Emily Rocha is a Portuguese-Kiwi soprano born and raised in Canada. She is currently a member of the Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio. 

A recent U of T Opera graduate, she was awarded Second Prize at the Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio Competition, was a District Winner at the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition and received the Nora London Encouragement Award at the George and Nora London Foundation. In 2024, she was a Vocal Fellow at the Tanglewood Music Festival. Recent opera credits include Adina in The Elixir of Love, Micaëla in Carmen, Gilda in Rigoletto, Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro, Ernestine in M. Choufleuri…, Lucie Manette in A Tale of Two Cities, Erste Dame in The Magic Flute, and Cassandra in Disobedience (premiere). 

During the 2024-2025 season at the COC, she sings Kate Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly and covers Anna in Nabucco.