Rachel Kobernick is a versatile soprano, actress, and teacher based in Cincinnati, OH. In 2025, Rachel looks forward to three exciting role and company debuts singing Téa in Kentucky Opera’s production of Rameau’s Pygmalion, Marguerite in Heartbeat Opera’s production of Faust, as well as Tzeitel in a new production of Fiddler on the Roof with Cincinnati Opera.

Rachel’s 2024 season included performing Papagena and covering Pamina in Queen City Opera’s video game inspired production of The Magic Flute, and covering and singing with the chorus in Cincinnati Opera’s summer season. Additionally, Rachel was an apprentice artist with Sarasota Opera for their winter season, and made her role and company debut as Anne in A Little Night Music with Indianapolis Opera. In concert, Rachel sang Beethoven 9th’s Symphony with both the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra as well as Queen City Opera, was a soloist in Rebecca Dale’s Materna Requiem with The Breath Collective ensemble, and premiered a new opera based on the life of Auguste Rodin at the Cincinnati Art Museum.

In 2023, Rachel sang the role of Nella in Opera on the James’ production of Gianni Schicchi, as well as workshopped Gregory Spears’ newest opera, The Righteous, with Cincinnati Opera. Rachel sang in the choruses of Lucia di Lammermoor and Madame Butterfly in Cincinnati Opera’s summer season, and returned in the fall to workshop the role of Willie alongside Christine Goerke in Lincoln in the Bardo, a new Missy Mazzoli work commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera. Additionally, she covered the title role in Tchaikovsky’s Undina with Queen City Opera and premiered two new roles in Nathan Felix’s immersive opera series in Albuquerque, NM and Louisville, KY.

In 21/22, Rachel joined Opera on the James as a young artist, performing Pamina and The Queen of the Night in a touring version of Magic Flute, and the Shepherd Boy in Tosca. That summer, she joined Cincinnati Opera as a chorus member in Aida and La Boheme and joined Queen City Opera in their production of Fidelio. In the Spring, she premiered the role of Radcliffe in Nathan Felix’s Immersive Opera “The Great Flood”, as well as sang the soprano solo in Joseph Shwantner’s orchestral work, Sparrows, with Musica Nova at the University of Cincinnati’s College Conservatory of Music. 

Rachel is passionate about introducing opera to new audiences, and works frequently in outreach initiatives with Cincinnati Opera, Opera on the James, and more. Rachel enjoys performing in all areas of the genre, singing as a soloist and ensemble member with local arts organizations such as Cincinnati Song Initiative, Ensemble Con Fuoco, Kol Reyna and most recently, Trevor Kroeger’s The Union within The Breath Collective Ensemble. Additionally, Rachel is passionate about straight theater, performing in Ghostlight Stage Company’s workshop of Esther Made Me Do It at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park and prior, Lindsay Partain’s one woman play “The Way You Made Me” last September.

Aside from performing, Rachel has gained experience in stage management and opera direction, working professionally with the Ohio Light Opera Company during the summer of 2018 and with the Eastman Opera Theatre for over six productions. Rachel is currently a cantorial soloist at Isaac. M Wise Temple in Cincinnati, where she regularly cantors shabbat and high holiday services. Additionally, Rachel works as the Music Assistant for both contemporary and traditional worship at Epiphany United Methodist Church in Loveland, OH. 

Rachel graduated with a master’s degree in vocal performance from the University of Cincinnati’s College Conservatory of Music where she studied with Gwen Coleman. In the spring of 2020, she graduated from the Eastman School of Music with a BM in vocal performance, where she studied with Robert Swensen. Rachel currently has a private studio where she teaches voice, piano, and music theory to students of all ages, and is always welcoming new students! In addition to her focus on opera, production, and outreach, Rachel has a love for languages and graduated with an Italian minor as well as a certificate in art’s leadership.