Kenneth Kellogg
American bass Kenneth Kellogg’s 2025-26 engagements include Colline (c) La Boheme at the Metropolitan Opera of New York, his role debut as Trinity Moses The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny at English National Opera in London (UK), the bass solo in Verdi’s Requiem with Opera Memphis, and a further role debut as Sulpice The Daughter of the Regiment at Boston Lyric Opera. Recent appearances include Ramfis Aida at Daytona Opera, the role of Kourouscha in Dede’s rarely heard Morgiane presented in concert at Louisiana Philhamonic in New Orleans and at Opera Lafayette in Washington DC, and his debut as Crown Porgy and Bess at Washington National Opera. Past career highlights include his recent Wagner debut as Fafner in Seattle Opera’s celebrated new production of Das Rheingold, a role he also sang at Calgary Opera.
A significant feature of the last three seasons is the artist’s creation of the role of Father Blue, named the best new opera of 2020 by the Music Critics Association of North America, a role written for him by Jeanine Tesori and Tazewell Thompson. Kenneth sang the role in its world premiere at Glimmerglass Festival, and following at Detroit Opera, Toledo Opera, Seattle Opera, Pittsburgh Opera, Washington National Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, internationally at Dutch National Opera in The Netherlands, and at London’s English National Opera.
““Two major figures, both of them tour-de-force roles, stand out from the cast. Not surprisingly Kenneth Kellogg in the title role rises to the top. Omnipresent as a character… the demands of the role are huge, and Kellogg proved worthy of the task. His sizable voice projected to great effect over the large orchestration, and his dramatic portrayal of the enigmatic leader was convincing in all of its permutations. One never tired of watching him.” Erica Miner, Broadway World, February 25, 2024
“…countering his violent brother Fafner, Kenneth Kellogg in his role debut. Both had rich, deep voices that played off each other, and both succeeded in dominating the action when onstage…” Erica Miner, Broadway World, August 13, 2023
“Complementing her is the strong bass of Kenneth Kellogg as The Father. Kellogg created this role at Glimmerglass and has performed it in no less than six international opera houses. He is an ideal mix of superb singer and character actor immersed in his role; this was his ENO debut. As at home in the football scene with his mates as in the powerful extended second act scene with The Reverend, Kellogg is clearly an operatic force to be reckoned with.”
Colin Clarke, Seen and Heard International, 30 April, 2023
“Of special note was the Basilio of bass Kenneth Kellogg who delivered his sequestered “la calunnia” in beautiful voice.” Michael Milensky, Opera Today, April 2021
“The tall and distinguished Kenneth Kellogg made an eloquent Prince Gremin, his deep bass voice resounding throughout Meymandi Hall as if wrapped in velvet…” Josmar Lopes, josmarlopes.com
“None was more impressive than bass Kenneth Kellogg in the rapid-fire patter of Don Basilio’s ‘La calunnia’ …
“The new Faust in Lausanne has, as usual, a fine cast of voices, crowned by a colossal Mephisto – American bass Kenneth Kellogg…”
Le Courrie
| Composer | Work | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Bizet | Carmen | Zuniga |
| Blanchard | Champion | Young Emile Griffith |
| Britten | A Midsummer’s Night Dream | Quince |
| Donizetti | Anna Bolenna | Lord Rochefort |
| Gershwin | Porgy and Bess | Crown |
| Gounod | Faust | Mephistopheles |
| Handel | Hercules | title |
| Handel | Ariodante | Rè di Scozia |
| Heggie | Moby Dick | Queequeg |
| Menotti | Amahl and the Night’s Visitors | Balthazar |
| Monteverdi | L’incoronazione di Poppea | Seneca |
| Mozart | Don Giovanni | Il Commendatore, Leporello |
| Mozart | Cosi fan tutte | Don Alfonso |
| Mozart | Die Zauberflöte | Sarastro, Sprecher |
| Mozart | Die Entführung aus dem Serail | Osmin |
| Massenet | Werther | Johann |
| Offenbach | Les contes d’Hoffmann | Crespel |
| Puccini | La Bohème | Colline |
| Puccini | Tosca | Angelotti |
| Puts | Silent Night | Father Palmer |
| Schreker | Die Gezeichneten | Citizen 3, Giant citizen |
| Saint-Saens | Samson et Dalila | Abimelech |
| Sondheim | Sweeney Todd | Judge Turpin |
| Sonnenberg | The Summer King | Sam Bankhead |
| Tchaikovsky | Eugene Onegin | Prince Gremin |
| Verdi | Un Ballo in Maschera | Sam |
| Verdi | Aida | Ramfis |
| Verdi | La Traviata | Dr. Grenvil |
| Verdi | Il Trovatore | Ferrando |
| Verdi | Macbeth | Banquo |
| Verdi | Simone Boccanegra | Pietro |
| Verdi | Rigoletto | Count Monterone, Sparafucile |
| Wolf-Ferrar | Le donne curiose | Ottavio |
| Composer | Work |
|---|---|
| Bach | St. Matthew Passion (Jesus) |
| Beethoven | Symphony No.9 |
| Handel | Messiah |
| Haydn | Creation |
| Verdi | Requiem |
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