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Opernhaus Zürich

 

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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

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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