About

American soprano Lindsey Reynolds is a versatile and compelling artist whose work spans opera, concert, recital, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Praised for her vocal clarity, dramatic instincts, and stylistic range, she is quickly establishing herself as a distinctive voice among her generation.

In the 2025/26 season, Reynolds makes her debut as the Contessa di Folleville in Il viaggio a Reims with Opera Philadelphia, in Damiano Michieletto’s American debut production. Her recent work includes Ashley Devon in the U.S. premiere of Missy Mazzoli’s The Listeners with Opera Philadelphia, her debut as Adina in L’elisir d’amore with New Orleans Opera, and the role of Mary Louise Smith in the world premiere of She Who Dared with Chicago Opera Theater. In the summer of 2024, she appeared internationally in recital at the Aldeburgh Festival of Music and the Arts and in a concert commemorating the Liberation of Nice in France.

Reynolds recently completed her tenure as an Ensemble member of the Ryan Opera Center at Lyric Opera of Chicago, where her appearances included Barena in Jenůfa and performances in Le Comte Ory, Don Carlos, and the world premiere of Proximity, in addition to covering roles in La Cenerentola, Champion, Hänsel und Gretel, and Carmen. She also appeared as the soprano soloist in Poulenc’s Gloria and Stabat Mater with the Grant Park Music Festival.

Earlier engagements include Despina in Così fan tutte, Servilia in La clemenza di Tito, Zerlina in Don Giovanni, Giulietta in I Capuleti e i Montecchi, Monica in The Medium, Carrie in Carousel, Cathleen in Riders to the Sea, and the Beggar Woman in Sweeney Todd. Reynolds was a Gerdine Young Artist at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, where she appeared as the soprano soloist in Highway 1, USA, covered Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi, and was featured in the Center Stage Showcase. She was also an Emerging Artist with Opera Philadelphia, where she performed the role of Page in Rigoletto and appeared as a featured soloist in the Lawrence Brownlee and Friends concert, returning to the company in subsequent seasons. Additional appearances include engagements with Curtis Opera Theatre and the Chautauqua Institution.

She has worked under the baton of conductors including Corrado Rovaris, Enrique Mazzola, and Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Reynolds is the recipient of numerous awards, including top prizes from the James Toland Vocal Arts Competition, the National Association of Negro Musicians Competition, the Musicians Club of Women Competition, the Young Patronesses of the Opera Competition, and the Camille Coloratura Awards, as well as an Emerging Artist Award from Opera Index. Additional honors include awards from the Hal Leonard Art Song Competition, the George Shirley Vocal Competition, the National Classical Singer Competition, and recognition as a National YoungArts Foundation Classical Voice Finalist and Silver Award recipient. Early in her career, she was featured as a Young Artist on NPR’s From the Top.

A recipient of support from the Shoshana Foundation, the Luminarts Fellowship, the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, the Richard F. Gold Career Grant, the Opera Society of Chicago, the National Society of Arts (Shirley Rabb Winston Voice Scholarship), the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, the Gordon Parks Foundation, and the New Orleans Opera Association’s Wood Operatic Advancement Grant, Reynolds holds both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the Curtis Institute of Music.

When not performing, Lindsey enjoys fostering dogs, volunteering with animal rescue organizations, trying new recipes, exercising, traveling, and spending time with family and loved ones.

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