Rachel

Purvis

Soprano

About Me

Rachel Purvis, soprano, is a native of Indianapolis, IN. Most recently, ​Purvis performed with the Indianapolis Opera as Mrs. Nordstrom in ​A Little Night Music and Papagena in The Magic Flute. She was also ​seen in the chorus of Puccini’s Tosca with Indianapolis Opera, and ​sang the title role in Dvořák’s Rusalka under the direction of Luke ​Housner of the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia. Purvis has ​performed internationally with La Musica Lirica and the ​International Opera Performing Experience performing the title role ​of Suor Angelica, Mimì (La Bohème) and Alice Ford (Falstaff) as well ​as in choruses of Verdi’s La Traviata and Poulenc’s Dialogues of the ​Carmelites.


Purvis earned her Performer Diploma (2021) and Master’s degree ​(2020) in Vocal Performance under the tutelage of Jane Dutton at ​the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. At IU, she performed ​the role of Mrs. Grose in Britten’s The Turn of the Screw and ​appeared in the choruses of La Traviata and Wagner’s Parsifal and ​was featured as Mimì (La Bohème), Vitellia (La Clemenza di Tito), ​Pousette (Manon) and Nedda (Pagliacci) in IU’s graduate opera ​workshops. During this time, she also was the second prize winner ​with the Indianapolis Matinee Musicale Competition. She earned ​her undergraduate degree in voice at Butler University, where she ​performed the roles of Edith (Pirates of Penzance), First Witch (Dido ​and Aeneas), Madame Pompous (Too Many Sopranos), and the title ​role in Suor Angelica. In the Fall, Purvis will return to Indianapolis ​Opera as the soprano resident artist for their 50th season, ​appearing as Berta in Rossini’s The Barber of Seville.



Upcoming engagements

Sept 7

Oct 5

Nov

15-17

Opera in the Park


Indianapolis Opera

Beethoven’s 9th symphony

Soprano Soloist


Carmel Symphony Orchestra

Berta

The Barber of Seville


Indianapolis Opera

Recent highlights

Mrs. Nordstrom- a little night music



Indianapolis Opera

Papagena - The Magic Flute


Indianapolis Opera

Rusalka


LAH-SOW, Philadelphia

Suor Angelica


La Musica Lirica, Baraboo



Indiana University

Mrs. Grose - The turn of the screw

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