Operatic soprano Rebecca Nelsen does not shy away from challenging roles, having recently performed Lulu, Violetta, Konstanze, Rosina, Marilyn Monroe, Susanna, and Countess Almaviva; as well as roles like Pamina, Gretel, Clara in Porgy and Bess; operetta roles like Laura in Der Bettelstudent and Hanna Glawari in The Merry Widow; forays into the Broadway repertoire with lead roles in musicals like Kismet, Vivaldi the Musical, and Brigadoon; and concert repertoire like Carmina Burana, Beethoven 9, and Mozart's Exultate Jubilate. Rebecca is also a specialist in modern opera and has performed lead roles in many critically-acclaimed European and world premieres.