Rachel Balbi is a soprano from Long Island, New York, and recently graduated from Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, as a student of Ms. Gwynne Geyer. She is in her first year at Shenandoah University pursuing a master's degree in voice performance studying under Dr. Byron Jones. She has most recently fulfilled the role of Miss Jessel in Shenandoah Conservatory's Gothic Opera.

Rachel would like to thank her amazing family, friends, and teachers for their help and support!