Next Engagement
June 9th, 13th, 20th, 23rd and 28th; July 4th, 7th, 10th and 13th
Guido de Monforte
I VESPRI SICILIANI
Opernhaus Zürich
Recent
Press
Spectacular ‘Rigoletto’ benefits from concert format
"Kelsey’s highlights included his touching duet with Gilda (Nadine Sierra), and his portrayal of a father’s anguish as he tries to find out what has happened to his missing daughter. It was a knockout performance, and he is clearly at the height of what will surely be a long and storied vocal career."
Ruth Bingham - Special to the Star-Advertiser
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Opera Roles
Rigoletto |
RIGOLETTO |
LA Opera |
2025 |
Rigoletto |
RIGOLETTO |
Opernhaus Zürich |
2025 |
Giorgio Germont |
LA TRAVIATA |
The Seiji Ozawa Music Academy - Opera Project XXI |
2025 |
Amonasro |
AIDA |
The Metropolitan Opera |
2024 |
Scarpia |
TOSCA |
The Metropolitan Opera |
2024 |
Rigoletto |
RIGOLETTO |
The Metropolitan Opera |
2024 |
Guido de Monforte |
I VESPRI SICILIANI |
Opernhaus Zürich |
2024 |
Filippo Visconti |
BEATRICE DI TENDA |
Opéra National de Paris |
2024 |
Rigoletto |
RIGOLETTO |
Teatro Real |
2023 |
Renato |
UN BALLO IN MASCHERA |
The Metropolitan Opera |
2023 |
Simon Boccanegra |
SIMON BOCCANEGRA |
Opera Philadelphia |
2023 |
Marcello |
LA BOHÈME |
The Metropolitan Opera |
2023 |
Macbeth |
MACBETH |
Canadian Opera Company |
2023 |
new Dad |
BRAND NEW BABY GIRL |
the Pauletto/Kelsey production company |
2023 |
Amonasro |
AIDA |
The Metropolitan Opera |
2022 |
Rigoletto |
RIGOLETTO |
The Metropolitan Opera |
2022 |
Carlo |
ERNANI |
Lyric Opera of Chicago |
2022 |
Falstaff |
FALSTAFF |
Santa Fe Opera |
2022 |
Rigoletto |
RIGOLETTO |
The Metropolitan Opera |
2022 |
Marcello |
LA BÒHEME |
The Metropolitan Opera |
2022 |
Rigoletto |
RIGOLETTO |
Opernhaus Zürich |
2022 |
Amonasro |
AIDA |
Semperoper Dresden |
2022 |
Rigoletto |
RIGOLETTO |
The Metropolitan Opera |
2021 |
Di Luna |
IL TROVATORE |
Opernhaus Zürich |
2021 |
Scarpia |
TOSCA |
Cincinnati Opera |
2021 |
Tonio |
I PAGLIACCI |
Lyric Opera of Chicago |
2021 |
Scarpia |
TOSCA |
Opera Philadelphia |
2021 |
Rigoletto |
RIGOLETTO |
Wiener Staatsoper |
2021 |
Marcello |
LA BOHÈME |
Palm Beach Opera |
2021 |
Guido de Monforte |
I VESPRI SICILIANI |
Opernhaus Zürich |
2020 |
Nottingham |
ROBERTO DEVEREUX |
Los Angeles Opera |
2020 |
Germont |
LA TRAVIATA |
Metropolitan Opera |
2020 |
Marcello |
MET OPERA NEW YEAR'S EVE GALA |
Metropolitan Opera |
2019 |
Miller |
LUISA MILLER |
Lyric Opera of Chicago |
2019 |
Germont |
LA TRAVIATA |
Festival de Castell Peralada |
2019 |
Enrico |
LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR |
Bayerische Staatsoper |
2019 |
Germont |
LA TRAVIATA |
Hawai'i Opera Theatre |
2019 |
Ford |
FALSTAFF |
Dallas Opera |
2019 |
Amonasro |
AIDA |
Metropolitan Opera |
2019 |
Rigoletto |
RIGOLETTO |
Opernhaus Zürich |
2019 |
Germont |
LA TRAVIATA |
Metropolitan Opera |
2018 |
Amonasro |
AIDA |
