Robert Samuel Powless is a native of Kentucky. Born and raised in Paducah, KY, Samuel has now been in Lexington singing with UKOT for four years now. He placed second in the undergraduate category of the Alltech vocal competition in 2018. With UKOT, Samuel has most notably sung Maestro Spinelloccio in Gianni Schicchi and Parpignol in last spring's production of La Bohème.