Draft:Brooke deRosa
Submission declined on 13 April 2024 by Ibjaja055 (talk). This submission is not adequately supported by reliable sources. Reliable sources are required so that information can be verified. If you need help with referencing, please see Referencing for beginners and Citing sources. This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of music-related topics). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.
Where to get help
How to improve a draft
You can also browse Wikipedia:Featured articles and Wikipedia:Good articles to find examples of Wikipedia's best writing on topics similar to your proposed article. Improving your odds of a speedy review To improve your odds of a faster review, tag your draft with relevant WikiProject tags using the button below. This will let reviewers know a new draft has been submitted in their area of interest. For instance, if you wrote about a female astronomer, you would want to add the Biography, Astronomy, and Women scientists tags. Editor resources
| ![]() |
Brooke deRosa is an American composer, conductor, vocalist and filmmaker.
DeRosa was born in New York, and graduated from Washington and Lee University with a double major in music and theater, with an emphasis on vocal performance .[1]
Her first opera, “The Monkey’s Paw” premiered in 2017 in Los Angeles with Pacific Opera Project.[2]. [3][4]
In 2018 she orchestrated and conducted Rossini’s opera “La Gazzetta” for Pacific Opera Project. The production included her re-creation of the opera's “missing quintet."[5][6][7]
Her 2019 operetta “Gunfight at the Not-So-OK Saloon”, a musical comedy set in the old Wild West, premiered in the Hollywood Fringe Festival. “Gunfight” garnered three awards: “Pick of the Fringe”, “The Encore Producer’s Award” and “The John Raitt Award for Best Music and Lyrics.”[8][9]
Her opera "Alice in Wonderland" premiered in April of 2024 at The Ebell of Los Angeles.[10][11]
DeRosa has conducted on TV’s “Scandal”, the scores for “Luke Cage” ,“Queens”, “Run This Town”, “Maggie Simpson’s Playdate With Destiny”, and albums for Amazon Music, Linear Labs, and Snoop Dogg.[12] [13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Brooke DeRosa '97 - Trinity Prep". 15 April 2024.
- ^ "About".
- ^ "Pacific Opera Project's the Monkey's Paw and the Medium Review – – Spooky and Oddball Halloween Treats – Splash Magazines".
- ^ "Pacific Opera Project 2017-18 - the Monkey's Paw & the Medium: Double Bill Enchants & Sets Perfect Halloween Mood". 31 October 2017.
- ^ "About".
- ^ "POPeracast: 0005: Brooke deRosa, la gazzetta conductor and orchestrator".
- ^ "Extra! Breaking News Adds Fizz to Rare Rossini Opus | Classical Voice North America". 2 July 2018.
- ^ https://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/5852
- ^ "Gunfight at the Not-So-OK Saloon". 7 June 2023.
- ^ https://larchmontbuzz.com/larchmont-village-news/theater-review-alice-in-wonderland/
- ^ "ALICE IN WONDERLAND to Premiere at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in April".
- ^ "About".
- ^ "Brooke deRosa | Composer, Music Department, Writer". IMDb.