Metropolitan Opera |
2018 |
Germont |
LA TRAVIATA |
Opernhaus Zürich |
2018 |
Enrico |
LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR |
Metropolitan Opera |
2018 |
Rodrigo |
DON CARLO |
Washington National Opera |
2018 |
Di Luna |
IL TROVATORE |
Metropolitan Opera |
2018 |
Peter |
HANSEL AND GRETEL |
Metropolitan Opera |
2017 |
Rigoletto |
RIGOLETTO |
Lyric Opera of Chicago |
2017 |
Athanaël |
THAÏS |
Melbourne Symphony |
2017 |
Amonasro |
AIDA |
Chorégies d'Orange |
2017 |
Rigoletto |
RIGOLETTO |
San Francisco Opera |
2017 |
Rigoletto |
RIGOLETTO |
Oper Frankfurt |
2017 |
Di Luna |
IL TROVATORE |
Royal Opera House Covent Garden |
2016 |
Enrico |
LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR |
Lyric Opera of Chicago |
2016 |
Rigoletto |
RIGOLETTO |
Hawai'i Opera Theatre |
2016 |
Rigoletto |
RIGOLETTO |
Opéra National de Paris - Opéra Bastille |
2016 |
Giorgio Germont |
LA TRAVIATA |
Royal Opera House Covent Garden |
2016 |
Rigoletto |
RIGOLETTO |
Opernhaus Zürich |
2016 |
Marcello |
LA BOHÈME |
Metropolitan Opera |
2016 |
Enrico |
LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR |
Oper Frankfurt |
2015 |
Giorgio Germont |
LA TRAVIATA |
Canadian Opera Company |
2015 |
Rigoletto |
RIGOLETTO |
Santa Fe Opera |
2015 |
Giorgio Germont |
LA TRAVIATA |
Opernhaus Zürich |
2015 |
Giorgio Germont |
LA TRAVIATA |
Metropolitan Opera |
2014 |
Di Luna |
IL TROVATORE |
Lyric Opera of Chicago |
2014 |
Marcello |
LA BOHÈME |
Metropolitan Opera |
2014 |
Falstaff |
FALSTAFF |
Saito Kinen Festival Matsumoto |
2014 |
Giorgio Germont |
LA TRAVIATA |
San Francisco Opera |
2014 |
Sancho Panza |
DON QUICHOTTE |
Canadian Opera Company |
2014 |
Rigoletto |
RIGOLETTO |
English National Opera |
2014 |
Giorgio Germont |
LA TRAVIATA |
Lyric Opera of Chicago |
2013 |
Giorgio Germont |
LA TRAVIATA |
Seoul Arts Center |
2013 |
Guy de Montfort |
LES VÊPRES SICILIENNES |
Oper Frankfurt |
2013 |
Rigoletto |
RIGOLETTO |
Opernhaus Zürich |
2013 |
Guy de Montfort |
LES VÊPRES SICILIENNES |
Oper Frankfurt |
2013 |
Rigoletto |
RIGOLETTO |
Opernhaus Zürich |
2013 |
Paolo |
SIMON BOCCANEGRA |
Teatro Dell'Opera di Roma |
2012 |
Paolo |
SIMON BOCCANEGRA |
Lyric Opera of Chicago |
2012 |
Ezio |
ATTILA |
San Francisco Opera |
2012 |
Amonasro |
AIDA |
Vancouver Opera, Canada |
2012 |
Amonasro |
AIDA |
Lyric Opera of Chicago |
2012 |
Di Luna |
IL TROVATORE |
Semperoper Dresden |
2012 |
Amonasro |
AIDA |
Hawaii Opera Theatre |
2012 |
Di Luna |
IL TROVATORE |
Semperoper Dresden |
2012 |
Enrico |
LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR |
Deutsche Oper Berlin |
2011 |
Enrico |
LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR |
Lyric Opera of Chicago |
2011 |
Rigoletto |
RIGOLETTO |
Canadian Opera Company |
2011 |
Rigoletto |
RIGOLETTO |
Den Norske Opera |
2011 |
Monterone |
RIGOLETTO |
Metropolitan Opera |
2011 |
Rigoletto |
RIGOLETTO |
Den Norske Opera |
2011 |
Monterone |
RIGOLETTO |
Metropolitan Opera |
