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Kevin Burdette

Bass

Dubbed “the Robin Williams of opera” by The New York Times, bass Kevin Burdette is known for his dramatic characterizations and is regarded as one of the foremost interpreters of buffo repertoire in his generation. Burdette is an alumnus of Juilliard Opera Theater; a former member of the Opéra National de Paris Young Artists’ Program and San Francisco’s Merola Opera Program. He was featured as Stefano in Adès’ The Tempest with the Metropolitan Opera, the DVD of which, on Deutsche Grammophon, was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording and a French Diapason d’Or. Burdette made his Teatro alla Scala debut as Stefano in 2022.

The 2026–27 season features returns to favorite companies and roles: Bartolo in Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia (Santa Fe Opera), the Pirate King in Pirates of Penzance (Lyric Opera of Kansas City), Benoit/Alcindoro in Puccini’s La bohème (Seattle Opera), and performances of Handel’s Messiah (Knoxville and Charlotte symphonies). Recent credits include Don Alfonso in Mozart’s Così fan tutte as well as the 2026 Artist in Residence (Glimmerglass Festival); Howard in Mazzoli’s The Listeners North American premiere (Opera Philadelphia); Manuel Toulon and The Judge in Puccini’s Madame Butterfly (Barbican Centre); Papinou in the world premiere of Talbot/Scheer’s The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (The Dallas Opera); the Police Officer in Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov and Spinelloccio in Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi (Metropolitan Opera); Pangloss/Martin/Cacambo in Bernstein’s Candide (Gran Teatre del Liceu); Sulpice in Donizetti’s La fille du régiment (Washington National Opera); Claggart in Britten’s Billy Budd and Frank Maurrant in Weill’s Street Scene (Central City Opera); the title role in Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd (Austin and Chautauqua Operas); Bartolo in both Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro and Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia (Seattle Opera); Nick Shadow in Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress (Boston Lyric Opera); Dulcamara in Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore and Sulpice in La fille du regiment (San Diego Opera); Bottom in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Osmin in Mozart’s Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Atlanta Opera); and Bartolo in Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia (Opera Philadelphia). Burdette maintains a close relationship with the Santa Fe Opera, having appeared in over 100 performances.

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