Rachel Mellman, Soprano

Media

Opera

“The Transport from Holland” from Jake Heggie’s Another Sunrise.
“Es gibt ein Reich” from Ariadne auf Naxos by Strauss.
“Il est doux, il est bon” from Hérodiade by Massenet.
“Dich teure Halle” from Tannhäuser by Wagner.
“Ah, fuggi il traditor” from Don Giovanni by Mozart.

Musical Theatre

Rachel as Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd.
“Last Midnight” from Into the Woods by Sondheim.
  • Cinderella in Into the Woods with Opera in the Ozarks
  • Contessa Rosina Almaviva in Le Nozze di Figaro with Santa Monica College
  • Malaria in Cenicientaaa! (U.S. Premiere) with CSUN Opera
  • Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni with Lawrence Opera Theatre
  • Pamina in Die Zauberflöte with CSUN Opera
  • Contessa Rosina Almaviva in Le Nozze di Figaro with Santa Monica College
  • Cinderella in Into the Woods with Opera in the Ozarks
  • Venus in Orphée aux Enfers with Santa Monica College
  • Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni with Lawrence Opera Theatre
  • Contessa Rosina Almaviva in Le Nozze di Figaro with Santa Monica College
  • Cenicienta in Cenicientaaa! (U.S. Premiere) with CSUN Opera
  • Venus in Orphée aux Enfers with Santa Monica College
  • Cinderella in Into the Woods with Opera in the Ozarks
  • Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni with Lawrence Opera Theatre
  • Nadia Presencia in Marea Roja (U.S. Premiere) with CSUN Opera
  • Nadia Presencia in Marea Roja (U.S. Premiere) with CSUN Opera

@rachelmellmansoprano

When I first started looking at Es gibt ein Reich, I saw a video of @mjpawlowska singing the end of the aria and talking about the wonder of the moment before the high note. Safe to say, I understand exactly what she was talking about now 🤩 Give me a good low note in chest voice over a high note any day 😅 I don’t know about you, but I’m personally over generative AI in the opera, in any space really. I want to see real human work, but when it’s advertised through AI…I get the ick. I can’t stop AI, but (as an opera singer and marketing manager), what about offering a completely free, AI-free alternative for simple season/role announcement templates as an alternative to using AI? These templates aren’t perfect, they are just a jumping off point and honestly, if one person uses these instead of AI, they will have been more than worth the time I spend designing them. Lady of the Harbor by Lee Hoiby I don’t know what I sound like anymore… Getting a little witchy with my audition song picks ✨🫛 New aria launching! Can’t wait to keep working on this incredible piece! Crazy, wonderful year of music ✨🎵 Life of a Showgirl (or at least a singer during audition season) ✨