2011 |
Amonasro |
AIDA |
San Francisco Opera |
2010 |
Sharpless |
MADAMA BUTTERFLY |
San Francisco Opera |
2010 |
Amonasro |
AIDA |
The Bregenz Festival |
2010 |
Zurga |
THE PEARL FISHERS |
English National Opera |
2010 |
Sharpless |
MADAMA BUTTERFLY |
New York City Opera |
2010 |
the Forester |
CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN |
Maggio Musicale Fiorentino |
2009 |
Count Di Luna |
IL TROVATORE |
San Francisco Opera |
2009 |
Schaunard |
LA BOHEME - SUMMER HD FESTIVAL SHOWING |
Metropolitan Opera |
2009 |
Amonasro |
AIDA |
The Bregenz Festival |
2009 |
Marcello |
LA BOHEME - radio broadcast |
San Francisco Opera |
2009 |
Valentin |
FAUST |
Opera Grand Rapids |
2009 |
Marcello |
LA BOHEME |
San Francisco Opera |
2008 |
Germont |
LA TRAVIATA |
Opera Memphis |
2008 |
the Forester |
THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN |
The Saito Kinen Festival Matsumoto |
2008 |
Enrico |
LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR |
Madison Opera |
2008 |
Schaunard |
LA BOHEME |
Metropolitan Opera |
2008 |
Ford (cover) |
FALSTAFF |
Lyric Opera of Chicago |
2008 |
the Spirit Messenger |
DIE FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN |
Lyric Opera of Chicago |
2007 |
Marcello |
LA BOHEME |
Lyric Opera of Chicago |
2007 |
Germont (cover) |
LA TRAVIATA |
Lyric Opera of Chicago |
2007 |
Sharpless |
MADAMA BUTTERFLY |
Hawai'i Opera Theatre |
2007 |
Di Luna (cover) |
IL TROVATORE |
Lyric Opera of Chicago |
2006 |
Thoas (cover) |
IPHIGENIE EN TAURIDE |
Lyric Opera of Chicago |
2006 |
Ping |
TURANDOT |
Lyric Opera of Chicago |
2006 |
Escamillo |
CARMEN (student matinees) |
Lyric Opera of Chicago |
2006 |
Faninal (cover) |
Der Rosenkavalier |
Lyric Opera of Chicago |
2006 |
3rd Waiter |
DER ROSENKAVALIER |
Lyric Opera of Chicago |
2006 |
Rigoletto (cover) |
Rigoletto |
Lyric Opera of Chicago |
2006 |
Monterone |
RIGOLETTO |
Lyric Opera of Chicago |
2006 |
The Captain |
MANON LESCAUT |
Lyric Opera of Chicago |
2005 |
Morales |
CARMEN |
Lyric Opera of Chicago |
2005 |
Escamillo (cover) |
Carmen |
Lyric Opera of Chicago |
2005 |
Montano/the Herald |
OTELLO (concert) |
Ravinia Festival/CSO |
2005 |
Escamillo |
CARMEN |
LOCAA/NWIS |
2005 |
The Mandarin/Ping |
Turandot |
Hawaii Opera Theatre |
2005 |
The Forester |
The Cunning Little Vixen (student matinee) |
Lyric Opera of Chicago |
2004 |
Don Giovanni |
Don Giovanni |
LOCAA |
2004 |
Falke |
Die Fledermaus (in English) |
LOCAA/NWIS |
2004 |
Yamadori |
Madama Butterfly |
Lyric Opera of Chicago |
2004 |
Count Almaviva |
Le Nozze di Figaro |
LOCAA |
2003 |
Marcello |
La Bohème |
Hawaii Opera Theatre |
2003 |
Marcello |
La Bohème |
WOT/SFO |
2002 |
Marcello |
La Bohème |
Merola Opera Program |
2002 |
Melot |
Tristan und Isolde |
Hawaii Opera Theatre |
2000 |
Concert
/ Oratorio
BRAHMS: EIN DEUTSCHES REQUIEM |
Carnegie Hall - Metropolitan Opera Orchestra |
2023 |
VERDI GALA |
Opernhaus Zürich |
2020 |
BEETHOVEN'S NINTH SYMPHONY |
