“… 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

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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WHRO Spotlight Series

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