“… and Kyaunnee Richardson adds the agile sweetness that makes Adina so fetching…” ~Robert Boyd, Facebook
“… Kyaunnee Richardson’s Adina is a clear standout. Looking gorgeous in exquisitely curled hair and a pink-ad-white summer dress, she backs up a stunning vocal performance with some vaudeville-style nonverbal. Her eye rolls, hair tosses, and fourth-wall-breaking glares of annoyance and disgust earn the biggest laughs…” ~ Rob Von Nordheim
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To read the full review, > L'Elisir d'Amore - A Tasty and Timeless Brew Review
“… Kyaunnee Richardson preserves Adina’s independence, allowing confidence to yield gradually to recognition… Just as impressive, Kyaunnee Richardson belongs in that company. As Adina, she matches their warmth, assurance and presence while remaining unmistakably herself…”
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To read the full article, > PopLife STL: Union Avenue Opera L'elisir D'amore Review
“…As Adina, soprano Kyaunnee Richardson is so credibly haughty and self-assured that it’s easy to see why Nemorino regards her as unattainable. She’s also just as thoroughly invested in the character’s more tender moments, though, and has the kind of fluid, flexible voice that can handle the many bel canto moments with ease…” ~Chuck Lavazzi
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“… Kyaunnee Richardson, as Adina, dazzles us with a voice that is pure and agile. It climbs to the heights with silvery smoothness, yet can be beautifully warm. She’s slim and girlish, but has a strikingly large voice capable of all those bel-canto decorations. And very brightly expressive eyes…” ~ Steve Callahan
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To read the full article, > Broadway World Union Avenue Opera Review
“…UAO’s Adina, soprano Kyaunnee richardson, outlines how the rom and com elements feed each other…”
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To read the full article, > https://www.stltoday.com/life-entertainment/local/art-theater/article_79319b49-abf5-442c-b3f5-e272bcfaccd8.html
“Union Avenue Opera has announced its 2026 Festival Season, running July through August at Union Avenue Christian Church in St. Louis…
…Cara Chowning conducts and Jon Truitt directs Donizetti’s “L’elisir d’amore.” The cast features Kyaunnee Richardson as Adina, Charles Calotta as Nemorino, Junhan Choi as Belcore, John Robert Green as Dulcamara, and Leann Schuering as Giannetta…”
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To read the full article, > https://operawire.com/e-scott-levin-kyaunnee-richardson-jonny-kaufman-melody-wilson-lead-union-avenue-operas-2026-festival-season/
Soprano Kyaunnee Richardson will be will be returning to the American Gothic Performing Arts Festival as the Soprano Soloist in To Be Heard Concert featuring Barber’s Summer Knoxville: 1915. Afterwards, Ms. Richardson will be making her Union Avenue Opera company role debut as Adina in Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore in July 2026. Following that she returns to the Savannah VOICE Festival on two of their concerts : Broadway and The Queens of the Night.
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For more information, > Union Avenue Opera
