to have a singer with so clear a vocal affinity to new music as Rebecca Sjöwall. Her voice just takes to it so easily, I forget she’s singing. That's not just because of her several patter passages in Glory Denied, but the natural ease in her vocal precision and her voice' richness give a relatable life to the character. She made me feel for Alyce in a way that the set-up of the narrative discourages." - Tracy Monaghan, Schmopera Roles Alice Ford in Verdi's Falstaff Amore in Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice Anna Roosevelt in Kenneth Wells' The First Lady (world premiere) Contessa Almaviva in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro Edith in Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance Micaëla and Frasquita in Bizet's Carmen Gilda in Verdi's Rigoletto Governess in Britten's The Turn of the Screw Gretel in Humperdinck's Hänsel und Gretel Helena in Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream High Priestess in Verdi's Aida Inez in Verdi's Il trovatore Kate Pinkerton in Puccini's Madama Butterfly La Marchesa in Verdi's Un giorno di regno Liù in Puccini's Turandot Lucy in Menotti's The Telephone Lucy Brown in Weill's The Threepenny Opera Marguerite in Auber's Manon Lescaut Mimì in Puccini's La bohème Mrs. P in Michael Nyman's The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat Older Alyce in Tom Cipullo's Glory Denied Pamina in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte Professor Elyn Saks in Kenneth Wells' The Center Cannot Hold (world premiere) Rosalinde in Strauss' Die Fledermaus Violetta in Verdi's La traviata Williamson girl in David Lang's the difficulty of crossing a field Discography Mrs. P - Michael Nyman's The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (Naxos) Hollywood Starlet - The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman by Sparks Guest Artist - Hippopotamus by Sparks Featured Score Vocalist - Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Connie O'Connor & Additional Voices - Annette (Cannes Edition - Selections from the Motion Picture Soundtrack) References External links Official website American operatic sopranos Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Luther College (Iowa) alumni UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture alumni 21st-century American women opera singers Singers from Wisconsin Classical musicians from Wisconsin