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 performed the role of Lauretta in New Moon's production of Gianni Schicchi. This past season, Long also performed with Transgressive Theatre Opera, Evanston Chamber Opera, and Chicago Fringe Opera. Long premiered the role of the Narrator in local Chicago composer Francis Lynch's opera For Those in Peril. Other roles include Nedda in Pagliacci with Main Street Opera, 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. Long was a founding member of Forte Chicago, Chicago's premier Opera Improv group.
In concert, Long has had the pleasure of performing the music of Chicago-based composer Elizabeth Rudolph in her recital "Finding Home, Finding Self". She also debuted with the Salt Creek Chamber Ensemble as the Soprano Soloist in Handel's Messiah.
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 performed the role of Lauretta in New Moon's production of Gianni Schicchi. This past season, Long also performed with Transgressive Theatre Opera, Evanston Chamber Opera, and Chicago Fringe Opera. Long premiered the role of the Narrator in local Chicago composer Francis Lynch's opera For Those in Peril. Other roles include Nedda in Pagliacci with Main Street Opera, 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. Long was a founding member of Forte Chicago, Chicago's premier Opera Improv group.
In concert, Long has had the pleasure of performing the music of Chicago-based composer Elizabeth Rudolph in her recital "Finding Home, Finding Self". She also debuted with the Salt Creek Chamber Ensemble as the Soprano Soloist in Handel's Messiah.
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.
