Michelle Rofrano
Michelle Rofrano is an Italian-American opera and orchestra conductor with a keen interest in the intersection of music and storytelling.
Highlights of engagements for recent and upcoming seasons include leading Tosca with Fargo Moorhead Opera; Madama Butterfly with Maryland Opera; Bellini’s I Capuleti e i Montecchi with the Academy of Vocal Arts and University of North Texas, and serving as cover conductor for Houston Grand Opera, Seattle Opera, and the National Symphony Orchestra. Past seasons have included Turandot with Fargo Moorhead Opera, La Bohème with Knoxville Opera, La Cenerentola with Toledo Opera, L’Amant Anonyme with Madison Opera, and guest appearances at conservatories such as The Curtis Institute and the Juilliard School.
Rofrano has previously served as cover conductor with companies such as Santa Fe Opera, San Francisco Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Washington National Opera, The Glimmerglass Festival, and Spoleto Festival USA. A champion of social progress in classical music, Rofrano is the Founder and Artistic Director of PROTESTRA, an activist orchestra in New York City that advocates for social justice.