singer, teacher, artist, collaborator, human…
Meet Blythe
New Orleans-born and Tallahassee-based, Blythe Reed-Banks is a talented soprano with a passion to make the art of opera more accessible. She not only is an opera performer and voice teacher, but also a pilates enthusiast and overall collaborative artist.
“you will hear thunder and remember me, and think; she wanted storms”
— Anna Akhmatova
BLYTHE REED~BANKS to compete in the upcoming Beaulieu Competition at Florida State University at the end of September.
BLYTHE REED~BANKS to compete in the upcoming Beaulieu Competition at Florida State University at the end of September.
Opera in the Ozarks / Eureka Springs, AR / 2019
“Mi, Chiamano Mimì” from La Bohème →
Blythe sings the Act 1 soprano aria from Puccini’s La Bohème.
This is a live performance from my time as Mimì at Opera in the Ozarks. I first did the role at FSU, where I completely fell in love with Mimì as a character; she’s sweet, smart, warm, and feisty. This is one of those roles that I could never get tired of acting and singing. That act IV finale! One of the compliments I received was- “ you die REALLY well.” Haha!
← “Tu Che Di Gel Sei Cinta” from Turandot
Blythe sings the Act 3 soprano aria from Puccini’s Turandot.
I guess you could say I’m a Puccini soprano! Don’t tell Verdi or Mozart… This video is so special because my husband, Brandon, is accompanying me. We recorded this video a couple days after a tree fell on our house in Tallahassee, it was such a hectic time but our escape was music and performing with each other. The text is so moving in this aria, especially at the repeat of “ei vinca ancora…” or “he will be victorious..”
Accompanied by Brandon Banks / Tallahassee, Florida / 2021