LATEST NEWS

1/1/10
The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman, the latest musical venture by American rock and pop band Sparks that features Rebecca as the "Hollywood Starlet" received five stars by Andy Gill in The Independent. Including the record among his 20 albums of the year, Gill wrote: "Sharply scripted, with that sly, knowing touch so typical of Sparks, it's also scored with scrupulous intelligence, the arrangements drawing on a range of apt influences, from Kurt Weill to jazz, pop and rock, and the orchestrations ingeniously duplicitous, wistful and sinister, as the action dictates. It may well turn out to be the pinnacle of Sparks' career, and certainly has an ambition well beyond the usual remit of popular culture." Click here to buy the album on itunes.

12/1/09
Rebecca makes her Carnegie Hall solo debut! On Sunday, November 29, 2009, she was asked to replace a soloist in a world premiere performance of a new work, A Carol Fantasy, composed by Stephen J. Edwards and orchestrated by Marcus Sjöwall. She learned the music on the plane to New York and performed on Monday, November 30, 2009, in Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium. Candace Wicke conducted the Continuo Arts Foundation Symphonic Chorus and Orchestra.

8/7/09
The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman, the latest musical venture by American rock and pop band Sparks, will air on Swedish National Radio on August 14, 2009, followed by a release of the new musical on Li'l Beethoven Records. The work features Rebecca as the "Hollywood Starlet". For more information regarding the world premiere broadcast (in Swedish), click here.

7/24/09
By request of the composer, Rebecca will be participating in a reading of a new opera entitled The First Lady by Kenneth Wells. Based on events surrounding Eleanor Roosevelt and the death of her husband, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Rebecca will be singing the role of their daughter, Anna Roosevelt.

4/5/09
Rebecca has been chosen as one of 24 singers to compete in the José Iturbi International Music Competition! The first round of competition begins on June 15, 2009, and all rounds are open to the public. For more information, click here.

10/17/08
After making her professional operatic debut with West Bay Opera, Rebecca received praise by the San Francisco Classical Voice. Visit the new "press" page for the review and more.

10/1/08
Rebecca will make her debut with the Angeles Chorale in December as the Soprano Soloist for Seasons of Joy: Magnificat & More. John Sutton will conduct the program, which includes John Rutter's Magnificat and Arvo Pärt's Magnificat as well as holiday favorites

3/18/08
One of four singers chosen by Opera UCLA to represent the School at the Rassegna Internazionale Accademie di Canto, Rebecca will travel to Venice, Italy in June to perform the music of Leonard Bernstein, Johann Strauss and Kurt Weill. This special music festival is hosted by the world-renowned Teatro La Fenice.

10/21/07
Rebecca wins the San Diego District Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions!

9/10/07
Rebecca performed at the Society of Singers 16th Annual ELLA Awards, honoring the legendary Gladys Knight. An evening filled with amazing performances by Smokey Robinson, Johnny Mathis, Melissa Ethridge, Kimberley Locke and Ms. Knight herself, Rebecca stepped out of the classical genre to perform George Gershwin's hit "Someone To Watch Over Me". She also received The Herb Alpert Foundation Scholarship. It was night to remember!

8/21/07
BioShock is released by 2K Games. Listen for the anthem "Rise, Rapture, Rise," featuring Rebecca!

4/28/07
Rebecca is chosen as Winner of the 2007 Jenny Lind Competition! In June, she will be the featured artist in the Annual Barnum Festival Jenny Lind Concert in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and in July, she will travel to Sweden for a concert tour as the American Jenny Lind!

4/18/07
Rebecca records vocals for the highly anticipated video game BioShock, featuring the music of composer Garry Schyman. The game is scheduled to be released in August 2007.

4/15/07
Rebecca has been chosen as one of the winners of the Redlands Bowl Young Artists Auditions! She will perform in a concert at the Redlands Bowl on June 26, 2007. Click here for more information.

4/10/07
Chosen as a Semi-Finalist in the American Jenny Lind Competition, Rebecca will travel to Bridgeport, Connecticut in the end of April in the hopes of winning first prize, which includes a summer recital tour of Sweden. She is one of ten sopranos selected from across the nation.

3/28/07
Rebecca wins the 33rd Annual Nunzio Crisci Opera Scholarship Competition sponsored by the American Educators of Italian Origin United! She shares the honor with soprano Erica Miller, and they will both perform at the A.E.I.O.U. Annual Dinner at Casa Italiana in Los Angeles on March 31, 2007.

3/1/07
Rebecca is chosen as a Finalist in the 38th Annual Palm Beach Opera Vocal Competition. The Finals will take place in West Palm Beach, Florida on Thursday, April 26, 2007.

1/13/07
Rebecca wins the 35th Annual Long Beach Mozart Festival Vocal Competition!