About Kevin
Bass-baritone Kevin Spooner, hailing from Oneida, New York, was an Ader Emerging Artist at Charlottesville Opera during the summer of 2024. Kevin covered the role of Dr. Dulcamara in Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore, and played the role of Mayor Shinn in Wilson's The Music Man.
Kevin will be the featured bass soloist for Bach's Coffee Cantata, BWV 211 with the Salem Bach Festival in September. He will also be a guest soloist for Charlottesville Opera's Annual Gala in October. In February of 2025, Kevin will be performing the role of Dr. Falke in Johann Strauss' Die Fledermaus with the A. J. Fletcher Opera Institute. Previously, Kevin played the role of Frank in Die Fledermaus with Rochester Summer Opera.
In 2022, Kevin performed the role Schaunard in Puccini's La Bohème with Opera Steamboat and performed the role of Paul's Father in Gregory Spears' Paul's Case with the Ad Astra Music Festival.
Kevin made his 21st century opera debut as Johannes "Pa" Zegner in Missy Mazzoli's Proving Up with the Eastman Opera Theater, and reprised the role with Notre Dame Opera. Additional Eastman Opera Theater roles include Poeta in Salieri's Prima la musica e poi le parole, Buff in Mozart's Der Schauspieldirektor, Marco in Puccini's Gianni Schicchi, and the Wolf in Sondheim's Into the Woods.
Kevin holds a Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts - A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute, where he studied under the tutelage of Professor Glenn Siebert. Kevin also holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the Eastman School of Music, where he studied with Professor Anthony Dean Griffey.
During the 2023/2024 season, Kevin performed the role of Enrico in Donizetti’s Maria di Rohan with the A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute and performed the role of Don Pietro in Pergolesi’s Lo Frate ‘nnamorato. Kevin was the featured bass solist for Handel’s Messiah and Bach’s BWV 140 with the Choral Society of Greensboro, as well as, Bach’s BWV 106 with the Salem Bach Festival.
During the 2022/2023 season, Kevin performed the role of Marchese D’Obigny in Verdi’s La Traviata with Piedmont Opera and performed the role of Rodomonte in Haydn’s Orlando Paladino with the A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute. Kevin also performed the role of Sir Anthony Absolute in Kirke Mechem’s The Rivals with the A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute.
