Corey Raquel Lovelace hails from Chicago, but happily calls the Carolinas home.  In the 2025/26 season Mrs. Lovelace debuted as the Soprano Soloist in Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater with Opera Carolina.  Later this season, she makes her debut as Monica in Menotti’s The Medium alongside opera superstar Denyce Graves.  Last season Mrs. Lovelace took the stage with Opera Carolina in both Carmen and La Boheme performing the roles of Frasquita and Musetta.  She was featured in WDAV Classical Public Radio’s Small Batch Concert Series for a special Valentine’s Day themed concert.

Mrs. Lovelace made her spectacular debut as Nedda in Pagliacci filling in at the 11th hour for an indisposed Barbara Frittoli. Recent performances include Shostakovich’s Seven Romances by Alexander Blok with Chamber Music for All. Mrs. Lovelace had the pleasure of sharing the stage with Andrea Bocelli as a featured artist in October of 2024.  She appears regularly on the concert stage premiering new works by Ukrainian composer, Sophia Pavlenko.  Internationally, she has performed in China with the iSING! Music Festival and made her European debut with the American Institute of Musical Studies in Graz, Austria. Other title roles include Susannah and Adriana Lecouvreur.

Additional performing credits include; Mimi, La Bohéme, Leonora, Fidelio, Cendrillon in La Cendrillon, Kate in Connection Lost: The Tinder Opera, Donna Anna in Don Giovanni, and Lady Billows in Albert Herring.   She received Second Place in the Heafner-Williams Opera Competition and First Place in the Opera Guild of Charlotte Competition.  Mrs. Lovelace holds a Master of Music degree from DePaul University, where she studied with Jane Bunnell.  An experienced and dedicated educator, Mrs. Lovelace brings a student-centered approach to her teaching. She currently teaches at Central Piedmont Community College and Queens University of Charlotte, and maintains a private studio in Morganton, North Carolina, as well as virtually.