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Rebecca Ryan first came to international prominence when she gave the UK première of the newly rediscovered Gloria by Handel at London’s Royal Academy of Music conducted by Nicholas McGegan. She was born in New Zealand and graduated with a First Class Degree in Music from the University of Otago. She won the New Zealand Performing Arts National Award for Singing before moving to London, where she studied at the Royal Academy of Music with Penelope Mackay. She is an Associate Artist of the Classical Opera Company and as a 2007 recipient of an Independent Opera at Sadler's Wells' Voice Fellowship, she is currently studying with Dame Anne Evans.

Concert engagements have included performances with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, the Bath Philharmonia, the City of London Sinfonia, the Irish Baroque Orchestra, the London Soloists’ Chamber Orchestra, the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, in a repertoire including the Canteloube Songs of the Auvergne, The Creation, Mahler Symphony No. 8, Mozart Exsultate Jubilate, Mass in C Minor and Requiem, Pergolesi Stabat Mater, Poulenc Stabat Mater and Tippett A Child of Our Time, as well as many oratorios by J. S. Bach and Handel. Her operatic roles have included Micaëla Carmen for University of Otago Opera (also in concert with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra), Angelica Orlando for Independent Opera at Sadler’s Wells (a role she also covered for London’s Royal Opera and sang in concert at the Wigmore Hall), Blonde Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Pamina The Magic Flute, Elvira The Italian Girl in Algiers and Nannetta Falstaff for Opera Project, Cherubino Le nozze di Figaro and Barmherzigkeit Die Schuldigkeit des Ersten Gebotesfor The Classical Opera Company and Mme Silberklang Der Schauspieldirektor for Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, as well as Opera Galas for Castleward Opera and the Four Seasons by Candlelight tour for Raymond Gubbay Ltd.

Her recordings include Silete venti for Naxos, Ch’io mi scordi di te (with Barry Douglas) for RTÉ TV’s The Symphony Sessions and Exsultate Jubilate for RTÉ TV’s The Mozart Sessions. Current engagements include Dorotea Don Chischiotte in Sierra Morena for Musikwerkstatt Wien, Fauno Ascanio in Alba and the Opening Concert at Kings Place for The Classical Opera Company, Pamina Die Zauberflöte for Southern Opera, Christchurch, Olympia / Giulietta / Antonia / Stella The Tales of Hoffmann for Mid Wales Opera, Lidka The Two Widows for Scottish Opera and Heavenly Voice Don Carlos for Opera North (to be recorded by Chandos).

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