Praised for her “brilliant lyric soprano,” Rachel Blaustein has gained recognition for her riveting stage presence and innate musicality in a variety of repertoire ranging from the baroque to the contemporary. Rachel was one of ten national finalists for the 2022 Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, winning the Fernand Lamesch National Finalist Award. Ms. Blaustein’s exciting 2025–2026 season kicked off at the Spoleto Festival, where she was called in at the eleventh hour to sing an “evocative” Miss Jessel in The Turn of the Screw for three out of four performances (CultureSouth). Also this season, she made her role and company debut at Cincinnati Opera as Hodel in their new production of Fiddler on the Roof, a role she reprised later in the season in a return to Austin Opera. She joined Ravinia Festival as a Vocal Fellow in their Steans Institute and made her role and company debut in the title role of Dean Anthony’s production of Viardot’s Cendrillon at Opera Montana. Additionally, she joined Chicago Opera Theater as Mistress Ford (cover) in Salieri’s Falstaff, and made her debut with Virginia Symphony Orchestra in Handel’s Messiah.