Rebecca Caine

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Rebecca Caine is a critically acclaimed Canadian opera and musical theatre performer. Ms. Caine was born in Toronto and studied at the Guildhall School of Music in London. She currently resides in London and studies with highly regarded singing teacher and vocal coach, Gerald Martin Moore.

Uniquely, Ms. Caine’s illustrious career has been divided between opera and musical theatre, making her West End debut at 19 in the role of Laurey in Oklahoma! She then sang the role of Eliza in My Fair Lady on the National tour. While making her debut at Glyndebourne as Amor in L’incoronazione di Poppea, she was asked to join the Royal Shakespeare Company where she created the role of Cosette in Les Miserables. After a successful West End run she joined the original cast of Phantom of the Opera to play Christine opposite Michael Crawford. She then returned to Toronto to repeat the role in the Canadian premiere of Phantom. During her celebrated run in Toronto she joined the Canadian Opera Company to make her triumphant North American operatic debut in the title role of Alban Berg's Lulu. This success led to offers from numerous international opera companies ranging from Monteverdi to Maxwell Davies, including Pamina, Despina, Susanna, Aminta (Re Pastore), Vixen, Michaela, Musetta, Ophelie, Leila, Marguerite, Violetta, Julietta (Martinu) and Adina for companies such as the Canadian Opera Company, Scottish Opera, English National Opera, Glimmerglass, Spoleto, Opera de Nice, De Vlaamse Opera, New Zealand Opera, National Theatre of Prague, and Opera North. Her most recent success was a highly praised performance of Hanna Glawari in Lehar's The Merry Widow for Opera Holland Park in London in 2006.

In May 2009, Ms. Caine will make her Chicago debut in the Chicago Opera Theatre’s production of Benjamin Britten’s Owen Wingrave.

1 Leading Ladies
2 World Premieres
3 Recordings
4 Broadcasts

[edit] Leading Ladies

In May of 2007, Ms. Caine released Leading Ladies, an enchanting collection of songs paying tribute to past Leading Ladies of the British Musical Theatre Stage from Gertrude Lawrence to Julie Andrews, with her collaborator and renowned vocal coach Gerald Martin Moore on piano and vocals playing a selection of their leading men, including Noel Coward.

Ms. Caine and Mr. Moore have created a highly successful cabaret show based on their Leading Ladies album and have performed for sold old out crowds throughout the UK in prestigious venues such as the Jermyn Street Theatre in London and the Newbury Festival in Sydmonton. In November 2007, Ms. Caine appeared on BBC Radio 2’s prestigious Friday Night is Music Night, the world’s longest running live music radio programme, singing selections from Leading Ladies. Ms. Caine and Mr. Moore are currently working on a second project featuring the Leading Ladies of Hollywood, including Kathryn Grayson, Deanna Durbin, and Jane Powell.

[edit] World Premieres

A notable interpreter of 20th century and contemporary opera, Ms. Caine’s world premieres have included: Jezebel, presented by the Toronto Symphony (Role - Title Role: An oratorio by Robertson Davies and Derek Holman); Playing Away, presented by Opera North (Role - L.A. Lola: by Howard Brenton and Benedict Mason); The Golden Ass, presented by the Canadian Opera Company (Role - Fotis: By Robertson Davies and Randolph Peters); Mr. Emmett Takes A Walk, presented by Psappha (Role - 6 Female Roles: By David Pountney and Peter Maxwell- Davies).

[edit] Recordings

Rebecca can be heard on numerous recordings including: Les Miserables (Original London Cast); The Phantom of The Opera (Canadian Cast); Anything Goes (EMI); Babes in Toyland; Mr. Emmett Takes a Walk (Psappha); Leading Ladies (with Gerald Martin Moore).

[edit] Broadcasts

Rebecca’s BBC broadcasts include: Candide; One Touch of Venus; Trouble in Tahiti; The Telephone; Concerts of Bernstein, Porter and Kern; Friday Night is Music Night.