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“The mezzo's range is extraordinary...and allows for a varied repertoire.”
– Chris Ruel for Operawire
With performances deemed "whimsical" (Eugene Register Guard), "deeply moving" (Operawire), and "simply excellent" (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette), classical singer Rebecca Sacks is known for her dynamic stage presence, smart musicality, and stylistic versatility.
This season, audiences saw her debut several new roles including Sara in Roberto Devereux with St. John's in the Village Music, Fricka in Das Rheingold with the Miami Wagner Institute, Gertrud in Hansel and Gretel with Boheme Opera New Jersey, and Santuzza in Cavalleria Rusticana and Pepa in Goyescas with Delaware Valley Opera Company. She additionally joined Chicago Opera Theater for the first time to cover Nancy and Mrs. Herring in the January production of Albert Herring with Dame Jane Glover conducting.
The 2021-2022 season saw Ms. Sacks join Philadelphia Opera on Tap as The Witch in their site-specific production of Hansel and Gretel. She additionally covered Baba in Opera Baltimore's reopening production of The Medium and joined Wilimington Concert Opera as Second Witch in a digital production of Dido and Aeneas.
In the 2020-2021 season, audiences saw her both in-person and online as The Waitress in Michael Ching's Speed Dating Tonight! with Fargo-Moorhead Opera. She was additionally looking forward to singing Mamma Lucia and covering Santuzza in Cavalleria Rusticana with the same company prior to cancellations due to COVID-19.
Sacks’s other recent season highlights include Queen Alkmene (Die Liebe der Danae) and Grimgerde (Die Walküre) with Pittsburgh Festival Opera, Komponist (Ariadne auf Naxos) with the Miami Music Festival, Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni) with Wilmington Concert Opera, Hänsel (Hänsel und Gretel) with Portland Opera to Go, and Dorabella (Così fan tutte) with the Astoria Music Festival.
A champion of new music, she has premiered concert works and operas with University of Oregon’s Composer’s Symposium and the Tai Hei Ensemble in Eugene, Oregon.
Ms. Sacks’ concert repertoire has included Händel’s Messiah with the Bravo Chorale, Mahler's Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gesellen with Pittsburgh Festival Opera, Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater with Ping & Woof Opera, Vivaldi’s Gloria with the Choral Guild of Atlanta, and Monteverdi’s Vespri della Beata Vergine of 1610 with the Stanford University Singers.
She has received awards from the American Prize in Opera, the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, the Orpheus Competition, Opera Connecticut, and the National Association of Teachers of Singing Artist Awards.
A Northern California native, Ms. Sacks began her vocal training in musical theatre before studying voice at Stanford University. She then received her Masters of Music from the Hugh Hodgson School of Music at the University of Georgia in 2018. She currently resides in the Philadelphia area with with her beloved cat Katarzyna.
This season, audiences saw her debut several new roles including Sara in Roberto Devereux with St. John's in the Village Music, Fricka in Das Rheingold with the Miami Wagner Institute, Gertrud in Hansel and Gretel with Boheme Opera New Jersey, and Santuzza in Cavalleria Rusticana and Pepa in Goyescas with Delaware Valley Opera Company. She additionally joined Chicago Opera Theater for the first time to cover Nancy and Mrs. Herring in the January production of Albert Herring with Dame Jane Glover conducting.
The 2021-2022 season saw Ms. Sacks join Philadelphia Opera on Tap as The Witch in their site-specific production of Hansel and Gretel. She additionally covered Baba in Opera Baltimore's reopening production of The Medium and joined Wilimington Concert Opera as Second Witch in a digital production of Dido and Aeneas.
In the 2020-2021 season, audiences saw her both in-person and online as The Waitress in Michael Ching's Speed Dating Tonight! with Fargo-Moorhead Opera. She was additionally looking forward to singing Mamma Lucia and covering Santuzza in Cavalleria Rusticana with the same company prior to cancellations due to COVID-19.
Sacks’s other recent season highlights include Queen Alkmene (Die Liebe der Danae) and Grimgerde (Die Walküre) with Pittsburgh Festival Opera, Komponist (Ariadne auf Naxos) with the Miami Music Festival, Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni) with Wilmington Concert Opera, Hänsel (Hänsel und Gretel) with Portland Opera to Go, and Dorabella (Così fan tutte) with the Astoria Music Festival.
A champion of new music, she has premiered concert works and operas with University of Oregon’s Composer’s Symposium and the Tai Hei Ensemble in Eugene, Oregon.
Ms. Sacks’ concert repertoire has included Händel’s Messiah with the Bravo Chorale, Mahler's Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gesellen with Pittsburgh Festival Opera, Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater with Ping & Woof Opera, Vivaldi’s Gloria with the Choral Guild of Atlanta, and Monteverdi’s Vespri della Beata Vergine of 1610 with the Stanford University Singers.
She has received awards from the American Prize in Opera, the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, the Orpheus Competition, Opera Connecticut, and the National Association of Teachers of Singing Artist Awards.
A Northern California native, Ms. Sacks began her vocal training in musical theatre before studying voice at Stanford University. She then received her Masters of Music from the Hugh Hodgson School of Music at the University of Georgia in 2018. She currently resides in the Philadelphia area with with her beloved cat Katarzyna.
a note from rebecca
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“I’m excited to tell you all about who I am as a singer, but I also want you to know who I am as a person.
“I am a cat lover and an adventurer, an unabashed nerd, and a deep listener. My greatest strength is my compassion, and I treasure opportunities to practice that in both my personal and professional life. When I’m not on stage, you can find me hiking, playing board games that are far too complex, annoying my cat with affection, and relaxing with a good book in a hot bath.” ♡ Rebecca
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