Kelley O'Connor

Kelley O'Connor (born in California in the 20th century ) is an American opera singer ( mezzo-soprano ).

Life

Kelley O'Connor is primarily active as a concert singer, but also takes part in scenic productions. She sang under the following conductors, among others: James Conlon , Gustavo Dudamel , Christoph Eschenbach , Bernard Haitink , Wladimir Jurowski , Jun Märkl , Franz Welser-Möst , Patrick Summers and Ramón Tebar .

In her recitals she interpreted works by Thomas Adès , Leonard Bernstein , Johannes Brahms , Ernest Chausson , Claude Debussy , Jules Massenet , Henry Purcell , Maurice Ravel and Igor Stravinsky, among others .

Concerts

• Beethoven: Missa solemnis (conductors: David Robertson and the St. Louis Symphony)
• Beethoven: 9th Symphony (conductor: Iván Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra)
• Wagner: Wesendonck-Lieder (conductor: Matthias Pintscher with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra)
• Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde (Direction: Louis Langrée and the Detroit Symphony as well as Donald Runnicles and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra)
• Mahler: 8th Symphony (conductor: Andrés Orozco-Estrada Tonkünstler-Orchester Niederösterreich)
• Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn (conductor: Krzysztof Urbański and the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra)
• Ravel : Shéhérazade (conductor: Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Philharmonia Orchestra)
• Berio : Folk Songs (Conductor: Daniel Harding and the London Symphony Orchestra)
• Bernstein: Jeremiah Symphony (conducted by Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic as well as with Jahja Ling and the San Diego Symphony)

Opera roles

• Donizetti: Anna Bolena . Lyric Opera Chicago, directed by Kevin Newbury
• Berlioz: Béatrice et Bénédict . Boston Opera
• Wagner: Das Rheingold (Erda) with the New York Philharmonic and Alan Gilbert
• Verdi: Falstaff . Santa Fe Opera
• Puccini: Madama Butterfly . Boston Lyric Opera , directed by Lillian Groag / Cincinnati Opera
• Britten: A Midsummer Night's Dream . Lyric Opera of Chicago / Canadian Opera Company
• Golijov : Ainadamar (Osvaldo)

Awards

• grammy

Web links

• Kelley O'Connor homepage
• Kelley O'Connor at Operabase (engagements and dates)