Rachel Kobernick
Soprano
“a spirited performer”
“delightful, animated”
About
Rachel Kobernick is a versatile soprano praised for her “power and sweetness” (The Observer), “seamless coloratura sparkle” (Seen and Heard International), and “captivating performance” (The New York Times). In 2025, Rachel premiered four exciting roles singing La Statue Animée in Rameau’s Pygmalion (Kentucky Opera), Marguerite in Faust (Heartbeat Opera), Tzeitel in Fiddler on the Roof (Cincinnati Opera), as well as Norina in Don Pasquale (Opera Magnifico). Next season, Rachel will make her concert debut as a soloist with the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra, and return to Kentucky Opera to sing Berginella in Songbird. She is also a 2025 George and Nora London Foundation Competition Finalist.
Recent Reviews
Faust, Heartbeat Opera, 2025
“Soprano Rachel Kobernick’s Marguerite was equally captivating whether intimate…or ecstatic, towering over Faust and Mephistopheles in the opera’s climax” - The New York Times
“Rachel Kobernick as Marguerite was charming and fresh” (Bachtrack) and “delivered fortissimo crescendo” as well as “moments of fine high pianissimo” (New York Classical Review)
“Rachel Kobernick as Marguerite blasted the house down with some of the show’s only moments of operatic frisson.” - Parterre Box
A Little Night Music, Indianapolis Opera, 2024
“Executing Sondheim’s exquisite score was a world class group of singers, all deserving of recognition” - Tom Alvarez, On The Aisle
“Anne Egerman, a dim, pretty ingenue, was played to the hilt by Rachel Kobernick” - Jay Harvey, Upstage
“The entire cast of sixteen excelled not only vocally but dramatically as well in characterizations that were convincing and reflected the high caliber of IO’s artistic product in general” - Tom Alvarez, On The Aisle
Upcoming
Past Performances
A Little Night Music - Indianapolis Opera - Spring 2024
Apprentice Artist - Sarasota Opera - Winter 2024
Lincoln in the Bardo - Cincinnati Opera - Fall 2023
Undina - Queen City Opera - Fall 2023
The Righteous - Cincinnati Opera - Spring 2023
Gianni Schicchi - Opera on the James - Spring2023
Fidelio - Queen City Opera (May 2022) |
The Magic Flute - Opera on the James (October 2022)
The Bremen Town Musicians - Opera on the James - Spring 2023
National Opera Association Finals (January 7th, 2023)
Tosca - Opera on the James (November 11-13th, 2022)
High Holiday Cantorial Soloist (September-October 2022)
The Way You Made Me - One Woman Play -Lindsay Partain (September 23rd-October 1st 2022)
Aida - Cincinnati Opera (July 2022)
La Boheme - Cincinnati Opera (June 2022)
A Little Night Music - Indianapolis Opera - Spring 2024 Apprentice Artist - Sarasota Opera - Winter 2024 Lincoln in the Bardo - Cincinnati Opera - Fall 2023 Undina - Queen City Opera - Fall 2023 The Righteous - Cincinnati Opera - Spring 2023 Gianni Schicchi - Opera on the James - Spring2023 Fidelio - Queen City Opera (May 2022) | The Magic Flute - Opera on the James (October 2022) The Bremen Town Musicians - Opera on the James - Spring 2023 National Opera Association Finals (January 7th, 2023) Tosca - Opera on the James (November 11-13th, 2022) High Holiday Cantorial Soloist (September-October 2022) The Way You Made Me - One Woman Play -Lindsay Partain (September 23rd-October 1st 2022) Aida - Cincinnati Opera (July 2022) La Boheme - Cincinnati Opera (June 2022)
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