Rachel Doig
Rachel Doig has demonstrated an affinity for a wide range of musical genres including opera, musical theatre, the stage and the concert platform.
Rachel’s stage experiences with Showbiz include being a cast member in the 1994 production of Les Miserables and in 1998 she performed the role of Maria in West Side Story. Rachel’s main stage experience has been in opera productions with Canterbury opera and the newly formed Southern Opera. Her most recent appearances are in Mark Hadlow’s production of Gianni Schicci in which she performed the role of Nella and she played the second Lady in Southern Opera’s season of the Magic Flute last year.
Other productions Rachel has been involved in include Othello, Papagena in the 1996 production of The Magic Flute, understudying Liu in Turandot, Becky in The Birth of an opera, Suor Anglica , Il Trovatore and Aida.
Rachel is a member of the Southern opera chorus and is a regular soloist at their recitals. She has performed regularly with The Christchurch Symphony orchestra, her most recent performance being at Classical Sparks this year, singing Gareth Farr’s composition of Aoraki and Lakme’s The Flower Duet.
Rachel really enjoyed being on stage with her second daughter Greer last year in Sweeney Todd for Showbiz. This year she performed again in Classical Sparks singing World in Union with Mark Hadlow.
Alongside a busy singing career she is also a music and choir teacher at St. Andrew's College Preparatory school and Westburn Primary school where she assists in running the Specialist Music programme.