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Fiona Kimm has an extensive operatic, oratorio and concert repertoire throughout the UK, Europe and North America. Her repertoire has included Mrs Sedley / Peter Grimes, Rosa Mamai / L’Arlesiana, Orfeo / Orfeo ed Euridice, Hansel / Hansel and Gretel, 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.

Singing under conductors including Claudio Abbado, Edward Downes, Bernard Haitink, John Pritchard, Simon Rattle, and Gennady Rozhdestvensky, 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 and the Nash Ensemble. She has performed a wide range of contemporary music and many works have been written specially for her. She has a wide-ranging recital repertoire. In Flanders’ Field, which explored music and conflict in the twentieth century, received much praise at the Wigmore Hall and is now available on Quartz CD. Her other recordings include L’enfance du Christ, Baa Baa Black Sheep, Beatrice Cenci, Simon Holt’s Canciones, Greek, Lament for a Hanging Man and Street Scene. Her broadcasts include L’enfance du Christ (Thames Television), Sea Pictures (STV) and Greek (BBC).

Current engagements include Nurse / Boris Godunov and Stepmother / Snow White (Nationale Reisopera), Ma / House of the Gods (Music Theatre Wales), The Old Crone – Mrs Chin / A Night at the Chinese Opera (Scottish Opera) and Gubaidulina’s Stunde der Seele (Radio Filharmonisch Orchest at the Concertgebouw conducted by Rozhdestvensky).

“Fiona Kimm is so good that one resents that she hasn’t more to do.”
Julie: Showboat / Opera North / The Times

“...a triumph of the portrayal of evil.”
Aunty Rosa: Baa Baa Black Sheep / Chandos CD / American Record Guide

“Fiona Kimm - the Marcellina, who looks like an intoxicating amalgam of Ava Gardiner, Sophia Loren and Gina Lollobrigda - runs away with the show, even without her aria.”
Marcellina: Le nozze di Figaro / Scottish Opera / The Sunday Times

“Fiona Kimm as the raddled Goddess, Ma, is simply superb.”
Ma: House of the Gods / Music Theatre Wales / Evening Standard

“Fiona Kimm’s Baba the Turk, adorning Glyndebourne Touring’s poster for many weeks now, is a gem, sung without parody and vividly acted; her farewell scene was touching.”
Baba the Turk: The Rake’s Progress / Glyndebourne Touring Opera / The Financial Times

“Kimm’s recital programme was intellectually challenging, and greatly entertaining.”
In Flanders’ Fields / Wigmore Hall / The Daily Telegraph

“Fiona Kimm’s Fricka - a commanding interpretation.”
Fricka – Die Walküre / Longborough Festival Opera / Opera

“Full-throated British mezzo-soprano Fiona Kimm as Mlle Arvidson has a thrilling lower register.”
Mlle Arvidson: Un ballo in maschera / Canadian Opera Company / Classical 96.3 fM Toronto