Rachael has recently returned to Canberra following a very productive five years in Germany where she was contracted to the Stadttheater, Gießen, for two years and the Mecklenburgisches Staatstheater, Schwerin, for three years. In Gießen, Rachael’s repertoire included Zerbinetta, Rosina, Martha, Frasquita and Stella in the German premiere of Streetcar Named Desire. At Schwerin, Rachael sang Blonde, Oscar, Arsena, Romilda, Gilda, Königin der Nacht, Nanetta, and Musetta. For her performances as Gilda and Queen of the Night, Rachael was awarded the Conrad Ekhof 2005 Award for Outstanding Performances by a young artist, an award given by the Friends of the Mecklenburgisches Staatstheater, Schwerin.

The roles of Königin der Nacht and Rosina were familiar ones, as Rachael had performed both roles in Australia and had toured the USA with the London City Opera’s production of Magic Flute. Rachael is originally from Canberra but received her Graduate Diploma of Music from the Queensland Conservatorium in Brisbane.

During her Conservatory studies, Rachael joined the chorus of Opera Queensland. With Opera Queensland, she debuted as Norina, followed by the roles of Ida and Rosina. After moving to London in 1998, she performed with the Wexford Festival Opera, Ireland, London City Opera, Central Festival Opera in Northhampton and Kentish Opera. Rachael has also appeared in concerts and oratorio in England, Australia, Germany, Italy, the USA and Fiji Islands.

Rachael is very much looking forward to participating in the classical music scene in Australia once again.

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