The baritone Gabriel Rollinson is applauded for his “ringing phrases,” “disarming vocal smoothness,” and “vital interpretations,” (The New York Times).

Distinguished with notable awards such as the Song Prizes at the 11th Internationalen Stanisław Moniuszko Competition and the 2024 Mirjam Helin Competition, Gabriel Rollinson is a nominee for the Opernwelt 2024 young-artist of the year. He appears across Europe’s leading opera and concert stages such as the Bavarian State Opera, the Bregenz Festival, the Berlin State Opera, the Opera Frankfurt, the George Enescu Festival, and the Schubertíada Festival in Vilabertran, working with famed conductors and pianists such as Vladimir Jurowski, Johannes Debus, Lothar Zagrosek, and Sebastian Weigle, and Harmut Höll.

He has recorded multiple albums with the Bavarian State Radio together with conductor Ivan Repušić and the Bavarian Radio Orchestra, notably “Johannespassion” by composer Damijan Mocnik. He has premiered numerous works including the role of Arturo Cidre in Micha Hamel's "Caruso a Cuba" for the Dutch National Opera and the role of Thron in Elisabeth Naske's "Vom Stern, der nicht leuchten konnte" for the Salzburg Festival. Gabriel Rollinson performs regularly with pianist Hartmut Höll. Their first joint album was released in 2024 and is dedicated to American song - William Grant Still: Songs & Piano Music.

Gabriel Rollinson is commended for his “robust-virile” tone (Süddeutsche) and an “attractive, towering stage presence,” (Opera News).

He attended the Frankfurt Opera and Bavarian State Opera young-artist programs (at the latter with a scholarship from the New York Opera Foundation), and joined the Salzburg Festival’s Young Singers Project in 2021.

Gabriel Rollinson studied at the Manhattan School of Music, the August Everding Theatre Academy/University of Music in Munich and at the University of Music in Karlsruhe. Further artistic influences at the Heidelberg Spring Lied-Academy with Thomas Hampson, and Song Studio NYC with Renée Fleming rounded out his studies.

Since 2023, he is a resident artist at the Mainz State Theater, debuting in roles such as Silvio (Pagliacci), Hans (Die Weiße Rose), Metternich (L’Aiglon), and Ping (Turandot).

English born and of German and American parentage, Gabriel Rollinson grew up between the Palatinate region in Germany and Massachusetts in the USA, where he gained his first musical impulses playing the cello and piano.