"Ms. Glyptis sang with impressive precision and emotion... Her “Mi chiamano Mimi” from La Boheme was quite impressive, and I think this emerging young artist could make it as an actress alone."-Operagene.com (2017)

“Kelly Glyptis, playing Cupid, took the vocal [prize]…coloratura heights with grace and sly wit, and reveled in physical comedy.” -The Richmond Times-Dispatch (2016)

“The large cast was strong throughout, particularly the women…Kelly Glyptis (Cupid) had clarion [voice] and loads of personality.”- The Washington Post (2016)

Kelly Glyptis, a lyric soprano currently based in the Washington, D.C. area, performs both opera and musical theater regularly. Most recently she has been seen on the North American National Tour of Fiddler on the Roof as Fruma Sarah. Miss Glyptis had the honor to perform in Opera Saratoga's World Premier of Vinkensport, or the Finch Opera as Sir Elton John’s Trainer as well as The Foreign Woman/Magda Sorel Cover (The Consul) and has covered the title role in Alcina with Fargo-Moorhead Opera, performed Fiordiligi (Cosi fan tutte) with the Shreveport Opera, Cupid (Orpheus in the Underworld) and Mimi cover (La boheme) at Virginia Opera, and Berta (Il barbiere di Siviglia)with The Atlanta Opera. She has also been seen in concert with OperaDelaware, Baltimore Concert Opera, Brooklyn Metro Chamber Orchestra, George Mason University, and the Manassas Chorale.

Her Musical Theater credits include The Mother Abbess Cover (The Sound of Music) with the North American National Tour, Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins), The Witch (Into the Woods), Morticia (The Addams Family), Anita (West Side Story) with The Prizery Theatre, and has performed with Cardinal Stage, Gray Ghost Theater, Pied Piper Theatre, and Dominion Stage.

Miss Glyptis has had the privilege to sing events and honors for Renée Fleming, Justice Ruth Bader-Ginsburg, Sean Connaughton and Pope Benedict XVI. She was a winner of the Lorena Bessey Mangin Memorial Award at Shreveport Opera, The Hellenic American Women's Council award at the Greek Women’s University Club, the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Indiana District and encouragement awards at the D.C. and N.C. Districts and Chicago Region. She was a finalist for the Cooper-Bing Competition, semi-finalist for the Paris Opera Awards and Nicholas Loren Competion. Miss Glyptis has trained in programs with Opera Saratoga, Maryland Lyric Opera, Virgina Opera, Fargo-Moorhead Opera, Potomac Vocal Institute, Bel Canto in Tuscany, The Washington National Opera Institute, Operafestival di Roma, Canadian Operatic Arts Academy, Charley Creek Workshop and IU Opera Workshops.

Miss Glyptis is also recognized by the Society of American Fight Directors as a Certified Actor/Combatant in Rapier/Dagger, Broadsword, Sword and Shield, and Unarmed combat; as well as trained in knife, quarterstaff, single sword, small sword, and whip. She has been a fight captain, consultant, and choreographer for the London Opera in Canada, IU Opera Theater, Pied Piper Theater, Chopticon Players, and Rooftop Productions. Miss Glyptis is also a Director, Teacher, and Stage Electrician having worked in the United States, Canada, and Italy.

Her upcoming engagements include Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni with Fargo-Moorhead Opera, Barber's Knoxville: Summer of 1915 with the Bay Symphony Orchestra, and concerts with the Newport Music Festival.

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