REVIEWS

“Rebecca Ryan, making a welcome return to her native heath succeeded in bringing the lack-lustre character of Micaëla alive. It’s a long time since I heard her voice and I’m glad to report that it’s even more exciting than ever.”
Micaëla: Carmen / Otago Opera / Opera Opera

“Rebecca Ryan, making a welcome return to her native heath succeeded in bringing the lack-lustre character of Micaëla alive. It’s a long time since I heard her voice and I’m glad to report that it’s even more exciting than ever.”
Micaëla: Carmen / University of Otago / Opera Opera

"...The deluxe voice of soprano Rebecca Ryan exuded warmth in two extracts from Canteloube's sun-drenched Songs of the Auvergne. The languid monotones of Bailèro seemed aligned with the richest segment of her range."
Canteloube: Songs of the Auvergne / RTÉ Concert Orchestra / The Irish Times

“…a rich and accurate soprano, with a remarkable evenness of tone throughout its considerable range…moreover, she sings with a smile on her face and in her voice. Ms Ryan carried off the first movement’s semi–quavers with almost arrogant ease and astonishing breath control.”
Handel: Gloria / Royal Academy of Music / Evening Standard

"Angelica, the common object of their affection, was sung superbly by Rebecca Ryan; her aria demanding proof of Orlando's love was particularly lovely."
Angelica: Orlando / Independent Opera at Sadler's Wells / Evening Standard

"The happiest discovery was the soprano Rebecca Ryan's sparkling Angelica, supposedly Orlando's inamorata but much more attracted by Medoro. Miss Ryan makes a delightful soubrette - and with depths beautifully displayed in the range and variety of her arias here. Everybody should want her as a Susanna for Figaro , or a Despina for Così , or a Zerlina for Don Giovanni : her intelligence, wit and charm would surely triumph."
Angelica: Orlando / Independent Opera at Sadler's Wells / The Financial Times

"Rebecca Ryan was convincing as a lover but projected nobility as well. She combined this with sheer technical brilliance in her more bravura arias."
Angelica: Orlando / Independent Opera at Sadler's Wells / Music and Vision

"Ryan has immense vocal potential in the grander Handel roles and Mozart: I could imagine her as a thrilling Fiordiligi or even Donna Anna in a few years time."
Angelica: Orlando / Independent Opera at Sadler's Wells / Opera

"Rebecca Ryan's extensive experience showed in the aplomb with which she created the demanding role of Angelica."
Angelica: Orlando / Independent Opera at Sadler's Wells / Opera Today

"Angelica, the common object of their affection, was sung superbly by Rebecca Ryan; her aria demanding proof of Orlando's love was particularly lovely."
Angelica: Orlando / Independent Opera at Sadler's Wells / Evening Standard

"Rebecca Ryan makes a fruity, intelligently sung Angelica."
Angelica: Orlando / Independent Opera at Sadler's Wells / The Stage

"...Rebecca Ryan's grand voiced Angelica."
Angelica: Orlando / Independent Opera at Sadler's Wells / The Sunday Times

“In Silete venti Rebecca Ryan shows a clear, careful soprano with a good ring and pleasantly forward production…”
Handel: Silete venti / Naxos CD / Gramophone

“Matching both men for clarity and focus was soprano Rebecca Ryan who sang with warmth and delicacy, negotiating trills, tremolos and high notes with ease and zest.”
Haydn: The Creation / RTÉ Concert Orchestra / Irish Times

“Rebecca Ryan delighted the ear in Cherubino’s numbers...This is a potential Constanze or Countess voice, surely.”
Cherubino: Le nozze di Figaro / Classical Opera Company / Opera

"Soprano Rebecca Ryan dispensed assured coloratura in the "Et incarnatus est" from the great C minor Mass, her vocal radiance set off by the attractive siciliana lilt of the accompaniment."
Mozart Gala / Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra / The New Zealand Herald

“New Zealand–born soprano, Rebecca Ryan, stole the show, with her superb technique, powerful yet never forced, and her simply captivating delivery.”
Mozart: Requiem / University of Plymouth / Plymouth Herald

“Rebecca Ryan revealed a soprano of dramatic promise as Anne Page…”
Anne Page: The Merry Wives of Windsor / Opera South / Opera

“The soprano soloist, Rebecca Ryan, sang with creamy-toned lyricism.”
Poulenc: Stabat Mater / RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra / Irish Times

“Rebecca Ryan sang in exquisitely honeyed tones as Nannetta…”
Nannetta: Falstaff / Royal Academy Opera / Opera

“…Rebecca Ryan’s Nannetta thrills with its pure lunar beauty.”
Nannetta: Falstaff / Royal Academy Opera / The Times

“Rebecca Ryan’s voice was always good to listen to; her musicality held one’s attention. Her sensitive flexibility and ability to easily reach the highest soprano register were compelling. For someone still in the early stages of a professional career, this was an auspicious demonstration of musical intelligence.”
Lunchtime concert / RTÉ Concert Orchestra c. Laurent Wagner / Irish Times