Filipino-American baritone Rolfe Dauz is quickly becoming recognized for his beautiful voice, sensitive artistry, and compelling stage presence, and has garnered international acclaim for his “focused baritone, perfect diction, and dramatic acting” (Calgary Herald) and “warm, flexible singing” (Classical Voice North America).

In the 2024–25 season, Rolfe was seen as Der Lautsprecher in Viktor Ullmann’s Der Kaiser von Atlantis with New World Symphony directed by Yuval Sharon and conducted by Stéphane Denève, Escamillo in Bizet’s Carmen at Virginia Opera and Florentine Opera, Trio Member in Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti with Annapolis Opera, Curio in Handel’s Giulio Cesare directed by R. B. Schlather at Hudson Hall, and Larry Itliong in the world premiere of Dolores with West Edge Opera and San Diego Opera. He also received the Audience Choice Award at the 2025 Fort Worth Opera McCammon Voice Competition.

Rolfe’s 2023–24 highlights included concerts and recitals, curated by internationally acclaimed soprano Dawn Upshaw, at the renowned Tanglewood Music Center as a Vocal Fellow, after which he became a member of Detroit Opera’s 2023–24 Resident Artist Program under the leadership of Christine Goerke and Nathalie Doucet. His roles with Detroit Opera included his company debut as Prince Yamadori in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, Jan (cover) in Missy Mazzoli’s Breaking the Waves, and a singer in Europeras 3 & 4 by John Cage.

Additional recent performances include Mozart’s Così fan tutte (Don Alfonso), Don Giovanni (Leporello, Masetto), and Le nozze di Figaro (Figaro, Il Conte); Handel’s Giulio Cesare (Achilla), Agrippina (Claudio), and Radamisto (Farasmane); and Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore (Dulcamara). In 2016, he was invited to the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity’s Open Space: Opera in the 21st Century program to perform the role of Junius in a production of Britten’s The Rape of Lucretia directed by Paul Curran.

A native of San Francisco, Rolfe is a graduate of the Dutch National Opera Academy, which he attended as a recipient of the Holland Scholarship and the AHK Talent Grant. He received his master’s degree from the Graduate Vocal Arts Program at the Bard College Conservatory of Music.