About
Mariah Rae (she/her) is a Filipina-American soprano originally from Portland, Oregon. Mariah received a Master of Music in Opera Performance from the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music (BCCM) at California State University Long Beach, studying with Dr. Katharin Rundus and the late Timothy MacDougall. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Vocal Performance and Journalism from Loyola Marymount University (LMU) where she studied with Dr. Veera Khare Asher and the late Dr. Karl Snider.
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Mariah is often praised for her sharp musicianship and theatrical instincts, and she finds herself at the edge of operatic and choral spaces today. Her adaptability and versatility allow her to perform in a variety of styles and genres. In addition to her foundation in classical music, she thoroughly enjoys projects that challenge performance norms or go outside of the box.
Onstage
Mariah has appeared with companies such as Pacific Opera Project, Sierra Madre Playhouse, Overtone Industries, Laude, Lyric Opera of Orange County, and is a part of the GRAMMY®-winning vocal ensemble Tonality. Through Tonality she has sang with the Kronos Quartet for Michael Abels' At War With Ourselves as a soloist, Björk as part of her Cornucopia West Coast tour, Lina Lapelyte's Sun & Sea opera, Michael Giacchino's Society of the Snow, and was a part of the 2024 GRAMMY®-winning album So She Howls by Carla Patullo that featured Tonality and the Scorchio Quartet.
Stage credits include Gianetta in Cagnoni's Don Bucefalo, Sophie in Terrence McNally's Master Class, Papagena in Mozart's The Magic Flute in Pacific Opera Project's video game-themed"#Superflute", Polyxena in O-Lan Jones' Cynossema, Soeur Constance in Dialogues des Carmélites, Laetitia in The Old Maid and the Thief, Lauretta in Gianni Schicci, Adina in L'elisir d'amore, Manon in Manon, Despina in Così fan tutte, and more.​ Mariah placed 2nd in the NATS-LA Collegiate Auditions Graduate Division, participated in SongFest as a Young Artist, attended the American Institute of Musical Studies (AIMS) Opera Studio in Graz, Hawaii Performing Arts Festival as a featured soloist in Pergolesi's Stabat Mater and Puccini's Suor Angelica, the University of Miami Frost School of Music's summer program in Salzburg, and toured with the Loyola Marymount University choruses in France. 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.
Offstage
Outside of singing, Mariah maintains a balance between her work as a data consultant, travel, being a dog mom, family, and dance. She has excelled academically and professionally, and was awarded 'Music Department Program Scholar' at LMU, as well as the 'Outstanding Creative Activity' Graduate Commencement Award at BCCM, for her writing on Filipina soprano Jovita Fuentes and the notion of resilience. As a multi-hyphenate professional, she strives to use her voice, unique skillsets, and lived experience to be an example for her communities and uplift others on their journey.​
