Ksynia Reynolds: Mezzo-Soprano

Ksynia graduated from the Royal Academy of Music in July 2009 with a Distinction in her Masters (Vocal Studies). She continues to be taught by Elizabeth Ritche and is currently on the ENO Opera Works training scheme 2009/2010. She has an unusual background for a classical singer including a BSc in Psychology and several years spent working in marketing. She is now happily singing and teaching full-time.

Opera roles include Annio in Mozart's "La Clemenza di Tito", Mercedes in Bizet's "Carmen", Anna in Jonathan Dove's "Tobias and the Angel" for the Buxton Festival and the Bollington Festival, Hansel for the Northern Chamber Orchestra's production of "Hansel and Gretel" and Cherubino in Birmingham Conservatoire's producion of "Le Nozze di Figaro" under the baton of Lionel Friend. 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 has performed all of these roles as 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. 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.