Rebecca Caine (born 25 November 1959) is a Canadian soprano opera
singer and musical theatre performer.Caine was born in Toronto,
Ontario and studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in
London. She is the daughter of Australian statistician Geoffrey Watson
and the granddaughter of British constitutional law scholar Sir
William Ivor Jennings. Caine currently resides in London.Caine’s
career has been divided between opera and musical theatre. She made
her West End debut at the age of 19 in the role of Laurey in
Oklahoma!. She then sang the role of Eliza in My Fair Lady on a
national tour. While making her debut at Glyndebourne as Amor in
L'incoronazione di Poppea, she was asked to join the Royal Shakespeare
Company where she created the role of Cosette in Les Misérables.After
a successful West End run, she joined the original cast of Phantom of
the Opera to play Christine opposite Michael Crawford as alternate
(performing 2 shows a week) when original Christine Sarah Brightman
left the show and was replaced by the original alternate, Claire
Moore.
singer and musical theatre performer.Caine was born in Toronto,
Ontario and studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in
London. She is the daughter of Australian statistician Geoffrey Watson
and the granddaughter of British constitutional law scholar Sir
William Ivor Jennings. Caine currently resides in London.Caine’s
career has been divided between opera and musical theatre. She made
her West End debut at the age of 19 in the role of Laurey in
Oklahoma!. She then sang the role of Eliza in My Fair Lady on a
national tour. While making her debut at Glyndebourne as Amor in
L'incoronazione di Poppea, she was asked to join the Royal Shakespeare
Company where she created the role of Cosette in Les Misérables.After
a successful West End run, she joined the original cast of Phantom of
the Opera to play Christine opposite Michael Crawford as alternate
(performing 2 shows a week) when original Christine Sarah Brightman
left the show and was replaced by the original alternate, Claire
Moore.
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