ABOUT ME
ABOUT “Medina’s delectably emphatic timbre was enhanced with subtle animated gestures — creating a captivating presence as she sang. Her rhapsodic enunciation was concise and clear….”
— Wayne Dill, The Royal Gazette
Praised as “grace personified” (The Royal Gazette) and lauded for her ability to “exquisitely set the scene” (Orlando Sentinel), Chilean-American mezzo-soprano Raphaella Medina continues to charm audiences with her “vibrant voice and ability to entrance” (The Villages Daily Sun).
A versatile performer, Medina feels at home across a wide range of repertoire and performance settings, from recital to concert to immersive operatic experiences.
Recent season highlights include Medina’s title role debut as Beatrice in Beatrice + Benedict (Berlioz) with Opera Orlando; recitals with the Bermuda Piano Festival; and the premiere of Dinner to Die For with ICEBERG New Music in New York City.
Previous seasons include debuts with Winter Opera St. Louis as Zerlina in Don Giovanni and Stéphano in Roméo et Juliette; Susanna Walcott in The Crucible (Opera in the Pines); La Ciesca in Gianni Schicchi (Opera Orlando); Diana in the mariachi opera Cruzar la Cara de la Luna (Opera Santa Barbara); and covering the role of the Collector in Song of the Nightingale (On Site Opera).
Medina has appeared multiple times as a soloist with the Villages Philharmonic Orchestra; she has also been a guest soloist for the Orlando Ballet, New Albany Symphony Orchestra, Paradise Symphony, and the UCF Symphony under the baton of Eric Jacobsen.
Medina’s recital work includes recitals at La maison Française in New York City, the Leipzig Hochschule für Musik und Theater, and multiple solo recitals with the Redding Performing Arts Center.
On the competition circuit, Medina has won multiple awards and recognitions including Third Place in Opera Tampa’s D’Angelo Competition; the James Toland Vocal Arts Competition Bonnie Bell Encouragement Award; and Western Region Finals Encouragement Award winner in the Metropolitan Opera’s Laffont Competition.
A graduate of the Moores School of Music at UH and the College of Music at FSU, Medina also participated in both Joyce DiDonato’s and Marilyn Horne’s Carnegie Hall masterclass series.
Medina is managed by Encompass Arts, LLC.
“Mezzo-soprano Raphaella Medina was completely convincing as the good-hearted Zerlina, singing with a pleasing touch in her own WOSL debut.”
Mark Bertz • Ladue News
“Stéphano is delightfully sung by Raphaella Medina. She gives a fresh lightness and good humor to this very young and witty lad. Her movement is so graceful and natural.”
Steve Callahan • Broadway World
“Raphaella Medina’s singing was grace personified as Brahms opened the final concert.”
Wayne Dill • The Royal Gazette