Kyle Ketelsen
Résumé

OPERA

• Leporello, Don Giovanni, Royal Opera Covent Garden (London), 2007 & 2009   ^***
            Festival d'Aix-en-Provence (France), 2010 ^*** 
            Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona), 2008
            Los Angeles Opera, 2007
            Glimmerglass Opera (Cooperstown), 2003
            Michigan Opera Theatre (Detroit), 2003
            Kentucky Opera (Louisville), 2003
            Opera Pacific (Costa Mesa), 2002
            Madison Opera, 2001
• Figaro, Le Nozze di Figaro, Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona), 2008   ^***
            Lyric Opera of Boston, 2007
            Royal Opera Covent Garden (London), 2006
            Opera di Genova (Genoa, Italy), 2005
            Opera Pacific (Costa Mesa), 2005
            New York City Opera, 2004
            Indiana Univ. (Bloomington), 1998
• Méphistophélès, Faust, Minnesota Opera (Minneapolis), 2009   ***
            Michigan Opera Theatre (Detroit), 2004
• Nick Shadow, The Rake's Progress, Royal Opera Covent Garden (London), 2010   ***
• Escamillo, Carmen, Netherlands Opera (Amsterdam), 2009   ***
            Bayerische Staatsoper (Munich), 2011   ***
            Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona), 2011   ***
            Royal Opera Covent Garden (London), 2008
            San Francisco Opera, 2006
            Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, 2004
            Teatro Real (Madrid), 2003
            Washington Opera (DC), 2002
            Michigan Opera Theatre (Detroit), 2001
            Orlando Opera, 2001
            Lyric Opera of Chicago, 2000
            Dayton Opera, 1999
            New Jersey State Opera (Newark), 1999
• Raimondo, Lucia di Lammermoor, Madison Opera, 2008
• Villains, Les Contes d'Hoffmann, Hamburg State Opera (Germany), 2007
            Washington Opera (DC), 2001
            Indiana Univ. (Bloomington), 1996
• Zoroastro, Orlando, Royal Opera Covent Garden (London), 2007
• Angelotti, Tosca, Metropolitan Opera (New York), 2006
            Greensboro Opera, 1999
• Henrik, Maskarade, Royal Opera Covent Garden (London), 2005
• Don Giovanni, Don Giovanni, Minnesota Opera (Minneapolis), 2006
            Indiana Univ. (Bloomington), 1996
• Sprecher, Zauberflöte,Washington Opera (DC), 2005
            Royal Opera Covent Garden (London), 2005
• Masetto, Don Giovanni, Lyric Opera of Chicago, 2004
• Guglielmo, Così fan Tutte, Opera Pacific (Costa Mesa), 2004
• Frère Laurent, Roméo et Juliette, Madison Opera, 2003
• Oroveso, Norma, Washington Opera (DC), 2003
• Colline, La Bohème, Opera Pacific (Costa Mesa), 2002
            Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre, 2002
            Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, 2001
            Madison Opera, 2000
            Michigan Opera Theatre (Detroit), 2000
• Abimelech, Samson et Dalila, Washington Opera (DC), 2005
• Ferrando, Il Trovatore, Madison Opera, 2002
• Basilio, Il Barbiere di Sivigliia, Greensboro Opera, 2001
            Connecticut Opera (Hartford), 1999
• Ashby, La Fanciulla del West, Canadian Opera Company (Toronto), 2001
• St. Peter, Too Many Sopranos, by Edwin Penhorwood, Cedar Rapids Opera, 2000 WORLD PREMIERE
• Bonzo, Madama Butterfly, Opera Company of North Carolina (Raleigh), 2000
• Araldo, Otello, Opera Orchestra of New York, 2000
• Don Magnifico, La Cenerentola, Indiana Univ. (Bloomington), 1999
• Zuniga, Carmen, Greensboro Opera, 1998
• Fred Graham/Petruchio, Kiss Me Kate, Indiana Univ. (Bloomington), 1998
• Sciarrone, Tosca, Kentucky Opera (Louisville), 1998
• Gremin, Eugene Onegin, Indiana Univ. (Bloomington), 1997
• Fiorello, Sergeant, Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Cincinnati Opera, 1997
• Selim, The Turk in Italy, Rossini, Indiana Univ. (Bloomington), 1997
• Deputy, Don Carlo, Kentucky Opera (Louisville), 1996
• Antonio, The Marriage of Figaro, Des Moines Metro Opera, 1995
• King René, Iolanta, Tchaikovsky, Univ. of Iowa (Iowa City), 1995
• Adonis, Venus and Adonis, John Blow, Univ. of Iowa (Iowa City), 1994
• Phanuel, Hérodiade, Massenet, Univ. of Iowa (Iowa City), 1994
• Commendatore, Don Giovanni, Quad City Mozart Festival (Rock Island, IL), 1994
• Micha, The Bartered Bride, Smetana, Univ. of Iowa (Iowa City), 1993
• Fiorello & Ambrosius, The Barber of Seville, Cedar Rapids Symphony, 1993

