Rose Aldridge is a proud Cook Island/Samoan mezzo-soprano currently studying at Te Pae Kōkako - The Aotearoa New Zealand Opera Studio (TANZOS) and is supported by the Dame Malvina Major Foundation Opera Grant. She has also been a recipient of the Moyra Todd Foundation Scholarship and the Mona Ross Excellence in Singing Award for 2025. Rose completed her undergraduate studies at Te Kōkī - The New Zealand School of Music under the tutelage of Dr Margaret Medlyn and Rosel Labone.

During her studies, Rose has been a part of various NZ Opera and Wellington Opera choruses, including Le Comte Ory (2024), Tosca (2024), La Bohème (2025) and Un Ballo in Maschera (2025). She was a part of the chorus for the NZSM's staging of Massenet's Cendrillon in 2024 and played Dido in Part(y)ing is Such Sweet Sorrow for 2025. Rose also sang as a soloist for the Dawn Ceremony and National Service on Anzac Day in Wellington 2025.

Rose recently received the 'Robin Dumbell Memorial Cup' for Most Potential at the Hutt Valley Performing Arts Competitions for 2025 and competed in the Lockwood New Zealand Aria competitions, receiving the 'Mike Steiner Interior Design Junior Award' and 'Kowhai Award for Highest Mark in New Zealand Composer' for 2024. Rose looks forward to developing her voice at TANZOS and overseas travel in the future.