Philadelphia Orchestra |
2020 |
SOLO RECITAL |
The Ravinia Festival |
2020 |
ERNANI |
Oper Frankfurt |
2017 |
OPER FRANKFURT LIEDERABEND |
Oper Frankfurt |
2015 |
ROSENBLATT RECITAL |
Wigmore Hall |
2015 |
SYMPHONY CONCERT |
Hawaii Symphony |
2015 |
Recital Concert |
Den Norske Opera |
2013 |
MAHLER'S 8TH - SYMPHONY OF A THOUSAND |
Nashville Symphony |
2012 |
Fauré REQUIEM |
San Diego Symphony |
2012 |
HÄNDEL'S MESSIAH |
The Nashville Symphony |
2010 |
Recital Concert |
The Tuesday Musical Concert Series |
2010 |
Recital Concert |
The Hawaii Theatre Center |
2010 |
Mahler's Symphony of a Thousand |
Milwaukee Symphony |
2009 |
Carl Orff's CARMINA BURANA |
Honolulu Symphony & the Honolulu Symphony Chorus |
2009 |
Schwabacher Debut Recital |
San Francisco Opera |
2009 |
Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, in D minor |
Honolulu Symphony & the Honolulu Symphony Chorus |
2008 |
Mahler's Symphony of a Thousand |
San Francisco Symphony |
2008 |
SF Symphony - MTT Conducts Bernstein |
San Francisco Symphony |
2008 |
Opera Under the Stars |
Opera Pacific |
2008 |
Szymanowski Stabat Mater |
Grant Park Music Festival |
2008 |
Gala Concert - Opera Across the Atlantic |
The Richard Tucker Foundation |
2007 |
Solo Art Song Recital |
Carnegie's Weill Hall in partnership with the Marilyn Horne Foundation |
2007 |
Solo Art Song Recital |
VAS, Washington DC in partnership with the Marilyn Horne Foundation |
2007 |
Gala Concert |
The Richard Tucker Foundation/Opera Cleveland |
2006 |
Carl Orff's CARMINA BURANA |
Grant Park Music Festival |
2006 |
Operngala Summer Festival Concert |
Oper Leipzig |
2006 |
Solo Concert |
Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts |
2006 |
Solo Art Song Recital |
Marilyn Horne Foundation - St. Bartholomew's Cathedral |
2006 |
Marilyn Horne Foundation’s annual gala concert |
Zankel Hall |
2005 |
Faure’s Requiem |
The Maui Symphony |
2002 |
Training Programs
Lyric Opera Center for American Artists, Spring 2003-Spring 2006
Merola Opera Program, Summer 2002
Chautauqua Institution – (Summer School), Summer 2001
Masterclasses
Marilyn Horne, Denyce Graves, Jerry Hadley, Catherine Malfitano, Deborah Voigt, Jane Eaglen, Robert MacFarland, Richard Pearlman, Craig Rutenberg, Bernard Uzan, Mark Flint, Renata Scotto, John Mauceri
Study with Gianna Rolandi/LOCAA: Spring 2003-Spring 2006
Study with Marlena Malas/Chautauqua Institution: summer 2001
Study with John W. Mount/University of Hawaii: 1997-2002
Education
Bachelor’s of Music in Vocal Performance, University of Hawai’i at Manoa, fall 2002
Awards/Scholarships
Opera News Award, 2022
Beverly Sills Award, 2018
Richard Tucker Career Grant, 2006
2nd place, MacAllister Awards, 2005
Finalist, Cardiff Singer of the World, 2005
Finalist, Operalia World Opera Competition, 2004
Sarah Tucker Study Grant/Richard Tucker Foundation, 2004
Solti Foundation of Chicago, 2003
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