About
Praised for his excellent singing and acting, American Baritone Kyle White has found success performing roles from both modern and standard repertoire. Mr. White’s recent and upcoming engagements include his role debut as Marcello in La bohème with Madison Opera, Kenny Kincaid in The Cook-Off with Dayton Opera, Antonio in Le nozze di Figaro and Un Mandarino in Turandot with The Atlanta Opera, and returning to The Santa Fe Opera to sing Yakuside in Madama Butterfly and Eric Allatini in the American Premier of Tobias Picker’s Lili Elbe.
Recent seasons have seen him covering Marcello in La bohème and Marullo in Rigoletto with The Santa Fe Opera, as Prince Yamadori in Madama Butterly with Opera San Antiono & Austin Opera, The Commentator in Scalia/Ginsburg and The Learned Judge in Trial by Jury with Fargo Moorhead Opera, Marco in Gianni Schicchi with Salt Marsh Opera, the baritone soloist in Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem with the Conejo Valley Choral Society, Papageno in Die Zauberflöte with Annapolis Opera, Schaunard in La bohème with Opera Montana, as well as Guglielmo in Così fan tutte, Marty in the Piano Vocal Workshop of The House of Yes, and William Dale in Puts’ Silent Night with Wolf Trap Opera. Mr. White took 2nd place in the Midwest region of the 2025 Laffont Competition, was a winner of the Kansas City district in 2024, as well a finalist in the 2024 Opera Index Competition.
Previous seasons have seen Mr. White as Valentin in Faust at Wolf Trap Opera, Nardo in La finta giardiniera with The Hungarian State Opera, Nardo in La finta giardiniera and Figaro in Il barbiere di Siviliga with Opera NEO, and Schaunard in La bohème with Kentucky Opera. As a Virginia Opera Herndon Emerging Artist, Kyle performed the role of Samuel and covered The Modern Major General in The Pirates of Penzance, performed the role of Tommy McIntyre and covered Hawkins Fuller in Fellow Travelers, and performed Giorgio Germont in La Traviata. Mr. White previously joined Palm Beach Opera as an Apprentice Artist where he covered Le Dancaïre in Carmen, Aeneas in Dido and Aeneas, Schaunard in La bohème, the Second Armored Man and Second Priest in Die Zauberflöte, and both Lorenzo and Capellio in I Capuleti e i Montecchi.
Other notable credits include Older Thompson in Glory Denied, Malatesta in Don Pasquale, John Sorel in The Consul, the Baritone in Hydrogen Jukebox, and Le Geôlier in Dialogues des Carmélites with Boston Conservatory Opera, as well as covering the Second Apprentice in Wozzeck, performing as the Sailor in Candide, and covering Top in The Tender Land with Des Moines Metro Opera. Mr. White has also performed as Papageno in Die Zauberflöte, Belcore in L’elisir d’amore, Harold Hill in The Music Man, and Figaro in Il barbiere di Siviglia with the Seagle Music Colony, and in productions with Michigan State University Opera Theatre including Figaro in Le nozze di Figaro and Belcore in L’elisir d’amore.
On the concert stage, Mr. White has performed as the Bass Soloist in Handel’s Messiah with Orlando Sings, the Bass soloist in Handel’s Messiah and the Baritone soloist in Duruflé’s Reqiuem with the Michigan State University College of Music, as well as the Baritone soloist in Fauré’s Requiem with the Neponset Choral Society.
Mr. White holds a B.M. in Voice Performance from Michigan State University, and a M.M. in Opera Performance from The Boston Conservatory at Berklee.
“Kyle White was Guglielmo, and his mischievous stage presence was very funny. He was Ferrando’s ideal foil and dispatched the music with much panache, singing with precision and energy. His low notes were clear, his top notes never pressed or held, and none of them ever embellished or overstated. He sailed through ‘Donne mie, la fate a tanti’ with a deceptively brawny tone.”
“...Kyle White was clearly the production’s vocal star. His well-shaped phrases as well as his commanding, polished baritone confidently soared over [the] orchestra even at full volume.”
“White’s powerful but miraculously supple baritone soared through Rossini’s vocal gymnastics with astonishing confidence ... From his galvanizing opening aria “Largo al factotum” White set a high bar for the production’s vocal standard.”
“Among the second act’s many character-defining arias White commanded the stage in his extended songs of Thompson’s madness and decline … He depicted blue-collar or Green Beret Weltschmerz with tireless sonority.”
“With only three rehearsals under [his] belt ... White’s clean baritone shone through for Papageno.”
“Other characters were also acted and sung beautifully, notably Marguerite’s brother, Valentin, performed by Kyle White.”
“The reporter Tommy McIntyre ... was portrayed with conspiratorial collegiality and vocal suavity by baritone Kyle White.”