Kyle Albertson

American Baritone Kyle Albertson is renowned for his powerful and versatile voice.   His recent portrayal of Henry Kissinger in Nixon in China at Long Beach Opera was hailed as “…superb…beautiful and first rate.” (David Gregson, www.operawest.com April 2010)  His portrayal of Gus O’Neill in John Musto’s Later the Same Evening was praised as “…something touching.” (Opera News October 2011)

This past summer, Mr. Albertson sang at the Glimmerglass Festival.  In addition to his portrayal of Gus O’Neill, he covered the roles of Creonte in Medea, as well as Eugene O’Neill in the world premier of A Blizzard on Marblehead Neck.  In 2010 he made his debut with Opera Grand Rapids as Lescaut in Manon Lescaut. The Grand Rapids Press called his baritone “Youthful, virile… and handsome.”  In 2009, Mr. Albertson completed his second summer as an Apprentice Artist at Santa Fe Opera.  Over the past summers his responsibilities included covering Howard Joyce in the world premier of Paul Moravec’s The Letter, Baron Duphol in La Traviata, and Hercules in Gluck’s Alceste, as well as performing the role of Antonio in Le nozze di Figaro, a role in which Opera News said “…Albertson was a sober, credible Antonio.” (Opera News- October 2008).  He also made his debuts with Austin Lyric Opera as Monterone in Rigoletto and Opera on the James as Leporello in Don Giovanni.

Mr. Albertson is a graduate of the Resident Artist Program at Minnesota Opera.  During his time there, he performed the roles of Count Ribbing in Un Ballo in Maschera, Haly in L’Italiani in Algeri, and Capulet in Roméo et Juliette, Lindorf/Dr. Miracle in Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Bartolo in Le nozze di Figaro, Archibald Douglas in Rossini’s La donna del lago, and Nilikantha in Lakmé, a role in which “Kyle Albertson made an imposing Nilakantha, bringing life to a character that is barely two-dimensional.” (Opera News- July 2007)

Mr. Albertson sang the role of Geronimo in Cimarosa’s Il matrimonio segreto in the summer of 2006 with the world renowned Merola Opera Program, a performance for which the San Francisco Chronicle reviewed, “Bass-baritone Kyle Albertson harrumphed resoundingly as Don Geronimo.”

Mr. Albertson also enjoys a strong relationship with Chicago Opera Theater, having performed Quince in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Henry Kissinger in Nixon in China, lauded by the Chicago Sun Times and The Chicago Tribune for his “watchful” and “effective” portrayal.

As a member of the Aspen Opera Theater Center, Mr. Albertson performed Escamillo in Carmen, Besso in Giasone, Harasta in The Cunning Little Vixen, and Monterone in Rigoletto.

Upcoming engagements for Mr. Albertson includes covering Bretigny in Manon at the Metropolitan Opera.

Mr. Albertson was a National Semi-Finalist in the 2008 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions.  He holds a Master of Music degree from DePaul University where he studied with world renowned mezzo-soprano Susanne Mentzer, and a Bachelor of Music from the University of Northern Iowa where he studied with David Smalley.  He is currently in the studio of Dr. Steven King.