Soprano Abigail Rethwisch joins Columbus Symphony once again for Britten's War Requiem, Op. 66. She has performed with the Columbus Symphony on numerous occasions, including in Janáček’s Glagolitic Mass, Handel's Messiah, Brahm's Requiem, Saariaho's Leino Songs, and as Musetta in La bohème. In the rest of her 2024-2025 season, Ms. Rethwisch sings the title role in Cendrillon with Cedar Rapids Opera, covers Juliette in Roméo et Juliette at Los Angeles Opera, and makes a return to the Metropolitan Opera to cover Papagena in Die Zauberflöte. Ms. Rethwisch recently appeared as the title role in Lucia di Lammermoor with Pensacola Opera, an exciting return to the role after her "riveting" performances with Utah Opera in 2017 (Opera News). Ms. Rethwisch first joined the roster of the Metropolitan Opera to cover Meretaten in Akhnaten in 2022. With the Metropolitan Opera, she has covered Yvette in La Rondine, Barbara and Mrs. Latch in The Hours, and has completed several engagements as the cover for Papagena in Die Zauberflöte. 

Ms. Rethwisch has sung Berta in The Barber of Seville with Des Moines Metro Opera, Controller in Flight with Dallas Opera and Utah Opera, and Papagena and cover of Der Königin der Nacht with Dallas Opera. Past engagements include Utah Opera with leading roles in Silent Night, Die Zauberflöte, Die Fledermaus, Gianni Schicchi, Carmen, The Long Walk and Man of La Mancha, Intermountain Opera Bozeman as Mabel in Pirates of Penzance, and CoOperative as Der Königin der Nacht. Concert highlights include Mozart’s Requiem (Princeton Symphony Orchestra and the Westminster Symphonic Choir), Glagolitic Mass (Brno Philharmonic), Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony (Cape Symphony), and Handel’s Messiah (Utah Symphony). She has appeared in concert with Cedar Rapids Opera, Cape Symphony, Utah Opera, Washington Concert Opera, and Opera Southwest.