Mariah Rae

Mariah Rae is a Filipina-American vocalist from Portland, Oregon now based in the Los Angeles area. Mariah started in musical theatre, choir, and piano at a young age prior to studying classical voice, and finds herself at the edge of operatic and choral spaces today. Mariah is part of groups such as the GRAMMY-winning vocal ensemble Tonality, Long Beach Camerata Singers, Adoro Ensemble, and has also appeared recently with Pacific Opera Project, N.E.O. Voice Festival through the Resonance Collective, Lyric Opera of Orange County, Goode Time Productions, and Overtone Industries. Through Tonality, she was a featured soloist with the Kronos Quartet for Michael Abels' At War With Ourselves, and sang on Björk's Cornucopia West Coast tour, Lina Lapelyte's Sun & Sea opera, Michael Giacchino's Society of the Snow, and the 2024 GRAMMY®-winning album So She Howls by Carla Patullo. Operatic roles include Gianetta in Don Bucefalo, Suor Genovieffa in Suor Angelica, Papagena in The Magic Flute, Soeur Constance in Dialogues des Carmélites, Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro, Adina in L'elisir d'amore, Laetitia in The Old Maid and the Thief, and Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi. Mariah graduated wi­th a Master of Music in Opera Performance from the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music (BCCM) at California State University Long Beach and received a Bachelor of Arts in Vocal Performance and Journalism from Loyola Marymount University (LMU). During her time at LMU she was a member of vocal ensembles such as The Consort Singers and The Sinatra Opera Workshop, and was a member of The Opera Institute during her time at BCCM. As a multi-hyphenate professional, Mariah strives to use her unique skill sets and lived experience to be an example for her communities and uplift others on their journeys.