Michael Kelly
Tenor
New York native, Michael Kelly, has made a name for himself as a tenor for both American and European stages. Known for his smooth, elegant tone and highly musical interpretations of Baroque and concert repertoire, he was recently heard as a Steans Institute fellow at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival. In April Michael took third prize and the 19th century award in Oratorio Society of NY’s Solo Competition. A 07/08 season member of the International Opera Studio at Opernhaus Zürich, Mr. Kelly sang the role of Aeneas in Cavalli’s La Didone, and toured Germany as Ferrando in Cosi Fan Tutte. The winner of the 2004 Jesse Kneisel Lieder Competition, Michael has a master’s degree from the prestigious Juilliard School.