Dr. Ryu-Kyung Kim, Mezzo-soprano, highlighted her recent seasons in the leading role as Queen Lili'uokalani in Little Opera Theater of NY’s Better Gods, Alto Solo in Handel’s Messiah with Helena Symphony Orchestra, a guest artist in Korea Now concert at MUST Opera House in Cairo, Egypt and in The Shakespeare Concert at Jordan Hall and Jewett Arts Center, as Vera Boronel and Suzuki in Dayton Opera’s The Consul and Madama Butterfly, and as Alto Solo in Prokofiev’s Alexander Nevsky with Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra. She was also a featured solo artist in two critically acclaimed recordings by The Shakespeare Concert Series, Who Is Sylvia? and Music to Hear [Navona and PARMA, 2020]. Ms. Kim’s stage successes include her portrait of the title role in La Cenerentola, Maddalena in Rigoletto, Octavian in Der Rosencavalier, Carmen in Carmen, Malika in Lakmé, Idamante in Idomeneo, Adalgisa in Norma, Brangäne in Tristan und Isolde, Emilia in Otello and Carilda in Handel’s Arianna in Creta with renowned companies such as Santa Fe Opera, Baltimore Opera, Cleveland Opera, El Paso Opera, Ash Lawn Opera Festival, Korean Symphony Orchestra, Beheme Opera New Jersey, Opera Orchestra of New York, Virginia Opera, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Gotham Chamber Opera and Caramoor Music Festival. She received her DMA from SUNY in Stony Brook, Artist Diploma from Academy of Vocal Arts, MM and BM from Manhattan School of Music.

She has joined the Voice faculty of the Department of Music at the University of Dayton in 2013.