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
The Spring 2026 Season is underway.
Kyaunnee will be a featured soloist in Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess: A Jazz Opera Concert presented by Gulfshore Opera. For more information, visit the website at Porgy Opera Jazz Concert.
“… 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
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
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
Opera Orlando will be holding a 6-day summer intensive for high school and undergraduate college students who are looking to learn what it take to be a professional singer. Soprano Kyaunnee Richardson will a guest artist in a Q&A session where singers will be able to learn about the operatic career.
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For more information, please visit: www.operaolrando.org/sings
Soprano Kyaunnee Richardson will be joining Teatro Nuovo as a Studio Artist for their Summer Program 2023. Rounding out the summer season, Kyaunnee returns to Opera Orlando as a special guest for their week long summer program Opera Orlando Sings! And rounding out the summer season, Kyaunnee joins the Savannah VOICE Festival singing the roles of Kate Pinkerton in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly and reprising Donna Elvira in Mozart’s Don Giovanni.
Dario Acosta Photography, 2019
Soprano Kyaunnee Richardson will be returning to Orlando to make her debut as a Soprano Soloist with Orlando Sings in “I Believe” Concert.
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Concert Date is May 18th at 730P. For more information, visit www.orlandosings.org/season
Soprano Kyaunnee Richardson will be singing the role of Donna Elvira with Opera in Williamsburg. The performance dates are May 10, 12 & 14th.
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For Tix: Don Giovanni.
Soprano Kyaunnee Richardson named the special prize winner of the Sherrill Milnes American Opera Award and a semifinalist of the 2023 30th Annual American Traditions Vocal Competition.
ATC 2023, Photography John Carrington
Soprano Kyaunnee Richardson will be making her debut with the Brevard Symphony Orchestra music by Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 and Villa-Lobos.
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For more information, > https://brevardsymphony.com/2022_2023_season
Kyaunnee Richardson has been named one of the Quarterfinalists for the 2023 American Traditions Vocal Competition. The live competition will take place in Savannah, Georgia on February 20-24, 2023.
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For ticket information, > https://www.atcsavannah.org/staytuned
Photo Credit: Gregory Reed
After a successful 2021-2022 Season, Kyaunnee is excited to begin her 2022/23 Season. In October, Kyaunnee returns as a soloist with the New Presbyterian Church Concert Series in The Best of Broadway Concert. Then at the end of October, she returns to the Civic Chorale of Greater Miami as the Soprano Soloist in Schubert’s Mass in G. The at the beginning of 2023, Kyaunnee will be making her debut with the Brevard Symphony Orchestra in the concert Inspired by Bach where she will sing the Soprano Solo in the Mahler’s 4th Symphony and Villa-Lobos’ Aria from Bachianas Brasileiros No. 5 with Maestro Christopher Confessore conducting. Immediately after, she will be make her debut with the First Coast Opera reprising the role of Monica in Menotti’s The Medium.
A STAR TURN: from opera to broadway with Kyaunnee Richardson, Soprano and Chevalier Lovett is SOLD OUT! This concert is now waitlist-only. Please email info@operaorlando.org if you would like to join the waitlist in case seats become available.
Join a fabulous cast of singers for an unforgettable night of music celebrating the Golden Era of Broadway. Featuring the talents of Soprano Kyaunnee Richardson, Mezzo-Soprano Stephanie Newman, Tenor Gerardo José Ortega, Baritone Ivan Conrad and Pianist Eden Marte. Enjoy selections from some well-known pieces such as Candide to Kiss Me, Kate. The concert will take place at St. John’s on the Lake in Miami Beach on July 29th at 730P.
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Tickets can be purchased here, > https://someenchantedevening.bpt.me
Soprano Kyaunnee Richardson returns to Opera Orlando with an exciting line-up of arias and show tunes guaranteed to thrill and delight the summer concert crowd. In collaboration with pianist Chevalier Lovett, the two will present a sparkling program showcasing Ms. Richardson’s effervescent stage presence and shimmering vocals. From being a 2020-21 Opera Orlando studio artist and premiering the role of Calpurnia in The Secret River to another premiere in Why I Live at the PO with UrbanArias and singing Despina in Opera in Williamsburg’s Così fan tutte, Ms. Richardson has quickly become an in-demand soprano, thanks in part to eh love and support of her Opera Orlando family. This concert promises to be a beautiful homecoming for the rising star, and a wonderful afternoon of stunning music for Opera Orlando audiences.
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Tickets for the Summer Concert Series are available exclusively through Opera Orlando. Click below to order online or call (407) 512-1900 for purchase assistance. For additional information email info@operaorlando.org. Or visit Opera Orlando’s Website, > https://operaorlando.org/summer22
The Savannah VOICE Festival is hosting it’s 2022 Gala online celebrating the American Voice. They’ll be honoring 2022 Milnes Voice Awardee Federica Von Stade and showcasing some of our wonderful VOICE artists. Be sure to mark your calendars for May 3rd at 7PM for a night filled with celebration and wonderful music! Kyaunnee Richardson will be one of the VOICE Artists performing for the concert.
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“UrbanArias is excited to premiere our ninth (!) commissioned opera this Spring!" Running April 30 through May 7 at the Keegan Theatre, Why I Live at the P.O. take the comic masterpiece by beloved author Eudora Welty and combines it with classic and contemporary American musical styles to tell the story of a supremely relatable family.”
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To read the full article > https://www.urbanarias.org/2022/02/02/the-scoop-on-our-spring-commission-why-i-live-at-the-po/
Soprano Kyaunnee Richardson will be singing on an afternoon concert at the First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach at 430P. She’ll be singing Schubert’s “Shepherd on the Rock”. Admission is free. Next, Kyaunnee will be making her debut with the Symphony of the Americas as a featured soloist on their American Classics Gershwin and Bernstein’s Broadway Concert on April 12th at 745P at the Amaturo Theatre at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts.
