Rachael Joyce
Soprano
Soprano Rachael Joyce is a current recipient of Victorian Opera’s 2026 Opera Prize. She was also a recipient of the 2025 Opera Prize. This scholarship is proudly supported by Dr Michael Stubbs and Malcolm Roberts.
Rachael was previously a member of both Melbourne Opera’s Richard Divall Emerging Artist Programme and Opera Scholars Australia. A Monash University graduate, Rachael received First Class Honours after completing a Bachelor of Arts (French) and Music (Honours).
Her recent roles include Edith in The Pirates of Penzance, Mary Crawford in Mansfield Park, the Lyrebird in The Lyrebird’s Voice, Princess Caraboo in English Eccentrics (Victorian Opera); Cherubino in The Marriage of Figaro (Melbourne Opera) and Chiara in Biographica (Lyric Opera of Melbourne).
Notable accolades include First Prize in the 99th Herald Sun Aria Competition, runner-up in the Opera Scholars Australia Aria competition and Boroondara Eisteddfod Vocal Championship Winner. In 2024, Rachael travelled to Germany as the recipient of the Melbourne Opera & Rotary New Generations Service Exchange, where she made her concert debut at the Bayreuth Festival.
