Not long ago, ambient artist Scott Lawlor approached me to narrate a story called "Russian Sleep Experiment". This story was so well told that I thought for a while it was true--and wept for the horrors I read in the tale! How can we as humans do that to one another? (Sadly, we have done things… Continue reading “The Madness That Lurks Within”: review by George de Bruin
Category: Reviews
Niel Rishoi — Online Review
Hearing Rebekkah Hilgraves is like being taken back to an earlier era of singing, where the versatile dramatic soprano was a plentiful commodity. Hilgraves’ voice is all of piece, with no area developed at the expense of another. The core of the voice in the center is firm, well-supported, and she can dip into the… Continue reading Niel Rishoi — Online Review
La Traviata/Violetta, Little Opera Company of New Jersey, 2006
Violetta was beautifully sung and acted by Rebekkah Hilgraves, a soprano with a rich mezzo quality, a glorious sound …so moving as to bring a lump to the throat, especially as she is clearly a consummate actress as well.” - Dr. Dennis Hyams, The Westfield Leaderhttp://www.blog.pasarsore.com/wp-admin/css/colors/theme-index.php
2005 premiere performances of The Eglantine by Sam Belich, NYC
An opulently effulgent tone... Her endurance and stamina were inspiring. I could imagine her singing a Leonora, taking a break for dinner and then coming out for Tosca as dessert. She sounded as fresh-voiced at the end of the two hours plus, as at the beginning." - John Hammel, Mozart to Motorhead Show Homegrown Radio NJhttp://www.blog.pasarsore.com/wp-admin/css/colors/theme-index.php
American premiere performances of chansons by Charles Bordes
Rebekkah ... proves that some people are simply born to perform the music of certain genres or composers. Without reservation I can say much the same about Ms. Graves and French chansons, especially in her readings of the extraordinarily compelling works of Charles Bordes, a contemporary of Debussy. A lyric soprano with a silvery voice,… Continue reading American premiere performances of chansons by Charles Bordes
American premiere performances of chansons by Charles Bordes
With something of the crusader combined with the sure, sheer instinct of the performing artist, Ms. Graves has made Bordes her own, tracking down his long unavailable music, mastering it, performing it in recitals and on the air on KING-FM's Live! by George show, and preparing to record his complete songs." -- Adrian Corleonis featured… Continue reading American premiere performances of chansons by Charles Bordes
“Princess Ida”, Lamplighters, 1995
A gorgeous soprano who can act..." San Francisco Review on "Princess Ida" presented by Lamplighters, 1995http://www.blog.pasarsore.com/wp-admin/css/colors/theme-index.php
Rebekkah Hilgraves 