Raquel Paulo

The young dramatic coloratura soprano Raquel Paulo has been heralded by audiences and critics alike for her magnetic stage presence, warm and dramatic voice, and outstanding musicianship.

Among Ms. Paulo’s stage credits are Marcellina / Contessa (Le Nozze di Figaro), Arminda(La Finta Giardiniera), Donna Anna (Don Giovanni), Rosalinde (Die Fledermaus), Micaëla(Carmen), Alice (Falstaff), Nella (Gianni Schicchi), Die Knusperhexe (Hänsel und Gretel), Aufseherin (Elektra), Grossmutter (Baruchs Schweigen), Madame Euterpova (Help, Help, the Globolinks!), Erste Dame (Die Zauberflöte), Vitellia (La Clemenza di Tito).

Raquel Paulo is equally in demand as a soloist in Sacred Music and Oratorios. On the concert stage her credits include Mozart’s Requiem and Coronation Mass, C. M. Von Weber’s Jubelmesse, Saint-Saëns Christmas Oratorio, Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle, Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, Händel’s Messiah and Hercules, Verdi’s Requiem and Britten’s War Requiem.

A frequent collaborator of young composers and an outspoken advocate of modern music, Raquel has been performing contemporary and experimental music since her earliest musical studies. She is currently working on a program of various contemporary Portuguese Songs.

Ms. Paulo was born into an artistic family, in Porto, Portugal. At a young age, she began her musical studies in piano, violin, and voice at the Porto Music Conservatory.  She continued her Opera studies under the tutelage of Gabriele Lechner at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna from which she graduated with highest honors.

In her musical career, Raquel has had the opportunity to work with renowned professionals, such as Palmira Troufa, Zita Tschirk, Lucas Macías Navarro, Lorenzo Viotti, Uwe Theimer, Kamal Khan, Abbie Furmansky, Elena Filipova, Christoph Meier, Julie Kaufmann, Rebecca Blankenship, Vladimir Kiradjiev, Guido Mancusi, Christian Schulz, Beverly Blankenship, and Peter Marschik. She has also taken part in Masterclasses with Ileana Cotrubas, Piotr Beczala and Krassimira Stoyanova.