Together with his wife Jeannelle he has performed to a large variety of audiences in the local scene as the SINGING SWEETHEARTS. In February 2004 they were both featured soloists in the "Serenade in the City" concert series with the Metro Manila Community Orchestra. They are also familiar faces in the metro's product launching and wedding planning circles.
As a voice teacher of the ABS-CBN Center of Communication Arts (CCAI), Roldan has honed his teaching to include not only classical, but pop vocal training. His students he considers a constant challenge. "It's fun. Every time I find myself teaching a student, I find new ways of expressing the art of singing to people of all walks of life." The pool of talents are diverse, having coached Sam Milby, Geoff Eigenmann, John Lloyd Cruz, Piolo Pascual as well as veteran singers Isay Alvarez and Robert Sena.
Roldan's singing has been heard in more than ten countries from three continents. He also joined several international voice competitions, including the Mary Garden International Competitions in Aberdeen, Scotland, where he came in as one of the six finalists. He was the first prize winner of the 1990 National Music Competitions for Young Artists (NAMCYA) in CCP.
He has also studied with Filipino soprano Evelyn Mandac, tenor Noel Velasco, American mezzo-soprano Kimball Wheeler, American soprano Linda McGuire, Spanish soprano Maria de Malibran and Germany-based Filipina Andion Fernandez, all singers of international caliber.
He has also done the role of Alfredo in Giuseppe Verdi's LA TRAVIATA several times. Other theatre credits include: W A Mozart's THE IMPRESARIO (as Mr. Angel); T. Breton's LA VERBENA DE LA PALOMA (as Julian); L. Bernstein's CANDIDE (as the Governor); B. Brecht's THE GOOD PERSON OF SETZUAN (as First God) and ANNIE (as Mr. Warbucks).
"I was the UPCC's tenor soloist for more than two years," Roldan narrates. "It was being a member of the group that I honed my talent in music performance. We were used to performing at least three to four concerts per week!
"It was a lot of work. Sometimes we had to memorize a really difficult work in just one week. It wasn't just music-we had to dance, too. We did religious and secular concerts, performed zarzuelas. We did almost everything, from Bach to Bacharach!"
In 2001, he rejoined the UP Concert Chorus, and together with his wife Jeannelle was with the UPCC 2003 International Tours of the USA, Italy, Spain, Germany and Austria. "It was a working honeymoon," he proclaims.
