Mezzo-Soprano Janet Rabe-Meyer: Described by Marcus Kalipolites of the Times Herald-Record as possessing a “radiant voice and intense acting”, mezzo soprano Janet Rabe-Meyer thrives on running the full spectrum of mezzo characters. Ms. Rabe-Meyer’s repertoire embraces the bad girls Carmen (Carmen), Maddalena (Rigoletto) and Lola (Cavalleria Rusticana). Her “pants roles” include the title character in Handel’s Giulio Cesare and Humperdink’s Hansel of Hansel and Gretel. Ms. Rabe-Meyer’s comic side takes on the roles of Marcellina (Le Nozze di Figaro), Berta (Il Barbiere di Siviglia) and Gilbert and Sullivan’s characters, Little Buttercup (H.M.S. Pinafore) and Katisha (Mikado). In 2003 Ms. Rabe-Meyer received glowing reviews for her portrayal of loyal companion Suzuki (Madama Butterfly) with both First Coast Opera and Delaware Valley Opera.
The mezzo soprano received her Bachelor of Music and Master of Music in Opera Performance from the North Carolina School of the Arts. She sang as an apprentice artist with Sarasota Opera and the Natchez Opera Festival. Ms. Rabe-Meyer has performed with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, the Karlovy Vary Symphony and Bohuslava Martinu Filharmonic of the Czech Republic; First Coast Opera, St. Augustine, Florida; and Amato Opera and Delaware Valley Opera in New York
The 2004-05 Season was busy with several engagements. Included were The Mother (Amahl and the Night Visitors) with First Coast Opera, Hansel (Hansel and Gretel) and Luisa Fernanda (Zarzuela!) for Orlando Opera’s touring production and concerts with Vero Beach Opera. Also, under the direction of Grethe Holby at the Atlantic Center for the Arts, Ms. Rabe-Meyer created the role of Cat (Animal Tales) in a workshop of Kitty Brazelton’s new family opera based on the libretto by George Plimpton.
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