Kevin Ray
Rising American tenor Kevin Ray is praised by Opera News for his “commendable style” and abilities with “subtle coloristic nuance.” Most recently, he sang his first performances of Macduff in Macbeth with Resonance Works, and joined his alma mater Oberlin College Conservatory of Music for a gala performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. In 2021, he joined New Orleans Opera for his first performances of Siegmund in Die Walküre. He recently made his LA Opera debut as Loud Stone in the World Premiere of Aucoin and Ruhl’s Eurydice, and his Metroplitan Opera debut as the Messenger in Aida, while also joining the company for their productions of La fanciulla del West, Simon Boccanegra, and Das Rheingold. Other recent engagements include joining Indiana University for a special bicentennial production of Parsifal covering the title role, his first performances of King Charles VII in Tchaikovsky’s The Maid of Orleans with Odyssey Opera, the Prince in Rusalka with Arizona Opera, Erik in Der fliegende Holländer with Estonian National Opera, and Bacchus in Ariadne auf Naxos with Berkshire Opera Festival.
Mr. Ray earned his Master of Music from the Curtis Institute of Music. He is a 2015 winner of the William Matheus Sullivan Musical Foundation Award, and he was one of eight finalists in Seattle Opera’s 2014 International Wagner Competition. He is a 2012 Grand Finalist of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions as well as a three-time district winner of the competition in previous years. He has also received second prize from the Gerda Lissner International Vocal Competition and third prize in the Wagner division of the Liederkranz Competition. Additionally, he is a two-time recipient of study grants from the Wagner Society of New York.
The Cornwall, New York native also received his Bachelor of Music degree from the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music and has completed further studies at the Accademia Rossiniana in Pesaro and the Mozarteum Sommerakademie in Salzburg.
Mr. Ray earned his Master of Music from the Curtis Institute of Music. He is a 2015 winner of the William Matheus Sullivan Musical Foundation Award, and he was one of eight finalists in Seattle Opera’s 2014 International Wagner Competition. He is a 2012 Grand Finalist of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions as well as a three-time district winner of the competition in previous years. He has also received second prize from the Gerda Lissner International Vocal Competition and third prize in the Wagner division of the Liederkranz Competition. Additionally, he is a two-time recipient of study grants from the Wagner Society of New York.
The Cornwall, New York native also received his Bachelor of Music degree from the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music and has completed further studies at the Accademia Rossiniana in Pesaro and the Mozarteum Sommerakademie in Salzburg.