Review Snippets

“Mezzo Rebecca Hass, who lent an appropriately dusky voice as the vengeful Gypsy Azucena.”
Azucena in Il Trovatore-James McQuillan in The Oregonian

“Rebecca Hass’s resonant mezzo hit all of the right notes for Azucena… as the concert progressed, she became more and more involved in the gypsy woman’s character and by the end of the evening, she won over the audience.”
Azucena in Il Trovatore – James Bash in the Oregon Music News July 2, 2011

Rebecca Hass made of the obstinately uncommunicative Old Baroness a fearsome figure of oppressively introverted passion.
Old Baroness in Vanessa Bernard Jacobson Seen and heard International May 5, 2011

“Rebecca Hass sang Bloody Mary…with intensity”
Bloody Mary in South Pacific/Edmonton Opera- John Charles in Opera Canada

“Rebecca Hass played the aggressively comical Bloody Mary with panache. She sang Bali Hai with hypnotic seductiveness and was most effective”
Bloody Marry in South Pacific/Edmonton Opera-Bill Rankin The Edmonton Journal

“There were many highlights. The breathtaking duet ‘Dome epais le jasmine’ …sung gloriously by Hass and Riel;…(a) particular bright spot…Hass rendered this lovely piece with delicacy and passion, portraying sadness with a poignancy that was truly moving”
Opera Highlights Concert with the Saskatoon Symphony-Joanne Paulson in The Star Phoenix

“Rebecca Hass as (the) nurse did manage to create a sense of character,..because of her superior acting skills.”
Deirdre with Opera in Concert-Christopher Hume in The Globe and Mail

Her voice has been described as having a “…warm, rich mezzo blend”.
By David Green in The Leader Post Regina

“Rebecca Hass proved to have the requisite heft for Katisha”
Katisha in The Mikado/Edmonton Opera- John Charles in Opera Canada

“The mother is superbly sung by Rebecca Hass, whose mezzo soprano plunges deep into the baritone ranks, to low E flat, with wonderful expression”
Gaea in Daphne/Pacific Opera Victoria-Grania Litwin in The Times Colonist

“The role of Gaea, Daphnes mother, sung by Rebecca Hass was well cast…fine vocal and dramatic form.”
Gaea in Daphne/Pacific Opera Victoria-J Stape in Review Vancouver

“Rebecca Hass …shines in (her)part, with Hass battling Haslam for best comedic timing and exaggerated accent.”
Little Buttercup in HMS Pinafore/Edmonton Opera-Tom Murray in The Edmonton Journal

“Mezzo Rebecca Hass played Buttercup, singing her Act 1 autobiographical ditty with big hearted theatricality and adding helpful touches of comic color elsewhere”
Little Buttercup in HMS Pinafore/Edmonton Opera-Bill Rankin in Opera Canada