Kristina Riegle

Style: World; Pop; Opera; Jazz; Folk; Gospel; Rock; Classical; Musical Theatre

Bio:

Kristina Riegle is an exciting and engaging actor and singer. Her theatrical career includes appearances in Alabaster, A Little Night Music, South Pacific, Julius Caesar, Ragtime, Children of Eden, Ainadamar (Fountain of Tears), and many others. Some of Kristina’s favorite opera roles performed include Ruggiero (Alcina), Dorabella (Così fan tutte), Cherubino (Le Nozze di Figaro), Dorothée (Cendrillon), Jo March (Little Women), and Mercédès (Carmen). She has performed with The Kennedy Center, Washington National Opera, Meadow Brook Theatre, Resonance Works | Pittsburgh, The Encore Musical Theatre Company, St. Petersburg Opera, Detroit Opera/Michigan Opera Theatre, Flint Youth Theatre, Cape Cod Opera, Opera Providence, Fiddlehead Theatre Company, Boston Opera Collaborative, Reagle Musical Theatre, Opera Boston, and Williamston Theatre.

Developing new work is a passion for Kristina. She has performed in numerous World Premieres including The Fall of the House of Usher by Molly Fox and Sarah Hirsch, A Fire in Water by Michael Oberhauser and Terry Johns, Christopher Theofanidis’ Virtue, Soul Fight by Catherine O'Neill, and the Rolling World Premier of Alabaster by Audrey Cefaly. She has collaborated in development workshops with such writers as Laurence O’Keefe, Nell Benjamin, Richard Evans, Charles Leipart, Meron Langsner, Silvia Graziano, Dan Shore, and many others.

Kristina holds a Master of Music degree from The Boston Conservatory and Bachelor degrees in Music and Biology from the College of Charleston. She completed all three sessions of The Contemporary Commercial Music (CCM) Vocal Pedagogy Institute of Shenandoah University in functional pedagogy and styles for commercial singing, as well as focused coursework in teaching Rock/Pop styles. Kristina owns and operates Riegle Voice Studio, a private voice and acting studio in Royal Oak, MI.

Kristina is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association (AEA); the American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA); and the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS); and is a member of Beyond Artists, a coalition of artists who donate a portion of their income to organizations bringing important issues to light, such as animal and human rights, and environmental conservation.

Voice Type: Mezzo-soprano

Music Styles Taught: World; Pop; Opera; Jazz; Folk; Gospel; Rock; Classical; Musical Theatre

Availability: I am available as a performer; I have a wait-list for private lessons; I am currently accepting private students

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