4th Season with Seraphic Fire
Portland, ME
Praised by The Washington Post as “an excellent and engaging” soprano possessing "a graceful tonal clarity that is a wonder to hear" (SF Chronicle), SOPRANO MICHELE KENNEDY is a versatile specialist in early and contemporary music.
Winner of the 2023 American Prize in Voice, Michele’s recent solo highlights include Bach's St. John Passion with the SF Symphony, Haydn’s Die Schöpfung with Washington Bach Consort, Handel’s Messiah with Trinity Wall Street, Poulenc’s Gloria with Bach Society of Saint Louis, Smith Moore's MLK Oratorio (UC Berkeley), Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610 with The Thirteen and Dark Horse Consort, and her Carnegie Hall debut with The Hollywood Film Orchestra.
A lifelong champion of new works, Michele has sung premieres with Experiments in Opera, Kaleidoscope Ensemble, The Crossing, and The New York Philharmonic. She is thrilled to join Lorelei Ensemble in a world premiere tour of Julia Wolfe’s Her Story, culminating with the BSO at Tanglewood, and for the release of her first featured solo album with AGAVE Baroque - In Her Hands - showcasing trailblazing female composers from over the ages.
Michele completed her musical studies at Yale University, Yale School of Music, and NYU.
