Kyle Ketelsen
RÉSUMÉ
The Artistry of Kyle Ketelsen: A Professional Journey
Opera Performances
- Don Giovanni, Don Giovanni
Lyric Opera of Chicago, 2026
Metropolitan Opera, 2025
Opéra National de Paris, 2023
Wiener Staatsoper, 2021, 2022, 2023
Minnesota Opera, 2006
Indiana Univ, 1996 - Johnson/Owen, Omar, Lyric Opera of Chicago, 2026
- Father Palmer, Silent Night, Metropolitan Opera, 2027
- Méphistophélès,Le Damnation de Faust, Berlioz
Dutch National Opera, 2027 - Leporello, Don Giovanni
Bayerische Staatsoper, 2013, 2025, 2027
Salzburg Festival, 2024
Washington National Opera, 2020
Staatsoper Hamburg, 2019
Opéra National de Lyon, 2018
Dallas Opera, 2018
NHK Symphony, 2017
Santa Fe Opera, 2016
Canadian Opera Company, 2015
Lyric Opera of Chicago, 2014
Houston Grand Opera, 2013
Teatro Real, 2013
Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, 2010 & 2013
Metropolitan Opera, 2012
Royal Opera Covent Garden, 2007 & 2008
Gran Teatre del Liceu, 2008
Los Angeles Opera, 2007
Glimmerglass Opera, 2003
Michigan Opera Theatre, 2003
Kentucky Opera, 2003
Opera Pacific, 2002
Madison Opera, 2001 - Méphistophélès, Faust
Houston Grand Opera, 2026
Bayerische Staatsoper, 2026
Canadian Opera Company, 2024
Opernhaus Zürich, 2013 & 2016
Lyric Opera of Chicago, 2009
Minnesota Opera, 2009
Michigan Opera Theatre, 2004 - Howard, The Listeners, Mazzoli, Lyric Opera of Chicago, 2025
- Jochanaan, Salome, Staatsoper Hamburg, 2023, 2025
- Richard, The Hours (WORLD PREMIERE)
Metropolitan Opera, 2022, 2024 - Orest, Elektra 2024
Staatsoper Hamburg, 2024 & 2026
San Francisco Opera, 2026 - Adahm, Die Ersten Menschen, Stephan
Dutch National Opera, 2021, 2025 - Golaud, Pelléas et Mélisande
Los Angeles Opera, 2023
Teatro de la Maestranza, 2022
Metropolitan Opera, 2019
Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, 2017
Opernhaus Zürich, 2016 - Escamillo, Carmen
Metropolitan Opera, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2020 (Canceled- COVID), 2024
San Francisco Opera, 2006, 2019
Teatro Real, 2003 & 2017
Chorégies d’Orange, 2015
Minnesota Opera, 2015
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, 2014
Bayerische Staatsoper, 2010, 2011 , 2014
Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Tokyo, 2011
Gran Teatre del Liceu, 2011
Lyric Opera of Chicago, 2000, 2010, 2011
Los Angeles Philharmonic, 2010
Dutch National Opera, 2009
Royal Opera Covent Garden, 2008
Opera Theatre of Saint Lous, 2004
Washington National Opera, 2002
Michigan Opera Theatre, 2001
Orlando Opera, 2001
Dayton Opera, 1999
New Jersey State Opera, 1999 - Dulcamara, L’Elisir d’Amore
Lyric Opera of Chicago, 2021 - Kaspar, Der Freischütz
Bayerische Staatsoper, 2021, 2022, 2026
Kammerakademie Potsdam, 2025 - Figaro, Le Nozze di Figaro
Dallas Opera, 2021 (Canceled – COVID)
Gran Teatre del Liceu, 2008 & 2016
Staatsoper Berlin, 2014
Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, 2012
Lyric Opera of Chicago, 2010
Lyric Opera of Boston, 2007
Royal Opera Covent Garden, 2006
Opera di Genova, 2005
Opera Pacific, 2005
New York City Opera, 2004
Indiana Univ, 1998 - François d’Assise, St. François d’Assise
Grand Théâtre de Genève, 2020 (Canceled – COVID) - Villains, Les Contes d’Hoffmann
New National Theatre Tokyo, 2020 (Canceled – COVID)
Staatsoper Hamburg, 2007
Washington National Opera, 2001
Indiana Univ, 1996 - Nick Shadow, The Rake’s Progress
Dutch National Opera, 2018
Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, 2017
Royal Opera Covent Garden, 2010 - King of Scotland, Ariodante
Lyric Opera of Chicago, 2019 - Count Rodolfo, La Sonnambula
Opernhaus Zürich, 2019 - Selim, Il Turco in Italia
Opernhaus Zürich, 2019
Indiana Univ, 1997 - Zoroastro, Orlando
The English Concert, 2016
Royal Opera Covent Garden, 2007 - Somnus& Cadmus, Semele
Canadian Opera Company at Brooklyn Academy of Music, 2015 - Basilio, Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Bayerische Staatsoper, 2015
