Canadian mezzo-soprano Rachel Miller is a multi-disciplinary performer who finds expression through voice, acting and dance. Operatic highlights include Lola in Cavalleria Rusticana (Toronto City Opera);Mercedes in Carmen under the Stars (Honens, with Julie Nesrallah); Ramiro in La finta giardiniera (Accademia Europea Dell’Opera); and Hansel in Hansel and Gretel (Glenn Gould School). Rachel has been featured in performances with Tapestry Opera, Saskatoon Opera, Toronto Mozart Players, and OperaQ Toronto. She is a member of the award-winning Canadian Opera Company Chorus.
With a special affinity for early music and oratorio, Rachel has appeared as a soloist in performances of Vivaldi’s Gloria, Mozart’s Requiem, Handel’s Messiah, Beethoven’s Mass in C major, as well as Bach’s Mass in G minor and Mass in F major. She was a prize winner of the 2020 Toronto Mozart Vocal Competition.
Based in Toronto, Rachel received an Artist Diploma from the Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music, and holds an Honours B.Sc. in Psychology and Linguistics from the University of Toronto. Rachel has dance training in ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical and musical theatre, and enjoys exploring movement and dance as part of her artistic practice.