Classical Music Festival

Soprano

Rachel Park

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 Rachel Park is a soprano originally from small town, Crowsnest Pass, Alberta. She holds a Bachelor of Music in Opera Performance from the University of British Columbia, and a diploma in Voice and German from the Universität Mozarteum SommerAkademie program in Salzburg, Austria as a recipient of the Johann Strauss Memorial Scholarship.

Rachel has performed as a soloist and in ensembles across Western Canada and internationally. She has toured the UK with the UBC Singers, and received 3rd prize in the Cork International Choral Competition. A passionate story-teller and actor, Rachel has explored multidisciplinary avenues within the realm of performance, including theatre, dance, film and TV. Her approach to music and story with “beautiful tenderness and affection,” ( The Georgia Straight) is a product of true love for her craft.

Rachel is most notably recognized for her performance as Johanna in “Sweeney Todd” (Snapshots Collective) in which she made her professional debut in 2017. Other credits include the lead Soprano in the Yellowpoint Christmas Spectacular (Razzle Dazzle), featured soloist with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s Traditional Christmas Concerts, Zerlina and First Spirit in Mozart’s Don Giovanni and Die Zauberflöte respectively (U/S, University of British Columbia).