Lyric Opera of Chicago , 2014
Houston Grand Opera, 2011
Greensboro Opera, 2001
Connecticut Opera, 1999 - Pharaon, Moïse et Pharaon (Rossini)
Collegiate Chorale, 2011 - Enrico VIII, Anna Bolena
Minnesota Opera, 2012 - Mr. Flint, Billy Budd
Metropolitan Opera - Don Fernando, Fidelio
National Symphony Orchestra, 2012
Houston Grand Opera, 2011 - Alidoro, La Cenerentola
Canadian Opera Company, 2011 - Raimondo, Lucia di Lammermoor
Madison Opera, 2008 - Angelotti, Tosca
Metropolitan Opera, 2006
Greensboro Opera , 1999 - Henrik, Maskarade
Royal Opera Covent Garden, 2005 - Sprecher, Zauberflöte
Washington National Opera, 2005
Royal Opera Covent Garden, 2005 - Masetto, Don Giovanni
Lyric Opera of Chicago, 2004 - Guglielmo, Così fan Tutte
Opera Pacific, 2004 - Frère Laurent, Roméo et Juliette
Madison Opera, 2003 - Oroveso, Norma
Washington National Opera (DC), 2003 - Colline, La Bohème
Opera Pacific, 2002
Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre, 2002
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, 2001
Madison Opera, 2000
Michigan Opera Theatre, 2000 - Abimelech, Samson et Dalila, Washington National Opera, 2005
- Ferrando, Il Trovatore, Madison Opera, 2002
- Ashby, La Fanciulla del West, Canadian Opera Company, 2001
- Peter, Too Many Sopranos, by Edwin Penhorwood, Cedar Rapids Opera, 2000 WORLD PREMIERE
- Bonzo, Madama Butterfly, Opera Company of North Carolina, 2000
- Araldo, Otello, Opera Orchestra of New York, 2000
- Don Magnifico, La Cenerentola, Indiana Univ, 1999
- Zuniga, Carmen, Greensboro Opera, 1998
- Fred Graham/Petruchio, Kiss Me Kate, Indiana Univ, 1998
- Sciarrone, Tosca, Kentucky Opera, 1998
- Gremin, Eugene Onegin, Indiana Univ, 1997
- Fiorello, Sergeant, Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Cincinnati Opera, 1997
- Deputy, Don Carlo, Kentucky Opera, 1996
- Antonio, The Marriage of Figaro, Des Moines Metro Opera, 1995
- King René, Iolanta, Tchaikovsky, University of Iowa, 1995
- Adonis, Venus and Adonis, John Blow, University of Iowa, 1994
- Phanuel, Hérodiade, Massenet, University of Iowa, 1994
- Commendatore, Don Giovanni, Quad City Mozart Festival (Rock Island, IL), 1994
- Micha, The Bartered Bride, Smetana, University of Iowa, 1993
- Fiorello & Ambrosius, The Barber of Seville, Cedar Rapids Symphony, 1993
Concert Performances
- Ninth Symphony , Beethoven,
Handel and Haydn Society, 2024
Grand Teton Music Festival, 2009
National Academy of Santa Cecilia, 2005
Los Angeles Philharmonic, 2003
Pacific Symphony Orchestra, 1999
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, 1996
Lafayette Symphony, 1998 - Requiem , Mozart, Lyric Opera of Chicago, 2024
Bravo! Vail Festival, 2023
Colorado Symphony, 2014
Seattle Symphony, 2006
Marion Philharmonic (IN), 1999 - Requiem , Verdi, Madison Symphony, 2002, 2009, 2024
Grant Park Music Festival, 2011
St. Louis Symphony, 2009
Pasadena Symphony, 2001
Bach Chorale Singers/Orchestra (Lafayette, IN), 1997
Indianapolis Symphonic Choir, 1997 - Missa Solemnis, Beethoven, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 2023
- Méphistophélès, Le Damnation de Faust, Berlioz
Les Siècles, 2018
St. Louis Symphony, 2009 - Dona Nobis Pacem, Vaughan Williams, Milwaukee Symphony, 2016
- Master Peter’s Puppet Show , de Falla
The Knights at Tanglewood, 2015
Los Angeles Philharmonic, 2006 - The Messiah , Handel
St. Louis Symphony, 2005 & 2015
Chicago Symphony Orchestra , 2015
Colorado Symphony, 2014
Mormon Tablernacle Choir , 2014
National Arts Centre Orchestra, 2009
Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra, 2009
Richmond Symphony, 2000
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, 1999
Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, 1995 - C-Minor Mass , Mozart
Madison Symphony, 2006
Indiana Univ, 1996
Univ. of Iowa, 1994 - German Requiem , Brahms
San Francisco Symphony, 2011
Indiana Univ, 1999
Marion Philharmonic (IN), 1997 - Christmas Spectacular
