Rebecca Babb-Nelsen (also known as Rebecca Nelsen) is an American soprano, poet, and German studies scholar based in Vienna, Austria.
Early Life and Education Nelsen completed her undergraduate and graduate studies at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. She earned a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance, graduating summa cum laude. She subsequently received a Master's degree in German Literature from the same institution. Following her master's, Nelsen was awarded a Fulbright Student Award which she used to study at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, where she has resided since. <ref>https://www.diepresse.com/1334665/cityguide-die-strickende-sopranistin</ref> <ref>https://www.rebeccanelsen.com/</ref>
Performance Career In Vienna, Nelsen built a performance career primarily in opera and art song, and is a longtime ensemble member of the Vienna Volksoper, where she sings roles including Pamina in Die Zauberflöte, Lisette in La Rondine, Hanna Glawari in Die lustige Witwe, Rosina in Der Barbier von Sevilla, Adele in Die Fledermaus, Susanna in Die Hochzeit des Figaro, Violetta in La traviata, Despina in Così fan tutte, and Konstanze in Die Entführung aus dem Serail.
Awards and Nominations 2019: Nominated for the Austrian Music Theatre Award in the category "Best Female Lead Role" for her portrayal of Marilyn Monroe in Marilyn Forever. <ref>https://www.volksoper.at/volksoper_wien/ensemble/solisten/Nelsen_Rebecca.de.php</ref> 2014: Nominated for the Austrian Music Theatre Award in the category "Best Female Lead Role" for her portrayal of Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro.
Discography (Selected) Peter Eötvös: Lilith – Paradise Reloaded (BMC Records) Lerner & Loewe: Brigadoon (Volksoper Wien Recording) Johann Simon Mayr: Fedora (OEHMS Classics) Walter Arlen: Wien, du allein / Die letzte Blaue (Gramola) Richard Flury: Der schlimmheilige Vitalis (Toccata Classics)
Research and Interdisciplinary Work Nelsen is also active in artistic research. She is a co-creator of the project "The Poet's Love(r)," a re-imagining of Schumann's Dichterliebe with Chanda VanderHart and Eric Stokloßa for which she authored singable English translations and new poetry from the female protagonist's perspective. <ref>https://www.jar-online.net/en/exposition/abstract/found-translation-poets-lover</ref>
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