“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/
“The performance features the Symphony of the Americas performing some of the greatest music by Gershwin and Bernstein, with vocals by special South Florida guest artists.”
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To read the full article, > https://www.broadwayworld.com/miami/article/Symphony-Of-The-Americas-South-Florida-Vocalists-Perform-Broadway-Favorites-20220321
“Symphony of the Americas presents American Classics – Gershwin and Bernstein’s Broadway, conducted by Artistic Director Pablo Mielgo, Tuesday, April 12 at 7:45pm in the Amaturo Theater at Broward Center for the Performing Arts. “Broadway is America’s gift to the world where musical and theatrical styles collide to create a national identity. From the brotherly dream team of George and Ira Gershwin, and Leonard Bernstein, their music is forever ingrained into the American musical and social fabric,” commented Pablo Mielgo. “
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To read the full article, > https://www.outclique.com/symphony-of-the-americas-and-artistic-director-pablo-mielgo-welcome-special-south-florida-guest-artists-for-the-april-performance-of-american-classics-gershwin-bernsteins-broadway/
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.
Ms. Richardson will be featured as one of the soloist in Black Opera Alliance (BOA) Virtual Concert.
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The Black Opera Alliance is thrilled to present their 2022 Gala which will stream next Friday, March 25th at 630P EST on the Black Opera Alliance Facebook and YouTube Channel.
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To view the concert > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIx64SF3mqY
“Gulfshore Opera has planned two full operas and a variety of vocal music concerts for their 2021-2022 season. The opera company celebrates its eighth year of serving the three coastal counties fo Southwest Florida, touring to seven distinct communities from Punta Gorda to Marco Island. The casting of nationally recognized professional artists will come later in the summer, but you can mark some important dates now.”
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To read the full article,> https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwopera/article/Gulfshore-Opera-Announces-2021-22-Season-20010101
"Florida-bases Gulfshore Opera has announced its 2021-22 season, which will include two new productions and several concert performances.”
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To read the full article, > https://operawire.com/gulfshore-opera-announces-2021-22-season/
“This year’s Opera Gala theme is Romeo & Juliet, a timeless love story. Our signature fundraising event begins with a concert featuring an outstanding cast of versatile opera artists performing scenes from Gounod’s beautiful Romeo & Juliet paired with exciting moments from Bernstein’s West Side Story in the superb acoustics of the spacious sanctuary at Bonita Presbyterian Church. The one hour concert on March 6th will be semi-staged, in costume with piano accompaniment.”
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Meet the Artists for Gulfshore Opera’s Gala Concert, > https://www.gulfshoreopera.org/meet-the-artists-go-gala-2022/
“…The Gulfshore Opera Season 8 Gala theme is Romeo & Juliet, a timeless love story… Featured artists are New York City Opera tenor Glenn Seven Allen as Romeo, and sparkling Miami native soprano Kyaunnee Richardson as Juliet…”
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To read the full article, > https://naples.floridaweekly.com/articles/gulfshore-opera-offers-inspiring-season-8-schedule/
Take a behind the scene look at how The Secret River was constructed.
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To watch the documentary, > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSEXquyBlWA
Bearded Lens Photography/Opera Orlando, 2021
Opera Orlando proudly premiered its first commissioned opera, The Secret River, this past December in the Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater at Dr. Phillips Center, and the Company is excited to once again partner with WUCF TV - PBS to broadcast an ENCORE! presentation of this ”…love letter to Central Florida,” Sunday, January 30th at 430P.
To Watch the performance,> https://video.wucftv.org/video/opera-orlando-presents-the-secret-river-ue8lwn/
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“There’s so much beauty in Opera Orlando’s The Secret River … a production bubbling with warmth and heart… everywhere you look, artistic ingenuity is being celebrated,” writes Matt Palm, and Opera Orlando is so pleased to be able to share the beauty of this production with WUCF audiences. Tune in Sunday, January 30 at 430P for a special “Making of…” featurette about the development of The Secret River from page to stage, followed by the ENCORE! presentation of the world-premiere production.
