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Rebecca Olthafer,
Lyric Mezzo-Soprano
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Roles
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Engagements
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Voice Study
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Coaches
Directors
Awards and Scholarships
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Recordings
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Opera Roles |
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Second Lady |
The Magic Flute |
Florentine Opera |
Spring 2009 |
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Second Lady |
The Magic Flute |
Madison Opera |
Spring 2006 |
| Mercedes |
Carmen
(Act II) |
Madison
Opera |
Fall 2004 |
| Edith |
Pirates
of Penzance |
Music by
the Lake |
Summer
2004 |
| Tisbe
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La
Cenerentola (scenes) |
Rochester
Aria Group |
Spring 2004 |
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Dorothée |
Cendrillon
(scenes) |
Rochester
Aria Group |
Spring 2004 |
| Dorabella |
Così fan tutte |
UW-Madison Opera |
Spring 2004 |
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Julia Child |
Bon Appétit! |
UW-Madison Theater |
Fall 2003 |
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Marcellina |
Le Nozze di Figaro (matinee) |
Opera North |
Summer 2003 |
| Flora
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La Traviata
(matinee) |
Opera North
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Summer 2003 |
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Jezibaba/Princess |
Rusalka
(adapted) |
Opera for
the Young |
Spring 2003 |
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Juno |
Orpheus in the Underworld |
UW-Madison Opera |
Fall 2002 |
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Kate Pinkerton |
Madame Butterfly |
Madison
Opera |
Spring 2002 |
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Hansel |
Hansel and Gretel |
UW-Madison Opera |
Spring 2002 |
| Serse |
Serse |
UW-Madison Opera |
Fall 2001 |
| Veronique |
Dr. Miracle |
UW-Madison Opera
Workshop |
Fall 2000 |
| Filing Clerk |
Machinal (premiere) |
UW-Madison Opera
Workshop |
Fall 2000 |
| Third Spirit |
Die Zauberflöte |
Operafestival di Roma |
Summer 2000 |
| Orlofsky |
Die Fledermaus (scenes) |
Operafestival di Roma |
Summer 2000 |
| Second Lady |
The Magic Flute |
Luther
College |
Spring 2000 |
| Orlofsky |
Die
Fledermaus |
Luther
College |
Spring 1999 |
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Other Professional
Engagements |
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Alto Soloist |
Messiah |
Bach and Beyond, Chicago, IL |
Fall 2007 |
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Chorus |
Verdi Requiem |
Chicago Symphony |
Spring 2007 |
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Zweite Knabe |
Die Zauberflöte (Finale) |
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra |
Fall 2006 |
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Supplemental Chorus |
Turandot &
Dialogue of the Carmelites |
Lyric Opera of Chicago |
2006-2007 |
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Supplemental Chorus |
The Midsummer Marriage |
Lyric Opera of Chicago |
2005-2006 |
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Young Artist Gala |
Music by the Lake |
Aurora University, Williams Bay, WI |
Summer 2003 |
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Mezzo
Soloist, Witch |
King David |
UW-Madison Concert Choir |
Spring 2003 |
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Mezzo Soloist, Angel, Queen |
Elijah |
UW-Madison Choral Union |
Fall 2002 |
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Mezzo Soloist |
Israel in Egypt |
UW-Madison Choral Union
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Spring 2000 |
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Recitals |
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Roddick Tennis Exhibition |
Guest Star Spangled Banner Soloist |
Boca
Raton, FL |
Fall
2007 |
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Northwest Lyric Opera Chapter |
Guest Recitalist |
Arlington Heights, IL |
Fall
2007 |
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Sketchbook: Collaboraction |
Aria
Selections, OperaModa |
Chopin Theater, Chicago, IL |
Fall
2006 |
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German Lieder Recital |
DMA
Final Solo Recital |
UW-Madison |
Fall
2005 |
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Goethe's Mignon |
DMA
Lecture Recital |
UW-Madison |
Spring 2005 |
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Young Vocalists in Recital |
Civic Music Ass. & SOS |
Brookfield, WI |
Spring 2005 |
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French Chanson Recital |
DMA
Recital |
UW-Madison |
Fall
2004 |
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Young Artist Recital |
Opera North |
Norwich, Vermont |
Summer 2003 |
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20th Century Art Song Recital |
