The Mikado, Opera Providence; La Ciesca, Gianni Schicchi and Ensemble, Madama Butterfly, Don Pasquale, and Le Nozze di Figaro, Salt Marsh Opera; Maurya, Riders to the Sea, Almera, Dark Sisters, La Principessa, Suor Angelica Boston University. She has done extensive work with Boston Lyric Opera as Mary, Omar; Gertrude, Romeo and Juliet; and Ensemble, Madama Butterfly, Carousel, Champion, La bohème, Norma, Pagliacci, and A Handmaid’s Tale. Ms. Rogers-Wilkey took part in Odyssey Opera’s production and album recording of X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X, which received a Grammy Award nomination. With OperaHub in Boston, she was honored to portray Sissieretta Jones in the world premiere of DIVAS, an operatic play with an all-female cast. Oratorio and orchestral solo credits include Handel’s Messiah, Schubert’s Magnificat, and Vivaldi’s Gloria; as well as Carmen, Narragansett Bay Symphony Orchestra’s Operatic Highlights; a Juneteenth concert series with Castle of Our Skins and Boston Lyric Opera; and the participatory educational concert Link Up! with the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra. Ms. Rogers-Wilkey was the 2023-2024 winner of the BLO Shrestinian Award for Excellence. In her spare time, Arielle can be caught cooking, curating local foods, and cuddling with her two kitties. Next, see her in concert at Old South Church, Boston with Castles of our Skins, and with the RI Philharmonic 2025 Link Up! Concert Series.

ARW candid photo from the Boston Lyric Opera Gala, receiving the '23-24 Shrestinian Award for Excellence.