“… The Dec. 2 and Jan. 24 performances of “Porgy and Bess” will be broadcast live on Metropolitan Opera Radio on The Sirus XM App…”
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To read the full article, > OperaWire | Met Opera Porgy and Bess
Soprano Kyaunnee Richardson will be making her debut as a Soprano Soloist in the ensemble of Porgy and Bess at the Metropolitan Opera on December 2025 - January 2026.
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For more ticket information, > Met Opera: Porgy and Bess - Tickets
“… I am chasing my dream. I have had this inside of me for a while. At the beginning of this journey, I wanted to be something else. Yet, I ended up being pulled back on the path because that felt right…”
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To read the full article, > VoyageMIA - Kyaunnee Richardson
Watch the full performance of New York City Opera’s presentation of Bizet’s Carmen.
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To watch, > NYCO: Bizet's Carmen [Bryant Park NYC]
Classical Music
“…New York City Opera mounts a free, fully staged production of Georges Bizet’s opera “Carmen” in Bryant Park (Sept. 4-5). Enrico Castiglione directs Lisa Chavez as Carmen, Jeremy Brauner as Don Jose and Eva Dorofeeva in the role of Micaela, with Constantine Orbelian conducting…”
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To Read the full article,> The News Journal
“The New York City Opera is set to return to Bryant Park in September…
…Lisa Chavez stars in the title role with Gustavo Feulien as Escamillo, Jeremy Brauner as Don Jose, and Eva Dorofeeva as Micaëla. The cast is rounded out by Henry Kim, Jake Russo, Kyaunnee Richardson, John Burke, Kristee Haney, and Tair Tazhi…”
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To read the full article, >Opera Wire | NYCO Carmen
Classical Music:
“New York City Opera mounts a free, fully staged production of Bizet’s opera Carmen in Bryant Park (Sept 4-5). Enrico Castiglione directs Lisa Chavez as Carmen, Jeremy Brauner as Don Jose and Eva Dorofeeva in the role of Micaëla, with Constantine Orbelian conducting.”
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To read the article, >New York Times - Carmen
Another successful season of 2024/25 filled with debuts, exciting travels and lifelong friendships. Now Kyaunnee heads into her 2025/26 Season.
Starting off the season, Kyaunnee will be making her debut with the New York City Opera in the role of Frasquita in Bizet’s Carmen at Bryant Park. In 2026, she returns with Amelia Island Opera to sing the role of Lucy in Menotti’s The Telephone and Kahane’s Craiglistlieder in February.
Photography by Lea Gallardo
“…Mozart’s "‘Vesperae de Dominica,’ K. 321, is performed by Bergen County Academies and CONTINUOARTS Symphonic Chorus under the baton of Marios Papadopoulos…”
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To read the full article, > OperaWire | Announces 2025 Concert Season at CARNEGIE HALL
“… The evening's program features Sir John Rutter CBE conducting his own Requiem, with soprano Juliet Ariadne Papadopoulos; Mozart's Vesperae de Dominica, led by Marios Papadopoulos and featuring soloists Kyaunnee Richardson (soprano), Jessica Ann Best (mezzo-soprano), John Riesen (tenor), and Edwin Jhamal Davis (bass); and Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92, also conducted by Marios Papadopoulos…”
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To read the full article, > BroadwayWorld | Mid America Productions to Present Tribute to Peter Tiboris at CARNEGIE HALL
“…MidAmerica Productions proudly presents a special tribute concert in memory of its founder, Peter Tiboris, on Memorial Day, Monday, May 26, 2025, at 8:30 PM at Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage. The performance features the renowned Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra, Conductor/Composer Sir John Rutter CBE, OPO Director Marios Papadopoulos and brings together esteemed conductors, soloists, and choruses from across the United States in a celebration of Tiboris’ legacy of artistic excellence and international collaboration…”
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To read the full article, > Musical America Worldwide | Memorial Day Concert at Carnegie Hall 2025
“… Notable acts include soprano Kyaunnee Richardson and pianist Daniela Liebman. The event aims to foster community spirit and accessibility, showcasing the collaboration of youth and adult orchestras as they honor Charleston’s cultural significance…”
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To read the full article, > HERE CHARLESTON: Sunset Serenade Concert 2025
Soprano Kyaunnee Richardson and the Charleston Symphony at the U.S. Custom House in Charleston, South Carolina, 2025
“…May 23. This year, the Charleston Symphony Orchestra will perform with multiple guest soloists including Kyaunnee Richardson, a celebrated opera singer. The program features works by George Gershwin, Leonard Bernstein, Andrew Lloyd Webber and more…”
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To read the full article, > Charleston City Paper - Piccolo Festival 2025
Soprano Kyaunnee Richardson and the Charleston Symphony at the U.S. Custom House in Charleston, South Carolina, 2025
“… Gershwin’s opera “Porgy and Bess,” which has its 90th anniversary this year, takes place in Charleston and was written in nearby Folly Beach. Soprano Kyaunnee Richardson will perform the opera’s iconic song “Summertime,” while pianist Daniela Liebman will take on Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue.” Both are guest soloists for Serenade, though they’ve performed in Charleston before…”
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To read the full article, > Charleston City Paper
Soprano Kyaunnee Richardson and the Charleston Symphony at the U.S. Custom House in Charleston, South Carolina, 2025
Soprano Kyaunnee Richardson will be making three debuts. Her first debut will be with the Charleston Symphony Orchestra as the Soprano Soloist in the Sunset Serenade Concert and her Carnegie Hall debut as a Soprano Soloist in Mozart’s Vesperae solennes de Dominica KV. 321 presented by MidAmerica Productions in New York City in May 2025. Following that, she will be heading to Iowa to sing the role of Johanna in the Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and joins the Ensemble in Annie with the American Gothic Performing Arts Festival in June 2025.
Photography by Lea Gallardo, 2024
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
