Kelly Fiona Lynch, Soprano164 Avenue A Pittsburgh PA 814 602 5810

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BiographyPittsburgh based soprano Kelly Fiona Lynch’s most recent successes include the title role in Verdi’s Aida, and Bellini’s Norma, Giorgetta in Il tabarro and the title role in Suor Angelica for Undercroft Opera. She has also performed the title roles of Lucia di Lammermoor and La Traviata for Erie Opera Theater.  She was also the cover of the title roles in Opera Theater of Pittsburgh's production of Strauss' Ariadne on Naxos, as well as for Microscopic Opera’s production of Lizbeth, by Thomas Albert.  Kelly has also performed in Italy and Central America, and has conducted masterclasses in San Jose, Costa Rica.

Kelly is the Founder and Director of the Vocal Recital Series at Chatham University.  This series features local opera singers in performances of the song and operatic repertoire.  Some of the excerpts that she has performed in this series are the Riddle Scene from Turandot, excerpts from Verdi’s Otello and Wagner’s Ring cycle.  Kelly has also performed as a soloist with the Erie Chamber Orchestra, Pittsburgh Philharmonic, Johnstown Symphony Orchestra, Westmoreland Philharmonic Orchestra and the Edgewood Symphony Orchestra, where she sang Mahler’s Kindertotenlieder and the title role in Bizet’s Carmen.  Oratorio repertoire she has performed includes the soprano solos in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, Rossini’s Stabat Mater, Verdi’s Requiem and Strauss’ Vier Letzte Lieder.  Kelly was recently a featured artist in the “Music in a Great Space” series at Shadyside Presbyterian Church. 

Perfect pitch and exceptional musical skills have also proved her worth to the world of new music. Kelly has performed Schoenberg’s Pierrot Lunaire numerous times, as well as the challenging King Harald’s Saga of Judith Weir, and has performed works by composers as Eric Moe, Daron Hagen, Roger Zahab, Reza Vali and Barbara White.

Roles Performed

Kelly Fiona Lynch, SopranoElisabetta Don Carlo Chatham Recital SeriesAïda Aïda Undercroft OperaAriadne (cover) Ariadne on Naxos Opera Theater of PittsburghNorma Norma Undercroft OperaLady Macbeth(cover) Macbeth Resonance Works Pittsburgh Lizbeth Lizbeth(Thomas Albert) Microscopic OperaTurandot Turandot Chatham Recital SeriesVittelia La Clemenza di Tito Undercroft OperaGiorgetta Il tabarro Undercroft OperaSuor Angelica Suor Angelica Undercroft OperaCarmen Carmen Edgewood Symphony OrchestraRosalinda(cover) Die Fledermaus Opera Theater of PittsburghNorma Norma Self ProducedVioletta La traviata Erie Opera Theater

Oratorio and Orchestral Solos PerformedAdam O Holy Night Westmoreland Symphony OrchestraBeethoven Symphony #9 Johnstown Symphony OrchestraMahler Kindertotenlieder Edgewood Symphony OrchestraMahler Rückert Lieder Erie Chamber OrchestraRossini Stabat Mater Shadyside Presbyterian ChurchMozart Exsultate Jubilate Westmoreland Symphony OrchestraSchoenberg Pierrot Lunaire Carnegie Mellon Contemporary EnsembleStrauss Vier letzte Lieder Edgewood Symphony OrchestraVerdi Requiem Louisiana State University OrchestraPuccini Un bel di Pittsburgh PhilharmonicMascagni Voi lo sapete Pittsburgh Philharmonic

Recent RecitalsAn Eco-Recital – A Celebration of Nature Through Song – Featuring songs of Rachmaninov, Mata,

Brahms, Griffes and PoulencHandel Arias and Duets – featuring excerpts from Giulio Cesare, Sosarme, Hercules, with Raquel

Winnica Young, Mezzo SopranoMusic in a Great Space –featuring works of Handel, Messiaen, Strauss and Robert Schultz with

Walter Morales, Piano Concert of Pittsburgh Composers – featuring works of Reza Vali, Roger Zahab and Robert Schultz

with Alberto Almarza, Flute and Walter Morales, Piano Diva +Clarinet – featuring works of Spohr, Schubert and Mozart with Alex Jones, Clarinet and

Walter Morales, PianoArt Song of Our Time – featuring works of Pittsburgh composers Reza Vali, and Eli Tamar with

Alia Musica Ensemble, Federico Garcia, conductor