Soprano Rachael Long has appeared in performances at Carnegie Music Hall and Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall in Pittsburgh, Graz, Austria, and the Chicago Symphony Center, performing repertoire ranging from Puccini, Poulenc, and Mozart to Kodály and Ricky Ian Gordon. Her recital performances have included Bizet, Haydn, Clara Schumann, Charles Griffes, Joaquin Rodrigo, and many more. In 2011, Ms. Long was chosen to perform the alma mater at the Carnegie Mellon University graduation in front of a crowd of thousands.
Most recently, Long premiered the role of the Narrator in local Chicago composer Francis Lynch's opera For Those in Peril. She performed the role of Nedda in Pagliacci with Main Street Opera. Long has also performed the role of Countess Almaviva with Portland Summer Opera Workshop, Corinna and Delia in Rossini's Il Viaggio a Reims as well as Poulenc's La dame de Monte Carlo at CCPA, and she premiered the role of Acolyte 1 in Francis Lynch's opera Joseph's Gift. She has performed the role of Mère Marie in Poulenc’s Dialogues of the Carmelites, as well as excerpts in Così fan tutte where she played Fiordiligi at Carnegie Mellon University. Long was a founding member of Forte Chicago, Chicago's premier Opera Improv group.
As a chorister, Long has performed with the Carnegie Mellon University Repertory Chorus as well as the Madrigal Choir under the baton of Dr. Robert Page. She has also performed with the Chicago College of Performing Arts Choir at the Chicago Symphony Center. Long was a part of the chorus in Charles Rios’ premiere of his work “Night Shall Break” in 2013. Her choral repertoire includes Poulenc’s Gloria, Haydn’s Creation, and Bach’s Magnificat, among others.
After getting her start in singing by performing alongside her brother’s guitar playing in her living room, the Pittsburgh native received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Carnegie Mellon University. She has taken part in masterclasses with Marlena Malas at CCPA, Patricia Craig at the American Institute of Vocal Studies in Graz, Austria, as well as with Armen Guzelimian at Carnegie Mellon University. Long is currently studying with Judith Haddon.
Most recently, Long premiered the role of the Narrator in local Chicago composer Francis Lynch's opera For Those in Peril. She performed the role of Nedda in Pagliacci with Main Street Opera. Long has also performed the role of Countess Almaviva with Portland Summer Opera Workshop, Corinna and Delia in Rossini's Il Viaggio a Reims as well as Poulenc's La dame de Monte Carlo at CCPA, and she premiered the role of Acolyte 1 in Francis Lynch's opera Joseph's Gift. She has performed the role of Mère Marie in Poulenc’s Dialogues of the Carmelites, as well as excerpts in Così fan tutte where she played Fiordiligi at Carnegie Mellon University. Long was a founding member of Forte Chicago, Chicago's premier Opera Improv group.
As a chorister, Long has performed with the Carnegie Mellon University Repertory Chorus as well as the Madrigal Choir under the baton of Dr. Robert Page. She has also performed with the Chicago College of Performing Arts Choir at the Chicago Symphony Center. Long was a part of the chorus in Charles Rios’ premiere of his work “Night Shall Break” in 2013. Her choral repertoire includes Poulenc’s Gloria, Haydn’s Creation, and Bach’s Magnificat, among others.
After getting her start in singing by performing alongside her brother’s guitar playing in her living room, the Pittsburgh native received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Carnegie Mellon University. She has taken part in masterclasses with Marlena Malas at CCPA, Patricia Craig at the American Institute of Vocal Studies in Graz, Austria, as well as with Armen Guzelimian at Carnegie Mellon University. Long is currently studying with Judith Haddon.
