Ellen Rabiner

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Maddalena at Granite State Opera

 
 
"Ellen Rabiner as Maddalena (I love that Contralto voice) and John Weiss as Sparafucile gave strong, beliveable performances and provided just the right amount of dark and dangerous color called for in the final act."
 
Operaonline.us
 
 
Gaea in Daphne

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As Gaea with Janice Watson at Santa Fe Opera

"Ellen Rabiner,a mezzo soprano with a deep, rounded tone, had lovely moments as Gaea."
                     
                        The New York Times
 
"Ellen Rabiner plumbed Gaea's dignified contralto depths with dark, lustrous tone."
 
                    The New Mexican
 
"Daphne makes it on strength of performances alone, including the unearthly contralto voice of Ellen Rabiner as Gaea."
 
                    Albuquerque Tribune

 
 
 
 
Sonyetka in Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
 
 

SONYETKA
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METROPOLITAN OPERA

 
 
"Ellen Rabiner sang Sonyetka with a dark and husky yet playfully seductive alto."
 
              The New York Times
 
 
 
 

SICK WOMAN
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METROPOLITAN OPERA

 Die Kranke in Moses und Aron
 
 
"Ellen Rabiner, superb in her dramatic focus and sinfully rich contralto, made the Sick Woman scene a dramatic high point."
 
              www.parterrebox.com
 
"Ellen Rabiner was affecting as the Sick Woman".
 
                  The New York Sun
 
 

 
 
 
Matrioshka in War and Peace

MATRIOSHKA
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METROPOLITAN OPERA

"Ellen Rabiner showed her very real worth in making a moving and well sung cameo of the gypsy Matrioshka."
 
The Gay and Lesbian New York Newspaper

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Isabella in L'Italiana in Algeri

 
"Rabiner is a diminutive figure but a commanding stage presence in both voice and personality."
 
Richmond Times-Dispatch

Suzuki in Madama Butterfly
 
"Ellen Rabiner, in her New York City Opera debut, proved a fine singing actress, bringing a palpable empathy to the role of Suzuki."
 
New York Newsday

ISABELLA
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The Mikado
"Ellen Rabiner was a deliciously frightful Katisha."   San Antonio Express-News

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