Repertoire

Fiona Kimm's repertoire is extensive and eclectic. Her recent roles on the operatic stage include: Alwynne: Kristen - Miss Julie Britten: Mrs Sedley - Peter Grimes Cilea : Rosa Mamai - L'Arlesiana Gluck: Orfeo - Orfeo ed Euridice Holt: Markolfa -The Nightingale's to Blame Kern: Julie - Showboat Massenet: Thérèse -Thérèse Mozart: Sextus-La Clemenza di Tito; 3rd Lady - Die Zauberflöte; Marcellina -Le Nozze di Figaro Purcell: Dido/Sorceress - Dido & Aeneas J Strauss: Orlofsky - Die Fledermaus R Strauss: Clairon - Capriccio Stravinsky: Baba the Turk-The Rake's Progress Turnage: Wife/Sphinx/Doreen - Greek Verdi: Mistress Quickly - Falstaff; Azucena - Il Trovatore; Ulrica - Un Ballo in Maschera Wagner: Fricka - Der Ring des Nibelungen Her recent concert and oratorio performances include: Bach: B Minor Mass Beethoven: Missa Solemnis; 9th Symphony Brahms: Alto Rhapsody Britten: Spring Symphony Dvorak: Stabat Mater Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius; The Kingdom; The Music Makers; Sea Pictures Handel: Messiah; Judas Maccabaeus Mahler: Lieder eines Fahrenden Gesellen; 2nd Symphony; Kindertotenlieder Mendelssohn: Elijah Mozart: Requiem Pergolesi: Stabat Mater Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky Ravel: Shéhérazade Rossini: Stabat Mater Verdi: Requiem Recent contemporary performances include: (* - UK Premiere ** - World Premiere *** - Hungarian Premiere) Alwynne: Miss Julie* - Kristen Berkeley: Baa Baa Black Sheep ** -(Auntirosa) Berio: Folk Songs Boulez: Le Marteau sans Maitre Carpenter: For Remembrance **; The One Alone **; 5 Songs by Elizabeth Barrett Browning** Cowie: Kate Kelly's Road Show ** Durko: Three English Verses *** Henze: El Rey de Harlem; Voices Holt: The Nightingale's to Blame ** -(Markolfa); Canciones Maw: The Voice of Love; Roman Canticle McQueen: East & West** - (Iolanda) Moret: Visitations - (Electra) Schnittke: Seid Wacht und Nuchtern *. Turnage: Greek ** -(Wife/Doreen/Sphinx);Lament for a Hanging Man; Greek Suite**; Songs from Greek** Vir: Snatched by the Gods - (Annanda) Williamson: The Feast of Euridice. Fiona Kimm's recordings and films include Berlioz: L'Enfance du Christ (Thames Television) Dvorak: Rusalka (BBC Television) Goldschmidt: Beatrice Cenci (Sony) Holt: Canciones - (NMC) Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (Southern TV) Ravel: L'Enfant et les Sortilèges (Southern TV) Turnage :Greek - (Decca and BBC Television); Lament for a Hanging Man (NMC) Weill: Street Scene (Decca) Fiona Kimm is also an accomplished recitalist, with a large repertoire of songs across a wide range of music. In conjunction and in parallel with more traditional recital programmes, she is an entertaining after-dinner speaker, illustrating her talks with musical examples. She is particularly adept at tailoring programmes to suit specific requirements and occasions.