Scottish soprano Rachel Speirs' recent opera credits include the Bird cover in Judith Weir’s Blond Eckbert and Theresa in The Great Stink (English Touring Opera), as well as Titania in The Fairy Queen, Adina in The Implausible Potions of Dr Dulcamara and Musetta cover in La bohème (Longborough Festival Opera). Previous roles include Pamina and Papagena (ROH Create & Sing), Modestina c. in Il viaggio a Reims (English Touring Opera), and Governess in The Turn of the Screw (MusikFermata). This Summer she made her recital debut in the Linbury Foyer at the Royal Opera House, and was soloist in Mozart’s Requiem at the Royal Albert Hall. Rachel is an Artist for the Royal Ballet & Opera Create & Sing programme, and has sung numerous roles in new operas for children, SEND audiences, babies, and people living with dementia for English Touring Opera and the Wigmore Hall. Awards include the Betty Bannerman Award for French Song and the Joyce and Michael Kennedy Award for Singing Strauss. In the 24/25 season, Rachel joins the chorus of Oper Frankfurt on a temporary contract. Released in 2023, Rachel sings Lotty in the premiere recording of MacFarren's The Soldier's Legacy for Retrospect Opera.