Raphaella Medina is an Ney York City-based singer and teacher. A Florida native, she received her Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance from Florida State University, and her Master of Music in Voice Performance from the Moores School of Music at University of Houston.
Raphi's career as an opera singer has seen her perform leading roles at companies across the country including Opera Orlando, Opera Santa Barbara, Opera in the Heights, Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera, and Opera Saratoga. She has also made appearances in concert with the Orlando Philharmonic, the Villages Philhamonic, the New Albany Symphony Orchestra, and the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Leipzig. In April 2025, she will return to Opera Orlando to sing Beatrice in Berlioz' Beatrice + Benedict.
When she is not singing or listening to music, Raphi loves to hike, cook, read, and go to museums. She is a firm believer that in order to be an artist, we must experience life, and the full spectrum of everything life has to offer.