Kayla Rae Stein

Kayla Rae Stein

Soprano

Fellow

2024

Age

Birthplace

Skokie, Illinois

School

The Juilliard School

Compeers

Bridget Foreman; Crystal Knepler

Scholarship

Shirley and Seymour Lehrer Scholarship

Kayla is earning her master’s degree at The Juilliard School, where she studies with Darrell Babidge. She was a finalist in the 22nd Friends of Eastman Opera Competition. She has performed as Dr. Nora Lear, Anthony Davis's titular character in his opera, Lear on the 2nd Floor. Along with the AXIOM Ensemble, she sang as the soprano soloist in Knussen’s Requiem: Songs for Sue.