Rosa Feola came to international attention after winning multiple awards including Second Prize, The Audience Prize and the Zarzuela Prize at the Plácido Domingo World Opera Competition (2010).

Operatic roles include Corinna Il Viaggio a Reims, Adina L’elsir d’amore, Gilda Rigoletto, Nannetta Falstaff, Susanna Le Nozze di Figaro, Zerlina Don Giovanni, Musetta La bohème and Micaela Carmen, performing at houses including Teatro dell’Opera in Rome, Opernhaus Zurich, Ravenna Festival, Teatro Regio Torino, Teatro Real Madrid, Salzburg Festival and the Deutsche Oper Berlin.

She released her debut solo CD in 2015 titled Musica e Poesia, accompanied by Iain Burnside.