Rachel Frenkel

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Biography
Acclaimed for her ‘full-bodied and refined’ (forumopera) mezzo-soprano, ‘rich in colours and always agile’ (nmz), as well as performances of emotional depth Rachel Frenkel is an established artist on international opera and concert stages, especially in works by Mozart and Rossini.

Projects in 2026/27 include returns to New Israeli Opera as Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Siebel in Faust and 3rd Lady in Die Zauberflöte and Beethovens Symphony No. 9 with the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester under the baton of Michael Sanderling.

More recent opera engagements include her house debut at the Opéra national de Paris as Cherubino/Le nozze di Figaro, Komponist/Ariadne auf Naxos at La Scala, Marcelline/Le nozze di Figaro, Fenena/Nabucco, Olga/Eugene Onegin and Isabella/Italiana in Algeri (New Israeli Opera), Dorabella/Cosi fan tutte with the Orchestre national de Lyon, Idamante/Idomeneo at Festspielhaus Baden-Baden and Opéra de Lille and Sesto/La Clemenza di Tito at the Théâtre du Capitole Toulouse.

A former ensemble member of Staatsoper Wien, she has appeared there as Komponist, Angelina/La Cenerentola, Rosina, Fenena, Stephano/Romeo et Juliette, Wellgunde/Das Rheingold and Götterdämmerung, Siébel/Faust, Ascanio/Les Troyens, Ruggiero/Alcina, Idamante, Lea/Die Weiden by Johannes Maria Staud and Hermia/A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Guest appearances have led her to Lyric Opera of Chicago, Bayerische Staatsoper, Staatsoper Berlin, Semperoper Dresden, Staatsoper Hamburg, Osterfestspiele Salzburg, Salzburger Festspiele, Bregenzer Festspiele and Glyndebourne Festival, Edinburgh International Festival and Mostly Mozart Festival New York.

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