Bio
Hailing from Oneida, NY, bass-baritone Kevin Spooner has performed on stages throughout the United States. During the 2025-26 Season, Kevin will be an Artist in Residence with Opera Colorado, where he will perform in La traviata (Marquis d’Obigny) on the Ellie Caulkins mainstage and in the touring productions of Romeo and Juliet (Lord Capulet) and The Pirates of Penzance (The Pirate King). This season, Kevin will make his debut with the Charlottesville Symphony in Dvořák’s Mass in D Major (bass soloist) and perform at the Savannah VOICE Festival (guest recitalist).
Recent performances include Die Fledermaus (Dr. Falke) and Ballymore (The Ballad Singer, Andy Tracey) with the A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute; Joan of Arc: The Trial at Rouen (The Jailor) with Piedmont Opera; Macbeth (Medico; Banco cover) with Teatro Nuovo at New York City Center; The Music Man (Mayor Shinn) and The Elixir of Love (Dr. Dulcamara cover) with Charlottesville Opera; La bohème (Schaunard) and The Marriage of Figaro (Figaro cover, Antonio) with Opera Steamboat; and concert appearances as bass soloist in Messiah, Five Mystical Songs, and several Bach cantatas with the Choral Society of Greensboro and the Salem Bach Festival. Kevin received a 2024 Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition Encouragement Award in the New York City District. Kevin completed his Professional Artist Certificate at the UNCSA A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute, where he also received his Master of Music degree, and holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the Eastman School of Music.