Kenneth Kellogg
American bass Kenneth Kellogg’s 2026-27 engagements include his appearance in one of his signature roles, Commendatore Don Giovanni, close to home at Opera San Jose, California. He makes his role and house debut as Banco Macbeth at Opera Colorado, and travels to Lyric Opera of Chicago to cover Blitch Susannah in yet another new role.
Recent successes include 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. 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, and the title role X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X at Seattle Opera.
FOR MALCOLM X: “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
FOR BLUE “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’ … Harvey Steiman, Seen and Heard International 26/04/2021
“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 |
Contact
Deborah Sanders
Founder and Director
deborah@arbourartists.com

