Kyaunnee Richardson has been named one of the finalist for the 2020 SAS Performing Arts Company and Studios Vocal Competition Opera Division. This year, the Finalist Concert will be streamed on Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 3pm via SAS Performing Arts Company and Studios Inc YouTube Channel.
Kyaunnee Richardson will be performing the role of Adele in Johann Strauss’ Die Fledermaus.
Performances are December 17th at 730p and 19th at 2pm. For ticket information, Click Here
Watch a new work come to life as Opera Orlando invites the community into the creative process while it develops The Secret River. Orlando Arts Season Preview 2020-21: Classical and Choral Music
Fort Lauderdale’s own Boutique Opera Company, Opera Fusion presents this sampler of favorite musical theatre numbers, well-loved standards and operatic hits featuring three of South Florida’s finest classical artists. Join us as we indulge in these luscious melodies from musical giants such as Bernstein, Gershwin and Puccini. Your emcee for this concert will be the hilarious character, Baroness Vladka Tizengrabben von Loudenstimme. The Baroness strongly suggests you procure a big box of chocolates to add to the pleasure of hearing Kyaunnee Richardson, soprano; Mario Arevalo, tenor with Gordon Roberts at the piano deliver this delicious program!
Kyaunnee Richardson is thrilled to be joining Opera Orlando 2020-2021 season as a Studio Artist. She will be making her debut as Gretel in Humperdink’s Hansel and Gretel, Fresquita in Bizet’s Carmen and Calpurnia in the newly commissioned opera by Stella Sung The Secret River.
MainStage tickets are on sale now!! For more information, visit Opera Orlando Season 2020-2021
Recently, Kyaunnee joined Hued Songs and Magic City Opera as a featured soloist as part of the Make Music Miami online musical celebration at the Olympia Theater in Downtown Miami.
While singers and other artists around the world wait for live performance opportunities to resume, legendary musical theater composer Andrew Lloyd Webber launched a virtual cadenza challenged based around his “Phantom of the Opera” character Christine Daaé’s “Think of Me.” Joining his judging panel were London’s BAFTA-Award winning comedian Graham Norton and former Christine Daaé (Las Vegas, Broadway and Live! Royal Albert Hall 25th Anniversary) Sierra Boggess. Out of 1,500 online video submissions, Kyaunnee was featured as one for he honorable mentions, being dubbed by Sir Webber with having sung the “World’s Longest Cadenza.”
Watch the judges’ reactions for the winning contests at: #ComposerInIsolation Cadenza Challenge . Kyaunnee is at Time: 9.06. Be sure to subscribe to her YouTube channel: Kyaunnee's YouTube Channel
Kyaunnee has been featured on ShoutOut Miami’s local online news.
For the full article: ShoutOut Miami
Kyaunnee will be returning as a featured soloist in the Hued Songs upcoming concerts on February 21st and 22nd 2020 at the Norton Museum. For more information, please visit www.huedsongs.org
“…Manuel’s commanding performance was joined by soprano Kyaunnee Richardson’s glittering vocals…”
Article: Schmopera's Hued Song Concert Review
Here is the full radio interview with WLRN Sundial hosted by Luis Hernandez featuring Kyaunnee Richardson talking about her career and her upcoming performance of “The Art of a Spiritual” Concert.
Link: WLRN Interview
Soprano Kyaunnee Richardson will be featured soloist on the “The Art of a Spiritual” Concert on February 1st.
Kyaunnee is thrilled be returning to Orchestra Miami in the role of Alice/Dr. Marigold in the Bruce Adolphe’s opera The Amazing Adventures of Alvin Alegretto.
Kyaunnee will be featured as a soloist in the Hued Songs upcoming concert in December 2019. For more information, please visit www.huedsongs.org
For their 2019-2020 season, Ms. Richardson will be singing the Soprano Solo in Handel's Messiah with New Presbyterian Church Concert Series. She is excited to be singing one of the most famous world renown oratorio works with the well-known "Hallelujah Chorus" under the baton of Music Director, Michael Irvin and Johnathan Moore. The performance will be on December 8th at 2pm. Visit New Presbyterian Website for more details.
Kyaunnee was featured on ArtSmart’s Instagram #FollowFriday series in bringing awareness to the importance of Arts Education in our society.
Instagram: ArtSmart Instagram (Short Video)
YouTube: ArtSmart #FollowFriday (Full Video)
For more information on ArtSmart organization, please visit their website at www.artsmart.org.
Kyaunnee Richardson will be a guest artist in the role of Nella on September 13th and 14th at 730pm presented by Opera Fusion.
For more information, please visit www.operafusion.org.
“Soprano Kyaunnee Richardson, who also lives in Miami, opened the show with the hauntingly lovely and familiar aria “Summertime.”
Article: Miami Times Online
“The great female solos go to supporting characters. Kyaunnee Richardson opened the opera with a lyrical rendition of “Summertime”—sung by Clara, who never returns except for a brief reprise of the show’s most famous excerpt.”
Article: Palm Beach Arts Paper
“…but from the first notes of Miami-native Kyaunnee Richardson’s “Summertime” early in the first scene, the audience was put on notice that this was to be a truly memorable occasion.”
Article: South Florida Gay News
