'It's fun being me' - how CEO hits the high notes away from work

Kunza studied with the Royal Conservatory of Music, reaching its highest ARCT level before she discovered she needed several years of piano training, which she didn’t have, to complete the diploma. “So, that slowed down my progress,” she said, “and I finally threw my hands up in the air!”

But, she didn’t throw out the music, which she developed a passion for in university after singing in choirs and school plays as she grew up. She loves to sing classical and opera music, but also create songs of any genre, and she works with a producer to market them.

“I liked singing and I was pretty good at it. It was fun, and people encouraged me to pursue it,” said Kunza, adding that she considered pursuing further studies in musical theatre while at school before she opted to study business and do music on the side. She dabbled in many genres until a vocal coach shifted her into classical music, which she continued to train in and then perform.

She’s since sung at charitable and private events, weddings, and even non-opera musical theatre productions, primarily in Peterborough, Ontario, but also in Toronto. She’s enjoyed working with a range of people in the communities that do theatrical productions, but also enjoyed occasionally “popping up here and there to sing opera on the spot, which is exciting for people”.

“I always thought it was a shame that many people go through their entire lives never having heard live opera or classical music,” she said. “It’s not your typical Friday night adventure to go to an opera, even for me. So, it’s a shame they don’t have the opportunity to hear that type of music live since it’s not like a concert. It’s not a band. It’s very different. It’s music with a lot of history behind it.

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