^*** upcoming engagement

CONCERT

• Creone & Messenger, Oedipus Rex, Stravinsky, London Philharmonia Orchestra, 2008   ***
            Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, 2009   ***
            New World Symphony (Las Palmas, Spain), 2010   ***
• Méphistophélès, Le Damnation de Faust, Berlioz, St. Louis Symphony, 2009   ***
• Pulcinella, Stravinsky, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 2009   ***
• Requiem, Verdi, Madison Symphony, 2002 & 2009   ***
            Pasadena Symphony, 2001
            Bach Chorale Singers/Orchestra (Lafayette, IN), 1997
            Indianapolis Symphonic Choir, 1997
• Harmoniemesse, Haydn, Cleveland Orchestra, 2006
• Mozart Opera Highlights, Monteverdi Orchestra (London), 2006
            Scottish Chamber Orchestra at the BBC Proms (Royal Albert Hall, London), 2006
• Roméo et Juliette, Berlioz, National Orchestra of France (Paris), 2006
• Master Peter's Puppet Show, Falla, Los Angeles Philharmonic, 2006
• C-Minor Mass, Mozart, Madison Symphony, 2006
                 Indiana Univ. (Bloomington), 1996
             Univ. of Iowa (Iowa City), 1994
• Ninth Symphony, Beethoven, National Academy of Santa Cecilia (Rome), 2005
            Los Angeles Philharmonic, 2003
            Pacific Symphony Orchestra (Costa Mesa) with the Pacific Chorale (Costa Mesa), 1999
            Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, 1996
  Lafayette Symphony (IN), 1998
• Eighth Symphony, Mahler, Madison Symphony, 2005
• The Messiah, Handel, St. Louis Symphony, 2005
            Richmond Symphony, 2000
            St. Paul Chamber Orchestra with the Dale Warland Singers (St. Paul), 1999
            Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, 1995
• Requiem, Mozart, Seattle Symphony, 2006
            Marion Philharmonic (IN), 1999
• The Creation, Haydn, Music of the Baroque (Chicago), 2004
            Oratorio Society of New York, 1999
            Southwest Florida Symphony (Ft. Meyers), 2001
            Carmel Symphony (Indianapolis), 1998
            Indiana Univ. (Bloomington), 1995
• Lélio, Berlioz, Los Angeles Philharmonic, 2004
• Cinq reflets au l’Amour de loin, Kaija Saariaho, Los Angeles Philharmonic, 2004
• German Requiem, Brahms, Indiana Univ. (Bloomington), 1999
            Marion Philharmonic (IN), 1997
• Christmas Oratorio, Bach, Indiana Univ. (Bloomington), 1998
• Te Deum, Dvorák, Anderson Symphony (IN), 1997
• St. Matthew Passion, Bach, Indiana Univ. (Bloomington), 1997
• Mass of the Sea, Paul Patterson, Univ. of Iowa (Iowa City), 1995
• Pilate, St. John Passion, Bach, Univ. of Iowa (Iowa City), 1995
• Virgin Islands Young Artist Recital Series (St. Thomas), 1993
• Requiem, Fauré, Mount St. Clare College (Ashford University, Clinton, IA), 1991
  

COMPETITIONS

• Winner of Richard Tucker Music Foundation Career Grant, 2003
• National Winner, Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, 1998
• Finalist in Placido Domingo's Operalia 2000 World Opera Contest in Los Angeles
• Winner of George London Foundation Career 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 - Read an article about this competition.
• 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

CONDUCTORS

• Robert Ashens, Thomas Baldner, Paul Biss, Ivor Bolton, Richard Buckley, Federico Cortese, Steven Crawford, Sir Andrew Davis, Sir Colin Davis, John DeMain, James Dixon, Placido Domingo, Gustavo Dudamel, Christoph Eschenbach, Mark Flint, Heinz Fricke, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Neal Gittleman, Jane Glover, Friedrich Haider, Jan Harrington, William Hatcher, Paul Hillier, Jim Johnson, Sebastian Lang-Lessing, Michael Lankester, Robert Larsen, Alain Lombard, Stephen Lord, Sir Charles Mackerras, Steven Mercurio, Jorge Mester, Steven Mosteller, Nicholas Muni, Tomas Netopil, Sir Roger Norrington, Imre Palló, Itzhak Perlman, Emmanuel Plasson, Robert Porco, Eve Queler, Giovanni Reggioli, Carlo Rizzi, David Robertson, Stewart Robertson, Valery Ryvkin, Carl St. Clair, Louis Salemno, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Alfred Savia, Michael Schønwandt, Michael Schwartkopf, Alessandro Siciliani, Alfredo Silipigni, Mark Russell Smith, William Vendice, Emanuelle Villaume, Steven White, Dean Williamson, Xian Zhang

DIRECTORS

• Calixto Bieito, Lee Blakeley, Linda Brovsky, Michael Capasso, Mark Clark, John Copley, Mario Corradi, Ron Daniels, Marta Domingo, Laurie Feldman Santoliquido, Stanley M. Garner, Beaumont Glass, Scott Glasser, Irving Guttman, Lorna Haywood, John Hoomes, Bodo Igesz, Vincent Liotta, Patrick Mailler, Chistopher Mattaliano, Peter McClintock, Paolo Micciché, Christine Mielitz, Francisco Negrin, Timothy Noble, Tim Ocel, George Osborne, Johnathon Pape, John Pascoe, Ann-Margret Pettersson, David Pountney, Emilio Sagi, Albert Sherman, Harry Silverstein, Peter Stein, Thor Steingraber, Bernard Uzan, Francesca Zambello

APPRENTICESHIPS & YOUNG ARTIST PROGRAMS

• Young American Artists Program, Cincinnati Opera, 1997
• Des Moines Metro Opera Apprenticeship Program, Des Moines, IA, 1995

EDUCATIONAL AWARDS

• Wilfred C. Bain Opera Fellowship, Indiana Univ. Full tuition + stipend. 1998-1999
• Cole Porter Fellowship, Indiana Univ. Full tuition + stipend. 1997-1998
• Graduate Assistantship, Indiana Univ. Full tuition + stipend. 1995-1997
• School of Music Tuition Grant, Univ. of Iowa. Full tuition. 1991-1995

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