Raphaela Felder is a Swiss lyric soprano.

From a young age, she took on leading roles in musicals such as Cats (Grizabella) and West Side Story (Anita). She also made her mark on the operetta stage in Entlebuch.

She received her classical vocal training (soprano) under Prof. Barbara Locher, who continues to guide her vocal development. Additionally, she regularly participates in masterclasses with Malcolm Walker (former professor at the Paris Conservatory) and takes private lessons in Paris and Luxembourg.

At the Swiss Opera Studio in Biel, she deepened her studies with a minor in music theater, working under the direction of Matthias Behrends, Franco Trinca, Stephan Sabrowski, and Anna Magdalena Fitzi. This experience allowed her to focus on acting and role interpretation.

She further expanded her repertoire in jazz with Katja Mair and pop/belting with Jasmin Schmid.

As a two-year scholarship recipient of the "Melinda Esterházy de Galantha" foundation, she received valuable support. In 2020, she won the Encouragement Award at the Art Song Competition of the "Marianne and Curt Dienemann Foundation" in Lucerne, and in 2022, she was awarded the Cultural Prize of the Lions Club Entlebuch-Wolhusen.

At the Sursee City Theater, she appeared as "Arsena" in Strauss's The Gypsy Baron and as "Princess Rosemarie" in Kálmán's The Duchess of Chicago. Beyond opera and operetta, she is also active as a concert and art song singer.

In 2024, she performed at the Music Festival in Perugia, Italy, singing under the baton of conductor Eitan Globerson alongside the Viva Brunensis Orchestra. In February 2025, she was invited to sing a concert in Seoul, South Korea.