Soprano Reilly Bianchi performs Italian classics as timeless art - songs where longing, joy, and heartache transcend era. With a voice that carries both operatic power and intimate truth, she brings contemporary artistry to beloved Canzone Napoletana and Italian repertoire, honouring their cultural significance while proving these melodies speak to the human heart in any generation. No nostalgia, no vintage aesthetic - just golden age quality with contemporary relevance.

Her story begins in Sault Ste. Marie, Northern Ontario, shaped by her Italian and Scottish heritage and an early connection to the traditions and emotional directness of Italian song. That heritage remains at the heart of her artistry today. Now based in Toronto, she performs regularly within the city’s Italian cultural community, bringing the same operatic excellence heard in major houses to intimate gatherings, cultural celebrations, and elegant events.

Across North America and Europe, Reilly’s career has carried her from leading opera companies to some of the most distinctive stages in the concert world. A defining recent moment came with her Jazz at Lincoln Center debut as Nancy Smith in Blind Injustice, where Front Row Center praised her voice for “rising like a phoenix.” She has since appeared with Pacific Opera Victoria, Cincinnati Opera, Tiroler Festspiele Erl, Tapestry Opera, and in the Glimmerglass Festival world premiere of Tenor Overboard, continually drawn to work that pushes beyond performance into storytelling.

Reilly is also recognized as a specialist in the music of Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht, earning second place in the prestigious Lotte Lenya Competition. As a two-time participant in Barbara Hannigan’s elite Equilibrium Young Artists program, she continues to expand the boundaries of vocal expression while remaining rooted in the emotional honesty of operatic tradition.

Whether in opera houses or private cultural settings, Reilly brings a rare combination of dramatic intensity, warmth, and truth, offering performances that feel less like presentation and more like lived experience.

This season, she appears with 21C Music at the Royal Conservatory of Music in January 2026, performing Kaija Saariaho’s From the Grammar of Dreams, a work that reflects her ongoing commitment to contemporary artistry and poetic depth.