Rachael
Bell
Schedule
Upcoming Engagements
Description
Bach's Mass in G Major
Friday, September 12, 2025 | 7 p.m.
The season opens with Bach’s Mass in G Major, a radiant expression of glorious praise and one of Johann Sebastian’s only sacred works likely written for the Roman Catholic Church. Performed by the Capella (St. Gertrude Parish’s professional choir) and an orchestra of virtuoso specialists from all over the United States playing 18th century instruments known to Bach himself. The program also features Bach’s Concerto for Oboe and Violin in C Minor, BWV 1060R, with dazzling solo writing performed by baroque oboist Kristin Olson and baroque violinist Zachary Carrettin, offering a unique insight into the soundworld of the baroque.
Tickets: General Admission $25; Student $10 (with valid ID); Children under 12 free. Maximum $60 per family.
Rachael Bell
Alto Soloist
Dates
Description
Henry Purcell - Come Ye Sons of Art
Antonio Vivaldi - Gloria
Marc-Antoine Charpentier - Te Deum
GUEST ARTISTS
ANDREA CHENOWETH WELLS
RACHAEL BELL
ELLEN GRAHAM
HENRY BENSON
MARK HOCKENBERRY
With the Bach Society of Dayton Orchestra
CONCERT PREVIEW AT 3:00 PM
Music and the
Baroque Culture of Praise
presented by
The Andrew B. Meldrum Professor of Musicology and the Director of the
Collegium Musicum Oberliniense at Oberlin College
Rachael Bell
Alto Soloist
Dates
Description
LA TRAVIATA
Music by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave
November 7, 2025 | 8pm
November 9, 2025 | 2pm
November 11, 2025 | 7:30pm
November 13, 2025 | 7:30pm
November 15, 2025 | 2pm
For the first time in over a decade, this iconic Verdi opera returns to Kentucky Opera. Immerse yourself in the world of Violetta, a determined and famed courtesan, who abandons everything for love.
90 minutes. Sung in Italian with English captions.
THANK YOU TO OUR LA TRAVIATA SPONSORS
Orchestra Sponsor – The Arthur J. and Mary Celeste Lerman Fund
Legato Financial Group
Rachael Bell
Flora
Dates
Biography
Praised for her “sophisticated, compelling phrasing” and her “bright, commanding mezzo soprano”, Rachael Bell is quickly establishing herself as an enthusiastic and thoughtful storyteller.
Rachael is thrilled to be making her role debut as Flora Bervoix in La traviata with Kentucky Opera this fall, first appearing in the chorus of This Little Light of Mine last season. In 2024, she joined the Spoleto Festival USA’s exciting world premiere production of Ruinous Gods, and charmed audiences as Lapák the Dog and Mrs. Páskova in The Cunning Little Vixen with the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, where she earned her Masters of Music in Voice. Other favorite roles of hers include Piacere (cover) in Il trionfo del tempo e del disinganno (Opera NEO), Dorabella in Così fan tutte (Vanderbilt Opera Theatre), Ottavia in L’incoronazione di Poppea (Trentino Music Festival), Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro (Utah Valley Opera Festival), Fanny Price in Mansfield Park (VOT), and Florence Pike in Albert Herring (VOT).
A dedicated concert artist, Rachael most recently sparkled as the Alto Soloist in Bach’s Mass in B Minor with the Spoleto Festival USA in May 2025. Rachael has appeared regularly with the Spoleto Festival, the Bach Ensemble at St. Thomas, Seven Hills Baroque, Summermusik Cincinnati, and Bach Collegium Cincinnati, performing as the Alto Soloist in Handel’s Messiah, Bach’s Magnificat, Vivaldi’s Gloria, Vivaldi’s Stabat Mater, and Haydn’s The Creation.
When offstage, Rachael teaches voice, acting, and piano privately in Cincinnati, and is the founder of Vocal Impact, her self-made business that helps classical and musical theatre singers develop the necessary artistic and music business skills to thrive in the professional performing arts. She also serves as the Director of Outreach and Season Design for Seven Hills Baroque in Cincinnati, specializing in Baroque and early Classical repertoire. Outside of music, she enjoys board games, painting, ice cream, and visiting zoos and National Parks with her family.
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