Rachel Schlesinger is a Slovak-American Soprano born and raised in New York. Rachel has participated in young artists programs such as Classical Lyric Arts (CLA) in Italy (2023), International Summer Festival of Morelia (2021), and Westchester Summer Vocal Institute (2021-2022). This coming summer she will be a young artist at CLA France as well as an emerging artist at Sewanee Music Festival. This fall, Rachel will be continuing her vocal studies at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music under the guidance of Cesar Ulloá.   

She currently studies under the tutelage of Dr. Sherry Overholt at the Conservatory of Music at Purchase College.  She has displayed her performance range at Purchase Opera, including Gertrude in Thomas’ Hamlet (2024), Pamina in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte (2023), Noémie in Massenet’s Cendrillon (2022), and Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro (2021). Rachel also performed Barbarina in Le Nozze di Figaro at the International Summer Festival of Morelia (2021).

She was recognized as New York finalist in the Shirley Rabb Winston Voice Scholarship (2024) and won the Purchase College Concerto Competition with a performance of Beethoven's Ah perfido! (2024). She has also been awarded the Music for Humanity Scholarship (2021-2023) and honored with the Shirley Rabb Winston Voice Scholarship National Encouragement Award (2023). Her commitment to artistic growth is evident through her scholarship from the Schmidt Vocal Arts Summer Grant (2021). Additionally, she achieved first place in the NATS Central Region Lower Classical Division (2021). She was also recognized with an Honorable Mention in the Hal Leonard Art Song Vocal Competition College Division (2021). Rachel has participated in master classes led by Joshua Winograde from Los Angeles Opera, Latonia Moore, and Michael Fabiano. 

Rachel Schlesinger is a Slovak-American Soprano born and raised in New York. Rachel has participated in young artists programs such as CLA Italy, International Summer Festival of Morelia, and this coming summer will be a young artist at CLA France and Sewanee Music Festival. Rachel has received numerous awards in national competitions such as a National Encouragement Award from Shirley Rabb Winston Voice Scholarship, First place in NATS Central Region Lower Classical Division, and the Hal Leonard Art Song Vocal Competition College Division. Rachel’s roles at Purchase include  Gertrude in Thomas’ Hamlet, Pamina in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte, Noémie in Massenet’s Cendrillon, and Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro.