Praised for her “megawatt charisma” (The Independent), Fiona Kimm has performed throughout the UK, Europe and North America in an extensive operatic, oratorio and concert repertoire. Her repertoire has included Mrs Sedley / Peter Grimes, Rosa Mamai / L’Arlesiana, Orfeo / Orfeo ed Euridice, Julie / Showboat, Ericlea / Il ritorno d’Ulisse, Sextus / La clemenza di Tito, Marcellina / Le nozze di Figaro, Dido / Dido and Aeneas, Clairon / Capriccio, Baba the Turk / The Rake’s Progress, Madame Larina/ Eugene Onegin,Wife – Sphinx – Doreen / Greek, Mlle Arvidson / Un ballo in maschera, Mistress Quickly / Falstaff, Azucena / Il trovatore and Fricka / Der Ring des Nibelungen. She has created many roles in new works and performed in such notable new productions as Ian Judge’s Faust for English National Opera, Andrei Tarkovsky’s Boris Godunov for the Royal Opera, London, and Peter Sellers’ Die Zauberflöte for Glyndebourne Festival Opera.
She has created many roles in new works and performed in such notable new productions as Ian Judge’s Faust for English National Opera, Andrei Tarkovsky’s Boris Godunov for the Royal Opera, London, and Peter Sellers’ Die Zauberflöte for Glyndebourne Festival Opera.
Singing under conductors including Claudio Abbado, Edward Downes, Bernard Haitink, John Pritchard, Simon Rattle, and Gennady Rozdhestvensky, she has appeared with such orchestras as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the English Chamber Orchestra, Ensemble Modern, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the London Sinfonietta, the London Symphony Orchestra, the Nash Ensemble and the Radio Filharmonisch Orkest. She has performed a wide range of contemporary music and many works have been written specially for her.
Recent engagements have included Jezibaba / Rusalka and Kabanicha Katya Kabanova (English Touring Opera), Jane’s Mother / Snow White(Nationale Reisopera), The Old Crone – Mrs Chin / A Night at the Chinese Opera (Scottish Opera), Beethoven Choral Symphony (Milton Keynes City Orchestra), The Music Makers (The Anvil, Basingstoke) and Verdi Requiem (Albert Hall, Nottingham; Brangwyn Hall, Swansea).
She sang Katharina Schratt / Mayerling on tour with the Royal Ballet in Japan and her current engagements include Marquise de Birkenfeld (Cover) / La Fille du Régiment for the Royal Opera, London, Neighbour 2 / The Tell-Tale Heart for ROH2, Cousin / La Périchole for Garsington Opera,Agnes the Digger / Fantastic Mr Fox for English Touring Opera, Annina / Der Rosenkavalier for Opera Zuid, The Governess / The Queen of Spades for Opera North and Elijah at the Snape Maltings.
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