In case you missed yesterday evening’s performance, the live-stream link is located below:
https://www.savannahvoicefestival.org/nowshowing/
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Artists Chad Sonka, Kyaunnee Richardson, Sara Zoe Budnik and Maria Zouves are accompanied by Savannah VOICE Festival Composer-in-Residence, Michael Ching.
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If you are watching, be sure to use #SingKyaunnee to be featured on Ms. Richardson’s Instagram stories!
Ms. Richardson will be performing with the Savannah VOICE Festival in their upcoming recital on January 22nd at the Savannah African Art Museum. The performance will be live-streamed. Lastly, Kyaunnee will be making her role debut as Despina in the upcoming production of Mozart’s Così fan tutte at Opera Williamsburg, Summer 2022.
“…Kyaunnee Richardson as Calpurnia captured the wide-eyed innocence of a young girl on the cusp of discovering that things are not always what they seem. She gamboled giddily up and down the stage, bringing Rawlings’ winsome Black heroine to life with her cherubic soprano range…” ~Esteban Meneses, I Care if You Listen
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To read the full article, > https://icareifyoulisten.com/2022/01/the-secret-river-opera-orlando-writes-a-love-letter-to-central-florida/
The Secret River (Photo Curtsey of Opera Orlando/Bearded Lens Photography, 2021)
“…Calpurnia is an appealing role, thrillingly played here by soprano Kyaunnee Richardson, who was on stage for virtually the entire 65-minute opera… her girlish charm and accurate, colorful singing picked up momentum and presence as the story unfolded, and by the end her performance felt like a real star turn…” ~John Fleming, Musical America
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To read the rest of the article, > https://www.musicalamerica.com/firewall.cfm?request=%2Fnews%2Fnewsstory%2Ecfm%3Fstoryid%3D49264%26categoryid%3D4%26archived%3D0%26fbclid%3DIwAR1ExZZ%2D%2DMptw4W%2DTTKJHEuRqKXVyl%2DA7yFF%2DEssvzTbjW1ryqu7xPrP1qE&en=0
Ms. Richardson will be feature on the Holiday Virtual Concert 2021 presented by Black Women in Opera today at 12P on YouTube.
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To watch the concert, click here, > BWIO Holiday Virtual Concert 2021
“…A lot rests on the shoulders of Kyaunnee Richardson, who plays Calpurnia, and she succeeds marvelously in capturing childlike inquisitiveness and determination without overplaying…”
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To read the full article, click here, > https://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/arts-and-theater/os-prem-opera-orlando-secret-river-review-20211218-tc45b7cnhra4hixcalbftbnm6u-story.html
Bearded Lens Photography, 2021
“Have you been to the opera in Orlando? It’s been on my “someday list” and I’m finally going to make it happen. Join me and find out why Opera Orlando’s The Secret River is a must-see this holiday season and learn more about its lead soprano Kyaunnee Richardson as I had a chance to chat with her about her inspiration, the importance of this role as well as a bit of movie, Disney and foodie fun because it wouldn’t be Go Epicurista without it! I hope you’re inspired, get tickets and go #MakeSomedayHappen”
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To read the full article, click here, > https://goepicurista.com/opera-orlando-world-premiere-of-the-secret-river-is-a-must-see/
Photo Curtsey of Opera Orlando
“…There’s a moment in ‘The Secret River’ where young Calpurnia is bravely looking for the waterway that could save her family. ‘I started crying’ when first rehearsing the segment, say performer Kyaunnee Richardson. ‘It was just so touching. It’s whimsical, it’s magical.’”
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To read the full article,> https://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/arts-and-theater/os-prem-et-secret-river-opera-orlando-kyaunnee-richardson-20211212-zhp346xqbbg25pfthdys6celny-story.html
Photo curtsey of Opera Orlando
“Opera Orlando will mark a momentous occasion next weekend, December 17-19, with the world premiere of it’s very first commissioned opera, The Secret River, based on the book of the same name by Piltzer Prize-winning author and Central Florida resident, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings.”
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To read the full article,>https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwopera/article/Opera-Orlando-to-Present-World-Premiere-of-THE-SECRET-RIVER-20211210
