Soprano Kayla Rae Stein is a recent Master of Music graduate of The Juilliard School, and will be joining Palm Beach Opera as a Bailey Apprentice Artist in the 2025-2026 season. This past summer, Kayla was a Renée Fleming Fellow at the Aspen Music Festival, where she performed Mimì in La Bohéme alongside Matthew Polenzani conducted by Mo. Enrique Mazzola. Last season, Kayla appeared with Juilliard Opera for Così fan tutte (Fiordiligi) and Turn of the Screw (Mrs. Grose). She made her Lincoln Center debut in Alice Tully Hall with the AXIOM ensemble in Knussen’s Requiem: Songs for Sue. In the 2024 Summer, Kayla performed Micaëla in Carmen at Music Academy of the West, where she won second place in the Marilyn Horne Song Competition. That same year, Kayla was a New York District winner of the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition. Kayla also holds a Bachelor's degree from Eastman School of Music, and is a proud recipient of The Juilliard School’s Novick Career Advancement Grant.