Operatic Baritone | Writer-Performer | Voice Actor

Kieran Rayner

“Kieran Rayner truly shines, as both a very fine actor and fluidly expressive singer”
– Theatreview

“Kieran Rayner has the most sheerly beautiful voice”
– The Stage

Kieran Rayner – Baritone

Since moving to London in 2014, award-winning Kiwi baritone Kieran Rayner has established himself as “a very fine actor and fluidly expressive singer” (Theatreview) with “the most sheerly beautiful voice” (The Stage). A hugely versatile and talented performer, he has starred as characters ranging from “intimate and expressive” (Bachtrack), to “excellently funny” (Classical Source), to “gloriously slimy” (Planet Hugill), to “as malicious as they come” (Opera News). Equally at home on the opera stage, recital circuit, or theatre boards, he has sung solo at Royal Albert Hall, Buckingham Palace, Wigmore Hall, and across Europe, Asia, and the Pacific Islands.

He has won the International SING FINZI Competition, was a London Handel Festival Competition Finalist, a Wigmore Hall International Song Competition semifinalist, and was a Royal Over-Seas League and Emmy Destinn Czech Song Competition prizewinner. 

As a writer-performer, he has written two interactive play-recitals, combining choose-your-own-adventure branching narratives with art song and spoken word, the second of which he performed on the West End.

As a voice actor, he has narrated the audiobook Under Southern Stars by Cari Blake, published on Audible, with further titles currently in production.

Kieran is represented globally by Robert Gilder & Co. Artist Management.

 

Recent & Upcoming Creations

What If?

A moving, entertaining and ever-changing story with song at its soul – where you decide what happens next!

Kieran Rayner’s moving and entertaining story combines live classical music with a branching narrative where the audience votes on what happens, shaping the plot and musical programme. Featuring songs by Finzi, Butterworth, Schubert, Robert & Clara Schumann, Ethel Smyth and more, with the wonderful Gamal Khamis at the piano, What If? is an unforgettable evening of choose-your-own-adventure with song at its soul.

Under Southern Stars

Kieran is a professional voice actor and audiobook narrator. Hear his first audiobook, Under Southern Stars by Cari Blake, on Audible now!

Contact Kieran

For opera roles, concerts, and oratorio, Kieran is managed globally by Robert Gilder & Co. Please email Kieran’s artist manager Sam Krum – sam@robert-gilder.com

For private events, writing, and voice acting enquiries, email Kieran directly: kieran @ kieranrayner.com