About Kevin
Bass-baritone Kevin Spooner, hailing from Oneida, New York, has been seen on stages throughout the East Coast of the United States. During the 2024/2025 season, Kevin will be performing the role of Dr. Falke in Johann Strauss' Die Fledermaus with the A. J. Fletcher Opera Institute. He will also perform the roles of The Ballad Singer and Andy Tracey in Richard Wargo’s Ballymore with the A. J. Fletcher Opera Institute. Kevin will be performing on the concert stage throughout the season, as well. He will be the featured bass soloist for Bach's Coffee Cantata, BWV 211 with the Salem Bach Festival, the baritone soloist for Vaughan Williams’ Five Mystical Songs with the Choral Society of Greensboro in November, and the bass soloist for Handel’s Messiah with the Mozart Club of Winston-Salem in December.
During the 2023/2024 season, Kevin was an Ader Emerging Artist at Charlottesville Opera where he covered the role of Dr. Dulcamara in Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore, played the role of Mayor Shinn in Wilson's The Music Man and covered the role of Oliver Hix. Kevin also performed the role of Don Pietro in Pergolesi’s Lo frate ‘nnamorato and Enrico in Donizetti’s Maria di Rohan with the A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute. He was the bass soloist for Handel’s Messiah and Bach’s Cantata BWV 140 with the Choral Society of Greensboro and Bach’s Cantata BWV 106 with the Salem Bach Festival.
His other roles include Schaunard in Puccini’s La Bohème with Opera Steamboat, Marchese d’Obigny in Verdi’s La Traviata with Piedmont Opera, Paul’s Father in Gregory Spears’ Paul’s Case with the Ad Astra Music Festival, Johannes “Pa” Zegner in Missy Mazzoli’s Proving Up with Notre Dame Opera and Eastman Opera Theater, Sir Anthony Absolute in Kirke Mechem’s The Rivals with the A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute, Rodomonte in Haydn’s Orlando Paladino with the A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute, Frank in Johann Strauss II’s Die Fledermaus with Rochester Summer Opera, Figaro (cover) + Antonio in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro with the Opera Steamboat Artist Institute, and Sprecher + Armored Guard in Die Zauberflöte with the Opera Steamboat Artist Institute. 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 is pursuing his Professional Artist Certificate at the UNCSA - A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute, where he received his Master of Music degree. Kevin also holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the Eastman School of Music.