Quinn Kelsey

Baritone Quinn Kelsey has experienced steadily increasing success, appearing at top American houses and often at those abroad. He has a broad repertory but is heard most often in classic Italian opera. In 2002, Kelsey made his recording debut on the multi-artist Hawaiian pop album Wa'ahila. He was a finalist in the Operalia competition in 2004 and represented the U.S. at Britain's Cardiff Singer of the World competition the following year. He made his debut at New York's Metropolitan Opera in 2008 in Puccini's La bohème. He has also been in demand in vocal-orchestral music, recording Mahler's Symphony No. 8 ("Symphony of a Thousand") with the San Francisco Symphony under conductor Michael Tilson Thomas in 2008. In 2023, he made his recording debut in a lead operatic role in a live production of Rigoletto.