About

Praised by Operametro.com for her “thrilling” vocalism, Southern California native Rachael Anacker is a soprano and voice teacher residing in New York City. She most recently sang Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute with New Jersey Vocal Arts Collaborative and Mabel in Pirates of Penzance with Troupers Light Opera in Connecticut. Other roles include Madame Herz (The Impresario), Cunegonde (Candide), Adina (L’elisir d’amore), Lucia (The Rape of Lucretia), First Cercatrice (Suor Angelica), and Peep-Bo (The Mikado). She has also been a soloist in Handel’s Messiah and Haydn’s Creation at Central Presbyterian Church over the last several years.

Rachael spent several summers working as a camp counselor and voice teacher, both at Interlochen Arts Camp (2013) and French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts (2015-17). She has participated in several summer opera intensives, including the University of Miami’s Salzburg program; the International Vocal Arts Institute in New York City; the Luke A. Housner Summer Opera Workshop in Bloomington, Indiana; Classical Singing and New York in June; and the New Jersey Vocal Arts Collaborative.

Rachael holds the Master of Music in Vocal Performance from New York University, the Advanced Certificate in Vocal Pedagogy from NYU, and the Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Houghton College. She studies voice with Dr. Robert C. White Jr. Soli Deo Gloria.