ABOUT
Rebecca, originally from Northern Ireland, is currently a member of the prestigious Internationales Opernstudio at Oper Köln.
Rebecca’s operatic roles include Sandmännchen/Taumännchen Hänsel und Gretel (Oper Köln), Blonde Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Oper Köln), Pünktchen Pünktchen und Anton (Oper Köln), Woglinde Das Rheingold/Götterdämmerung (Oper Köln), Dritte Norn Götterdämmerung (Oper Köln), Helmwige in Die Walküre (Oper Köln), Liscione La Dirindina (Northern Ireland Opera), Ella Evening Primrose (Northern Ireland Opera), The Vile Little Girl The Musician - Conor Mitchell (The Belfast Ensemble), Mabel Pirates of Penzance (The Belfast Ensemble), Rose Maurrant Street Scene (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland), Soprano 1 Le Vin Herbé (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland) , First Witch in Dido and Aeneas (Sestina Ensemble) and Maria West Side Story (Grand Opera House, Belfast). She also created the role of Princess Talia in Irish composer Sean Doherty’s opera Waking Beauty.
She has performed scenes as Vixen The Cunning Little Vixen, Blanche Dialogues des Carmélites, and Susanna Le Nozze di Figaro (all Royal Conservatoire of Scotland). An advocate for children’s opera, she has also recently performed in a tour of Pampelmousse by Greg Caffrey (Northern Ireland Opera).
In 2016, she was a finalist in Northern Ireland Opera’s Festival of Voice Competition. She is also a recipient of the Irish Heritage Bursary (2017), after competing for the prize at the Wigmore Hall, London.
Rebecca has appeared with ensembles including Savonlinna Opera Festival Choir (Finland), Sestina Ensemble, Genesis Sixteen, The Kellie Consort, RCS Voices, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, and Les Sirénes. In addition, she has made her recital debut at the Blackwater Valley Opera Festival (in association with the Irish Heritage Bursary). She was also recently invited by BBC Northern Ireland to record a recital as part of their ‘Rosemary Street Young Artist recital series’.
Rebecca’s concert performances include Handel Messiah, Handel Alexander’s Feast, Bach Cantata BWV 199,, Bach Magnificat, Brahms Requiem, Rutter Magnificat, Beethoven Mass in C, Vivaldi Gloria, Stanford Requiem, Mozart Vespers, and Handel Dixit Dominus.
Rebecca graduated with a Master of Music from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in 2018, under the vocal tutelage of Wilma MacDougall. Previously, she studied with Debra Stuart at Queens University Belfast, where she gained a Bachelor of Music. Rebecca continues her studies privately in London with Kathryn Harries. Recently, she has worked for Northern Ireland Opera as a member of their Opera Studio for 2018-2019.
She has worked extensively in masterclasses and coachings with Oliver Klöter, Bruno Caproni, Julian Evans, Stefan Vinke, Sabine Vinke, Walter Sutcliffe, Rachel Nichols, Mairead Hurley, Lisa Milne, Sam Evans, Ailish Tynan, David Gowland, Iain Burnside, Lawrence Zazzo, and Christopher Underwood.
Photo - Chris Thompson
Rebecca’s operatic roles include Sandmännchen/Taumännchen Hänsel und Gretel (Oper Köln), Blonde Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Oper Köln), Pünktchen Pünktchen und Anton (Oper Köln), Woglinde Das Rheingold/Götterdämmerung (Oper Köln), Dritte Norn Götterdämmerung (Oper Köln), Helmwige in Die Walküre (Oper Köln), Liscione La Dirindina (Northern Ireland Opera), Ella Evening Primrose (Northern Ireland Opera), The Vile Little Girl The Musician - Conor Mitchell (The Belfast Ensemble), Mabel Pirates of Penzance (The Belfast Ensemble), Rose Maurrant Street Scene (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland), Soprano 1 Le Vin Herbé (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland) , First Witch in Dido and Aeneas (Sestina Ensemble) and Maria West Side Story (Grand Opera House, Belfast). She also created the role of Princess Talia in Irish composer Sean Doherty’s opera Waking Beauty.
She has performed scenes as Vixen The Cunning Little Vixen, Blanche Dialogues des Carmélites, and Susanna Le Nozze di Figaro (all Royal Conservatoire of Scotland). An advocate for children’s opera, she has also recently performed in a tour of Pampelmousse by Greg Caffrey (Northern Ireland Opera).
In 2016, she was a finalist in Northern Ireland Opera’s Festival of Voice Competition. She is also a recipient of the Irish Heritage Bursary (2017), after competing for the prize at the Wigmore Hall, London.
Rebecca has appeared with ensembles including Savonlinna Opera Festival Choir (Finland), Sestina Ensemble, Genesis Sixteen, The Kellie Consort, RCS Voices, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, and Les Sirénes. In addition, she has made her recital debut at the Blackwater Valley Opera Festival (in association with the Irish Heritage Bursary). She was also recently invited by BBC Northern Ireland to record a recital as part of their ‘Rosemary Street Young Artist recital series’.
Rebecca’s concert performances include Handel Messiah, Handel Alexander’s Feast, Bach Cantata BWV 199,, Bach Magnificat, Brahms Requiem, Rutter Magnificat, Beethoven Mass in C, Vivaldi Gloria, Stanford Requiem, Mozart Vespers, and Handel Dixit Dominus.
Rebecca graduated with a Master of Music from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in 2018, under the vocal tutelage of Wilma MacDougall. Previously, she studied with Debra Stuart at Queens University Belfast, where she gained a Bachelor of Music. Rebecca continues her studies privately in London with Kathryn Harries. Recently, she has worked for Northern Ireland Opera as a member of their Opera Studio for 2018-2019.
She has worked extensively in masterclasses and coachings with Oliver Klöter, Bruno Caproni, Julian Evans, Stefan Vinke, Sabine Vinke, Walter Sutcliffe, Rachel Nichols, Mairead Hurley, Lisa Milne, Sam Evans, Ailish Tynan, David Gowland, Iain Burnside, Lawrence Zazzo, and Christopher Underwood.
Photo - Chris Thompson