Madison Symphony Orchestra, 2011, 2018, 2025 - Lélio , Berlioz
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 2010, 2011
Los Angeles Philharmonic, 2004 - Harmoniemesse, Haydn
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, 2011
Cleveland Orchestra, 2006 - Requiem, Dvorák, Grant Park Music Festival, 2010
- Scenes From Goethe’s Faust, American Symphony Orchestra, 2010
- Stars of Lyric Opera at Millennium Park – Free Concert Sponsored by the Lyric Opera of Chicago, 2009
- Pulcinella , Stravinsky, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 2009
- Creone & Messenger, Oedipus Rex, Stravinsky, London Philharmonia Orchestra, 2008
- Mozart Opera Highlights
Monteverdi Orchestra (London), 2006
Scottish Chamber Orchestra at the BBC Proms (Royal Albert Hall, 2006 - Roméo et Juliette , Berlioz, National Orchestra of France, 2006
- Eighth Symphony , Mahler, Madison Symphony, 2005
- The Creation , Haydn
Music of the Baroque, 2004
Oratorio Society of New York, 1999
Southwest Florida Symphony, 2001
Carmel Symphony, 1998
Indiana Univ, 1995 - Cinq reflets au l’Amour de loin , Kaija Saariaho, Los Angeles Philharmonic, 2004
- Christmas Oratorio , Bach, Indiana Univ, 1998
- Te Deum , Dvorák, Anderson Symphony (IN), 1997
- St. Matthew Passion , Bach, Indiana Univ, 1997
- Mass of the Sea , Paul Patterson, Univ. of Iowa, 1995
- Pilate, St. John Passion, Bach, Univ. of Iowa, 1995
- Virgin Islands Young Artist Recital Series (St. Thomas), 1993
- Requiem , Fauré, Mount St. Clare College (Ashford University, Clinton, IA), 1991
Awards
- Maria Callas Award, Dallas Opera, 2018
- Winner of Richard Tucker Music Foundation Career Grant, 2003
- National Winner, Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, 1998
- Finalist in Placido Domingo’sOperalia 2000 World Opera Contest in Los Angeles
- Winner of George London FoundationCareer Grant, 1999
- Winner of Sullivan Musical Foundation Career Grant, 1998
- First Place, Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation Vocal Competition, 2000
- First Place, Liederkranz Foundation Awards for Voice, 2000
- First Place, Opera Index Career Grant Auditions, 1998
- First Place, MacAllister Awards, 1999
- First Place (& Audience Choice Award), Marguerite McCammon Vocal Competition, Fort Worth Opera, 1999
- First Place, Connecticut Opera Guild Annual Scholarship Auditions, 1999
- First Place, MacAllister Awards, College Division, 1997
- First Place, National Opera Association Competition, 2003
- Second Place, Orfeo 2000 International Singing Competition, Hannover Staatsoper, Germany, 2000
- Second Place (& Audience Choice Award), Eleanor McCollum Competition, Houston Grand Opera, 1999
- Third Place, Loren L. Zachary Society Vocal Competition, 2000
- Third Place, Jensen Foundation Voice Competition, 2000
- Third Place, Rehfuss Singing Actor Awards, Orlando Opera, 1998
- Finalist & Dutch Song Prize Winner, Dutch International Vocal Competition’s – Hertogenbosch, 2002
Education
- Master of Music , Indiana University, coursework completed May 1999
- Bachelor of Music , University of Iowa, May 1995
Teachers
- Scott McCoy, 2008-present
- Giorgio Tozzi, Indiana University, 1995-2000
- Albert Gammon, University of Iowa, 1991-1995
Upcoming
Events & Performances
| Event Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Omar - Johnson/Owen - Lyric Opera of Chicago | 1792782000 Fri, Oct 23, 2026 |
| Omar - Johnson/Owen - Lyric Opera of Chicago | 1792936800 Sun, Oct 25, 2026 |
| Omar - Johnson/Owen - Lyric Opera of Chicago | 1793214000 Wed, Oct 28, 2026 |
| Don Giovanni - Title Role - Lyric Opera of Chicago | 1793386800 Fri, Oct 30, 2026 |
| Don Giovanni - Title Role - Lyric Opera of Chicago | 1793541600 Sun, Nov 1, 2026 |
| Faust - Mephistopheles - Houston Grand Opera | 1794598200 Fri, Nov 13, 2026 |
| Faust - Mephistopheles - Houston Grand Opera | 1794751200 Sun, Nov 15, 2026 |
