Click the Link to watch the full presentation of “Wild Flower”, > The Exceptional Nina Smart: A Portrait in Words and Song
Soprano Kyaunnee Richardson will be singing with he IBOC New York on March 14, 2025 at the Romanian Cultural Institute in New York City.
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Join us for an intimate portrait-event celebrating an exceptional woman and championing female voices and resilience through a conversation with Nina Smart, an exploration of her book, and an exclusive presentation of scenes from the upcoming opera. With special guests Sharon Fisher, composer João MacDowell, soprano Kyaunnee Richardson and mezzo soprano Rachel Deatherage.
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“Wild Flower: The True Story of a Romanian Girl in Africa”, recounts the breathtaking life of African-Romanian woman who, after escaping Ceaușescu’s terrible dictatorship, and the harmful traditional practice of female genital mutilation in Sierra Leone found her call, as activist and spokesperson, in the first against FGM.
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To RSVP, > International Brazilian Opera Company New York City
Photography by Lea Gallardo, 2024
Soprano Kyaunnee Richardson will be singing the role of Maxie in the world premiere of Michael Ching’s The Eleanors presented by the Savannah VOICE Festival and the National Opera Association and NATS in Savannah, Georgia.
Soprano Kyaunnee Richardson was featured in an interview promoting the upcoming world premiere with the Savannah VOICE Festival, National Opera Association and NATS.
To listen, >WRUU 107.5 SAVANNAH - The Eleanors
Soprano Kyaunnee Richardson was featured in an interview promoting an upcoming concert with the Savannah VOICE Festival.
To listen, > WRUU 107.5 PARIS SALON CONCERT
Soprano Kyaunnee Richardson is featured in an article for Amelia Island Opera’s upcoming 2024/25 season.
A Local Touch: Music with a Virginia Connection with host Raymond Jones. This week’s program shines a spotlight on musical talent with deep connections to Virginia, offering a diverse lineup that promises to engage and inspire.
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2023/24 Season was a wonderful year filled with achievements and wonderful debuts. Kyaunnee will be moving forward into more debuts in the 2024/25 Season.
Starting off the season in New York, Kyaunnee will be featured as a guest artist in Harlem Opera Festival 2024 | Opera Ebony’s Winner’s Concert. Following that, she’ll be making her debut Amelia Island Opera in the role of Gretel in Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel in October. In November, Kyaunnee returns to Amelia Island Opera to be featured on their “La Dolce Vita” Gala Concert and a soloist in “This Land is Your Land” presented by the First Delray Concert Series. In December, Kyaunnee returns with Candlelight Concerts as a soprano soloist in their Holiday Concert.
In 2025, she’ll be a featured soloist again in the First Delray Concert Series “Gershwin Concert”.
Photography by Ivan Plazacic
Soprano Kyaunnee Richardson features in Savannah Magazine for the Savannah VOICE Festival Season 12.
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To view the pictures, > Savannah Magazine
Photography by Ivan Plazacic, 2024
Soprano Kyaunnee Richardson will be singing at the Jackie Robinson Park on the Harlem Opera Festival Concert on September 8 at 330P.
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For more information, > Harlem Opera Festival 2024
Following that, Kyaunnee will be making her debut with the Charleston Symphony Orchestra with Yurriy Bekker conducting. She also returns with Hued Songs as they celebrate Juneteenth in Concert. And closing out the summer, Kyaunnee returns to the Savannah VOICE Festival as a Festival Artist.
The Spring 2024 Season is well underway with more debuts and returns!
Kyaunnee will be a featured soloist in The Magic of Mozart Concert presented by the First Delray Concert Series. Later, she’ll be making her debut with Amelia Island Opera in their Gala Concert.
“…The Benjamin Matthews Vocal Competition honors the accomplished bass-baritone Benjamin Matthews who—along with conductor Wayne Saunders, Sister Mary Elise Sisson, and conductor Margaret Rosezarian Harris—founded Opera Ebony in 1973. Opera Ebony, the longest continually operating Black opera company is the U.S., is “guided by its mission to mentor and afford opportunity for underrepresented talent on, off, and behind the stage…” ~Eric McKeever
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To Read the Full Article, > CS | Opera Ebony: The Benjamin Matthews Vocal Competition
Dario Acosta Photography
Soprano Kyaunnee Richardson is featured in the Opera Ebony Article of Classical Singers Magazine January Issue.
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To order your copy of the January 2024 Issue, visit > https://www.csmusic.net
Dario Acosta Photography
Opera Orlando on Broadway at the home of Carmen and Scott Moscrip will feature three very familiar Opera Orlando artists taking on their favorite music theater tunes. Our star performers include Grammy Award winner Gabriel Preisser joined by dynamite soprano Kyaunnee Richardson, the stellar mezzo Laura Hodos, and Orlando favorite Alex Mansoori. Selections will include "Music of the Night," "Memory," "Come What May," and many more with Giusta Nicola on piano.
For more information, > https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/WebLink.aspx?name=E349459&id=94
“…We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Kyaunnee Richardson a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below…”
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To read the full article, > https://boldjourney.com/news/meet-kyaunnee-richardson/
…Conducted by artistic director Pablo Mielgo, Symphony of the Americas will once again perform a variety of holiday classics ranging from the 1970 bilingual hit “Feliz Navidad” and the traditional Chanukah song “Maoz Tzur” to a few merry medleys, including “Christmas at the Movies” (excerpts from “The Polar Express”), “Somewhere in My Memory” (from “Home Alone”), the overture from “The Nightmare Before Christmas” and more. Kyaunnee Richardson, a soprano and South Florida native, will perform with the symphony…
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To read the full article, > https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2023/11/14/need-a-little-christmas-now-heres-a-list-of-holiday-themed-shows-concerts/
…Celebrate the sounds of the holiday season with Symphony of the Americas Holiday POPS! Conducted by Artistic Director Pablo Mielgo and featuring Symphony favorite soprano Kyaunnee Richardson, audiences will delight in the most wonderful time of the year…
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To read the full article, > https://www.outclique.com/celebrate-the-holiday-season-with-symphony-of-the-americas-holiday-pops/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=celebrate-the-holiday-season-with-symphony-of-the-americas-holiday-pops
…Celebrate the sounds of the season with SOTA’s holiday tradition, “Holiday POPS!” on Dec. 3. Holiday traditions come together in this unforgettable musical program featuring a Symphony favorite, soprano soloist Kyaunnee Richardson…
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To read the full article, > https://outsfl.com/music/symphony-of-the-americas-serves-up-seven-concerts
“Celebrate the sounds of the holiday season with Symphony of the Americas Holiday POPS! Conducted by Artistic Director Pablo Mielgo and featuring Symphony favorite soprano Kyaunnee Richardson, audiences will delight in the most wonderful time of the year.”
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To read the full article, > https://www.broadwayworld.com/miami/article/Celebrate-The-Holiday-Season-With-Symphony-Of-The-Americas-HOLIDAY-POPS-Conducted-By-Artistic-Director-Pablo-Mielgo-20231113
