Kayla Raschke is an American soprano currently in her third year of postgraduate study at Guildhall School of Music & Drama. At Guildhall, she has been seen in the role of The Queen of the Night in Die Zauberflöte and in the chorus of Die Fledermaus. Other notable roles include Madame Herz in Der Schauspieldirektor (Austrian American Mozart Academy), Valentin in La Chanson de Fortunio (Sinfonietta Bel Canto), Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi (Varna International Music Academy), Una Conversa in Suor Angelica (Varna International Music Academy), Laetitia in The Old Maid and the Thief (Wheaton College), and the Countess in The Marriage of Figaro (Wheaton College). Kayla was a finalist for the 2023 Opera Grand Rapids VanderLaan Prize, a finalist in the 2023 Musicians Club of Women Competition, and the winner of the Wheaton College Concerto Competition as well as the Ben Heppner Prize in 2022. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance from Wheaton College in Illinois. In addition to operatic repertoire, Kayla is passionate about musical theatre and American art song.