Kelley O'Connor, mezzo-soprano

Raves: “dark, low mezzo-soprano and expressive stage presence are those of a riveting singer emerged, not emerging…” — Los Angeles Times

At Disney Hall: as Federico García Lorca in Osvaldo Golijov's Ainadamar with Los Angeles Philharmonic. Also at Tanglewood under the baton of Robert Spano; at Santa Fe Opera and Lincoln Center; at the Ojai and Ravinia festivals; and a Deutsche Grammophon recording

Upcoming performances: Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 and of Bernstein’s Symphony No. 1, “Jeremiah” with Franz Welser-M?st and the Cleveland Orchestra; Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with Robert Spano with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Ravel’s L’Enfant et les Sortilèges with Lorin Maazel and the New York Philharmonic; Britten’s Cantata Academica with Robert Porco and the Cincinnati Symphony; Mozart’s Requiem with Louis Langrée and the Baltimore Symphony; Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Ivan Fischer and the National Symphony Orchestra; Brahms’ Songs for Alto, Viola, and Piano with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Chamber Music Society

Awards: winner of Long Beach Mozart Festival, Los Angeles NATS Competition, Palm Springs Opera Guild Competition, and is a scholarship recipient of the Opera Buffs, Inc.

Education: Bachelor of Music degree from USC and a Masters degree from UCLA while studying with Nina Hinson.