American bass Kenneth Kellogg’s 2025-26 engagements include Colline (c) La Boheme at the Metropolitan Opera of New York, his role debut as Trinity Moses The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny at English National Opera in London UK, the bass soloist in Verdi’s Requiem with Opera Memphis, and a further role debut as Sulpice Daughter of the Regiment at Boston Lyric Opera.

Recent appearances include Ramfis Aida at Daytona Opera, the role of Kourouscha in Dede’s rarely heard Morgiane presented with Louisiana Philhamonic in New Orleans and at Opera Lafayette in Washington DC, and his debut as Crown Porgy and Bess at Washington National Opera. Past highlights include his Wagner debut as Fafner Das Rheingold at Seattle Opera, where he made another debut in the title role X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X; Il Re Aida in concert at Detroit Opera; Colline La Boheme with Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera; Falstaff The Merry Wives of Windsor at Pocket Opera and as Logger Bulrusher at West Edge Opera—both new productions. 

A feature of the last three seasons is his appearance as Father Blue, named the best new opera of 2020 by the Music Critics Association of North America, a role written for him by Jeanine Tesori and Tazewell Thompson, which he sang in its world premiere at Glimmerglass Festival, and later at Detroit Opera, Toledo Opera, Seattle Opera, Pittsburgh Opera, Washington National Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, internationally at Dutch National Opera in The Netherlands, and at London’s English National Opera.

Mr Kellogg also appeared at Seattle Opera as Commendatore Don Giovanni and sang the roles of  Basilio Il Barbiere di Siviglia at San Francisco Opera, Rocco Fidelio at North Carolina Opera, Raimondo Lucia de Lammermoor and Ferrando Il Trovatore at Madison Opera, and Grand Inquisitor/Philip II (c) Don Carlo at Maryland Opera.