Ksynia Reynolds: Mezzo-Soprano

Ksynia graduated from the Royal Academy of Music in July 2009 with a Distinction in her Masters (Vocal Studies). She is currently on the ENO Opera Works training scheme 2009/2010 and will appear in their showcase at Sadler's Wells in June 2010. She has an unusual background for a classical singer including a BSc in Psychology and several years spent working in marketing. She now sings full-time.

Opera roles include Annio in Mozart's "La Clemenza di Tito" (for Hampstead Garden Opera), cover Mercedes in Bizet's "Carmen" (Pimlico Opera), Anna in Jonathan Dove's "Tobias and the Angel" (Buxton Festival & the Bollington Festival), Hansel in "Hansel and Gretel" (Northern Chamber Orchestra) and Cherubino in "Le Nozze di Figaro" (Birmingham Conservatoire). Ksynia as also covered the roles of Lucinda in Mendelssohn's "Die Hochzeit des Camacho" and Nora in "Riders to the Sea" for the Buxton Festival.

While at the Academy, Ksynia has studied the roles of Nancy (Albert Herring), Ramiro (La Finta Gardiniera), Dorabella (Cosi), 2nd Lady (die Zauberflöte) and Climene (L'Egisto) as well as one of the Flowermaidens in Parsifal. She performed all of these roles in opera scenes during her time at RAM.

Opera chorus work includes ensemble in "Pirates of Penzance" with Carl Rosa, Autumn tour 2009, the Buxton Festival Chorus 2009 (Donizetti's "Lucrezia Borgia" and Messager's "Veronique"), Carmen for Raymond Gubbay in Feb-March 2009, the Buxton Festival Chorus 2008 (Handel's "Samson", Lortzing's "The Poacher" and Vaugan Williams' "Riders to the Sea"), Vaughan Williams' "The Pilgrim's Progress" for Richard Hickox at Saddler's Wells in summer 2008 and producions of La Boheme, Onegin and Don Giovanni for British Youth Opera in 2006.

Oratorio work includes Mezzo/Alto roles in most of the major repertoire and Ksynia sings regularly with choral societies around the country. In London Ksynia currently sings with the BBC Singers, OAE Voices, RSVP Vocies, The Philharmonia Chorus Professional Singers Scheme, Philharmonia Voices, London Voices, Hartley Voices and Appollo Voices and has depped for the Gabrielli Consort and for the choir of the Enlightenment. She has a job-share at St. John's Wood Church and deps at several other London churches.

Ksynia also enjoys recital singing and regularly performs a wide range of English, German and French song repertoire in recitals, weddings and other functions.

Please see the Repertoire List and Performance pages for more details and forthcoming performances.