Praised for her "velvety mezzo" (OperaWire), Christina Ray is equally at home on the operatic, concert, and musical theatre stages. Operatic roles include Cherubino in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro, Mercédès in Carmen, Mrs. Splinters in Aaron Copland's The Tender Land, Béatrice in Berlioz's Béatrice et Bénédict, Ramiro in Mozart's La finta giardiniera, Hänsel from Humperdinck's Hänsel und Gretel, The Mother in Amahl and the Night Visitors, and some of her personal favorites, all 3 of Rossini's leading ladies, Rosina from il barbiere di Siviglia, Isabella from l'Italiana in Algeri, and Angelina in La cenerentola. Professional Musical Theatre roles include Ms. Lark in Mary Poppins, Celeste #1 in Sunday in the Park with George, Customer #1 She Loves Me. Concert and Oratorio appearances include Haydn's Lord Nelson Mass and Kleine Orgelmesse, Bach's Magnificat, Ballad of the Brown King by Margaret Bonds, Purcell's Ode to St. Cecilia, and Pergolesi's Stabat Mater. As an active choral singer, Ms. Ray is a member of two professional ensembles, Vox Nova and Prometheus. 

Ms. Ray has sung professionally with many regional companies including, the Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre, Overland Park Orchestra, The Missouri Symphony, Manhattan Concert Productions, and Opera Kansas. In 2016 she was a recipient of an Encouragement Award from the Laffont Competition (formerly known as the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions), in the Little Rock, AR District. 

Ms. Ray is the Founding General Director of boutique opera company, Landlocked Opera. Landlocked Opera makes opera accessible to our community by celebrating historic operas while championing new works, ideas, and artists. Believing strongly in breaking down barriers and opera stereotypes, Landlocked Opera’s motto is "Opera for All." Ms. Ray recently made her professional stage directorial debut with Landlocked Opera on the world premiere of The Murderess, composed by Allison McIntosh and libretto by Trip Venturella.

As an evidence-based voice specialist committed to the future of voice performance and training, Ms. Ray co-created Classically Untrained Voice Collective, a community of voice professionals offering continuing education opportunities in Musical Theatre and CCM style cross-training. Ms. Ray is member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing and serves as treasurer for the local Mid-MO NATS Chapter. Ms. Ray was accepted to the 2024 NATS Intern Program as well as named a 2024 NATS Emerging Leader.