DMA Recital |
UW-Madison |
Fall 2002 |
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Music in Performance |
Guest Artist |
UW-Madison |
Summer 01-06 |
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“Music that deals with AIDS” |
Artist Institute Fellowship
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UW-Madison |
Fall 2001 |
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State Conference Recital |
WI Alliance of Composers |
UW-Madison |
Spring 2001 |
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Chamber Music Recital |
Operafestival di Roma |
Rome, Italy |
Summer 2000 |
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Education |
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| DMA Vocal Performance |
UW-Madison |
Madison, WI |
Fall 2002-2006 |
| MM Vocal Performance |
UW-Madison |
Madison, WI |
Fall 2000-2002 |
| BA Music Education |
Luther College |
Decorah, IA |
Fall 1996-2000 |
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Young Artist Programs |
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| Opera North |
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Hanover, NH |
Summer 2003 |
| Operafestival di Roma |
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Rome, Italy |
Summer 2000 |
| Dorian Opera Theatre |
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Decorah, IA |
Summer 1998 |
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Voice Study |
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Randy Buescher |
Chicago, IL |
2006-Current |
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Julia Faulkner |
UW-Madison |
2005-Current |
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Robert Edwin |
Cinnaminson, NJ |
Summer 05-06 |
| Mimmi Fulmer |
UW-Madison |
2000-2004 |
| Melissa Malde |
Luther College |
1996-2000 |
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Elizabeth Dodd |
Operafestival di Roma |
Summer 2000 |
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Conductors |
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John DeMain, Sir Andrew
Davis, Andreas Delfs, Hal France, Donald Palumbo, Ted Taylor, Louis Burkot , James Smith, Beverly Taylor, David Rentz, Bruce
Gladstone |
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Coaches
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Tim Shaindlin, Richard Boldrey, Faye Robinson, Louis Burkot, Robin Wheeler, Noriko
Yasuda, Anthony Barrese, Jeffrey
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Sykes, Bill Lutes,
Jessica Paul,
Michael Williams,
Carl Gales, Christine Walters, Melanie Kohn Day, Tyson Deaton, |
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Bethany Johnson, George Smith |
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Directors
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Sir Peter Hall, Lorna Haywood,
Jay Jackson, Ron Luchsinger,
Michèle Assaf,
Carin Silkaitis, Kristin
Underwood, Diane Garton-Edie, Louisa Panou-Takahashi, William Farlow,
Christine Flasch, Melissa
Malde, Bill Lutes, Brian Bizzell |
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Awards and Scholarships |
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| 5th
Place - Upper Midwest Region MET Competition |
Waukesha, WI |
2006 |
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Florentine Opera Main Stage Performance Award - Upper Midwest Region MET
Competition |
Waukesha, WI |
2006 |
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Arline Johnson Award - Upper Midwest Region MET Competition |
Waukesha, WI |
2005 |
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Civic Music Assoc. & SOS Vocal Coaching Program |
Milwaukee, WI |
2005 |
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Graduate Host Project Assistantship
Fellowship |
UW-Madison |
2002-2006 |
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Benward Travel Scholarship |
UW-Madison |
2002-2004 |
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Director’s Scholarship for Stewardship to
the Music School |
UW-Madison |
2001-2002 |
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Vocal Excellence Award |
UW-Madison |
2001-2002 |
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Dara Welty Memorial Award: Outstanding
Student in Voice |
UW-Madison |
2001-2002 |
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Sinaiko Frank Graduate Fellowship for a
Woman in the Arts |
UW-Madison |
2000-2001 |
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Gladys Moen Music Scholarship |
Luther College |
1999-2000 |
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Carl R. Granrud Memorial
Scholarship |
Luther College |
1998-1999 |
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Weston Noble Music Scholarship |
Luther College |
1996-2000 |
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Directing |
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Orfeo ed Euridice (Scenes) |
UW-Madison Opera Workshop |
Fall
2004 |
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