Maryann Kyle
Lyric Soprano
Associate Professor of Voice
D.M.A., Louisiana State University
M.M., The University of Southern Mississippi
B.M., The University of Southern Mississippi
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Phone: 601.434.6674
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Dr. Maryann Kyle has sung leading roles with the Mississippi Opera, Chattanooga Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, the Southern Arts Festival Opera, the University of Illinois, East Tennessee Opera, LSU Opera, Gulf Coast Opera, and The Opera at USM. She has shared the stage with some of world’s greatest artists including performing the role of Micaela in Carmen, opposite internationally known mezzo-soprano, Denyce Graves, as a guest soloist with The Miami Festival, opposite famed bass-baritone William Warfield, and as soprano soloist in Mendelssohn’s Elijah with Timothy Nobles and Marietta Simpson. In addition, she appeared as a soloist on the pop music stage with famed artists Patti Labelle, Patti Austin, Dionne Warwick, Ann Nesby and Vesta Williams.
While at the University of Illinois, she toured extensively with John Wustman in the Songs of Franz Schubert Recital Series. Wustman described her as “a lyric soprano of great and unusual gifts: an extremely musical singer that brings great beauty and style to all music that she performs,” and Kurt Klippstatter said that she “…possesses a beautiful soprano voice which is both expressive and technically well founded. Her combined vocal and dramatic talents make her a natural…”
On many occasions she has been engaged to appear as a soloist with symphony orchestras such as the University of Illinois Symphony, Mississippi Symphony, CamerOper Ensemble, the Johnson City Symphony, Gulf Coast Symphony, Chattanooga Symphony, Louisiana State University Symphony, the Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra, the Meridian Symphony, the Rome (GA) Symphony Orchestra, and the Splendors of Versailles and Majesty of Spain International Art Exhibitions. She also has appeared with The University of Southern Mississippi Symphony, the Southern Arts Festival Orchestra, the Symphonic Wind Ensembles at The University of Southern Mississippi, The University of Miami, Louisiana State University, and East Tennessee State University, including a special appearance at the National CBDNA Conference in 1997 and National Bandmasters Conference in 1998.
In terms of promoting and performing American music, she has presented programs in the US and in France. She also sang the world premiere of the American opera Good Friday by Luigi Zaninelli. In 1998 Dr. Kyle presented a program of French music in a ceremony presided over by the French Consul General. In 2000, Dr. Kyle appeared as an Ensemble Artist with Des Moines Metro Opera and performed the roles of Clothilde in Norma, the Composer in Ariadne auf Naxos, and the Foreign Woman in The Consul.
Kyle’s most recent opera appearances include Mrs. Ford in Falstaff, Musetta in Puccini’s La Boheme, and Countess in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro with the Mississippi Opera. Other major opera roles have included Fiordiligi in Mozart’s Cosi fan Tutte, Violetta in La Traviata, Pamina in Die Zauberflote, Lady Billows in Albert Herring, the Countess and Susannah in Le Nozze di Figaro, Micaela in Carmen, Musetta and Mimi in La Boheme, the title role in Floyd’s Susannah, the Evil Queen in the world-premiere performances of Zaninelli’s Snow White and many others.
Dr. Kyle’s involvement in collaborative efforts includes her continuing relationship with the Mississippi Arts Commission as a touring artist. Kyle and pianist Theresa Sanchez make up the duo Bellescanto and perform throughout the year presenting recitals and educational outreach performances. Bellescanto has presented several themed recitals including A Tribute to Leontyne Price, as well as tributes to the American Musical Theatre and American Art Song. This very active duo performs throughout the year around the region.
Kyle is also actively involved in the professional vocal group known as the Mississippi Vocal Arts Quartet. This vocal ensemble performs music of all periods and styles. MVAE presents an exciting program of opera, musical theatre, vocal jazz, and classical music from the Renaissance to the 21st Century, and continues to keep a very busy performing schedule.
Dr. Kyle has worked with such noted stage directors as Mignon Dunn, Lorna Haywood, Robert Larsen, Alan Mann, Wendy Tauscher, William Farlow, Kyle Marrero, Robert Tannenbaum, Paula Homer, Dugg McDonough, David Dunn Bauer, Albert Sherman, John Hoomes, Nicholas DiVirgilio and David Holley.
Conductors and coaches with whom she has worked are Mignon Dunn, Robert Bernhardt, Michael Borowitz, Dorothy Randall, Greg Ritchey, Russell Young, Paul Vermel, Robert Grayson, Greg Mason, John Wustman, and Kurt Klippstatter. Teachers have included Mark Elyn, Elizabeth Nohe Colson and Robert Grayson.
Dr. Kyle is currently Director of Southern Opera and Music Theatre Company’s Outreach and Workshop program and associate professor of voice at The University of Southern Mississippi. In addition, she is the director of the apprentice artist program with Mississippi Opera and will be an artist/teacher in residence with the Operafestival di Roma. Dr. Kyle is an active member of NATS and MTNA and is a much sought after coach and teacher. Her students are actively involved in performance of both opera and musical theatre and have garnered numerous awards including state and regional Metropolitan Opera National Council audition winners, Birmingham and Lynam opera competition finalists, NATS regional and state award winners, NATS Governor’s Award winners, apprenticeships with Seattle Opera, Lake George Opera Festival, Aspen Festival, Tanglewood Music Festival, Lake George Opera Festival and Operafestival di Roma. Her students continue to pursue their studies in major conservatories and schools including, Indiana University, San Francisco Conservatory, Boston Conservatory, Manhattan School of Music, Cincinnati Conservatory, Oklahoma City University and New England Conservatory of Music.
Dr. Kyle is also a faculty member with the Operafestival di Roma summer training program. And she has recently been added as a permanent faculty member to Faculty-Festival Musica nas Montanhas, Brazil.