Japanese-African American soprano, Rayna Mia Campbell, is thrilled to bring some of her knowledge to Little Mission Studio!

 

Born and raised in Belleville, Illinois, Rayna began her studies in piano at the age of 8. She later joined her local choir and fell in love with performance. Campbell participated in the Opera Theatre St. Louis, Artist-in-Training Program where she became a co-founder for Teens for Opera Theatre St. Louis. She had the opportunity to perform with the St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra under the baton of Gemma New, the Chamber Music Society of St. Louis with Nicholas McGegan, and Winter Opera St. Louis.

 

Campbell has been teaching voice since 2020. She began in New York with Reaching for the Arts, which provided students the opportunity to learn and showcase themselves in the arts regardless of financial status or advantage. Her focus was healthy singing, musicality, and personal interpretation. While taking a short break from teaching to focus on school, Campbell has sharpened her knowledge of vocal pedagogy. She has taught young students and is always excited to teach anyone who wants to learn.

 

Campbell’s recent roles include Drusilla (L’incoronazione di Poppea) with West Edge Opera, Silvia (Zanetto), Magda Sorel (The Consul), Vitellia (La clemenza di Tito) with the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and Miss Wordsworth (Albert Herring) with the Miami Classical Music Festival. She recently performed the West Coast Premiere of “Death of a Little Girl with Doves” by Jeremy Beck, a cycle about the life and letters of French sculptor Camille Claudel.

 

Campbell is a recent graduate from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where she is the recipient of the Carol and Dixon Doll Scholarship. She earned her Professional Studies Certificate and Master of Music degree from SFCM and her Bachelor of Music from the Manhattan School of Music. She is also a grant recipient of the Buder Foundation in St. Louis.