Australian tenor Rosario La Spina is widely recognized for his powerful voice and affinity with the great Italian spinto and verismo repertoire.

A regular artist with Opera Australia, Rosario made his debut as Cavaradossi in Tosca and has since performed numerous leading Italian tenor roles for the company, including Radames (Aida), Alfredo (La traviata), Pinkerton (Madama Butterfly), The Duke (Rigoletto), Rodolfo (La bohème), Turiddu (Cavalleria rusticana), Calaf (Turandot), and Macduff (Macbeth). He has also sung Don José in Carmen, the title role in The Tales of Hoffmann and The Prince in both Prokofiev’s The Love for Three Oranges and Dvořák’s Rusalka. Most recently, he made his role debut as Siegmund in a new production of Die Walküre.

Rosario has frequently appeared with all of Australia’s major opera companies. For State Opera South Australia, he has sung Cavaradossi, Don Alvaro (La forza del destino), Turiddu, Canio (Pagliacci) and Rodolfo; for West Australian Opera his roles have included Manrico (Il trovatore), Maurizio (Adriana Lecouvreur), Alfredo and The Duke. He has performed The Duke and Macduff for Opera Queensland, Pollione (Norma) and Canio for Victorian Opera, and starred as Erik (Der fliegende Holländer) and Samson (Samson et Dalila) with Melbourne Opera.

Rosario’s discography includes Classical Spectacular with the Melbourne Symphony and Puccini Romance with the Queensland Symphony (both released on ABC Classics). In 2026, he sings the Prince (Rusalka) for Opera Queensland, Pollione for State Opera South Australia, and returns to Opera Australia to reprise his celebrated portrayal of Calaf in a new production of Turandot.