KIRBY BURGESS
Soprano Kirby Burgess’ interest in singing came from a fascination with sound itself, and the innate expressivity of the human voice. A student in Bard College Conservatory’s Graduate Vocal Arts Program, where she studies with Lorraine Nubar, Ms. Burgess has recently worked on projects such as Kurtág’s Kafka-Fragmente, Weill’s Seven Deadly Sins, and Menotti’s The Medium. Past stage credits include the role of Amalia in She Loves Me and The Dew Fairy in Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel, both with Furman University Opera Theater. In 2020 she was set to portray the title role in Cendrillon, but alas, COVID intervened. With Furman Singers and the South Carolina Bach Choir, she has performed as a soloist in Haydn’s Creation, Handel's Messiah, Mozart's Requiem, and Mozart's Missa Brevis. Ms. Burgess looks forward to finding ways to bring the thoughtfulness and intentionality cultivated by a year of socially-distanced performances to post-pandemic audiences.
Fun Fact❗️Kirby used to pretend she was a wise, old Bearded Wizard, putting jinxes on those she felt had wronged her and teaching her friends how to curse.
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