Opera Arias
“[Ms.] Rheingans performed songs from Mozart's Marriage of Figaro, Berlioz' ‘Il m'en souvient,’ and ‘Song to the Moon’ from the opera Russalka [sic] ... ‘Members came to me saying how thrilled they were to hear her sing,’ Phyllis Schwartz, the orchestra spokesperson,
Bucks County Courier Times
(Newtown, Pennsylvania)
(Newtown, Pennsylvania)
Handel's Messiah
"The alto arias in Messiah are difficult for they require a voice with range
in the lower register as well as quality. Rheingans filled the bill with her singing ..."
in the lower register as well as quality. Rheingans filled the bill with her singing ..."
The Times
(Trenton, New Jersey)
(Trenton, New Jersey)
Beethoven's Mass in C
"...Alto Susan Rheingans ... contributed significantly to the success of the program."
The Times
(Trenton, New Jersey)
(Trenton, New Jersey)
Kile Smith's A Song of Sonia Sanchez
"The most dramatic piece of the evening was ‘A Song Of Sonia Sanchez,’ one of the three commissioned works ... As Rheingans' voice comes to a whisper and the music fades ...all three, singer, instrument and dancer, join in a deafening performance, physically and emotionally."
The Temple Journal
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)