Rachel Deatherage is a captivating performer with a rich, warm timbre all her own. Lauded for her "dark" and "powerful" voice (Art de Vivre) with its “sparkling coloratura” (The Stage) she brings personality and authenticity to the stage, delivering her repertoire with "an immensely engaging personality. Equipped with a mezzo-soprano that is ideal for bel canto singing." (Oper in Österreich)

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Summer of 2026 she will make her debut in Scotland at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival as Jelena Ivanovna Popova in "The Bear" by William Walton.

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March of 2025 was her first production with The International Brazilian Opera Company singing as Mamika in selections from the new work Wild Flower by João MacDowell and Nina Smart. Based on the true story of how Nina became a human rights activist after escaping two dictatorships.

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This May she will return to Vermont to sing Flora in Vermont Opera's Production of La Traviata. Her current season also included a studio recording with IBOC, and the roles of Ulrica in Un Ballo in Maschera and Orfeo in Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice with The New York Opera Forum as well as a variety of church and concert performances.

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Ms Deatherage made her European debut singing the role of Cenerentola (Angelina) for the first time in Schloss Kirchstetten’s 2022 production of La Cenerentola where she "triumphed with a velvety sound" (Die Press). She then immediately reprised the role with her UK debut in Barefoot Opera’s 2022 touring production.

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Ms. Deatherage’s 2023-2024 season also included performances of Valentin in Verismo Opera’s Faust (stepping in for an ill colleague), and both Judith, in "The Limit of the Sun", and Violin 2 in "The Morpheus Quartet" in West Edge Opera's "Snapshot." She then returned to the UK to conclude her tour as Angelina (Cinderella) with Barefoot Opera and wrapped up her season with spring performances of Charlotte in The New York Opera Forum’s Werther.

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Also during the season she starred in the concert series "For the Love of Music" in the California Bay Area, performed in the New York Composer Circle's Concert, and appeared in Barn Opera and Opera Vermont’s “Night at the Opera” concert series.

Currently based in Brooklyn, when not singing Ms. Deatherage can generally be found sipping tea and reading about everything from neuroscience to dinosaurs. Further information on Ms. Deatherage's performances and behind the scenes happenings can be found on Instagram @Deatherageconfidential.