Kevin Maynor is an American
opera singer. In 1985, Maynor made his debut with the
New York City Opera.
Maynor has sung with the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Scottish Opera, the Opera National du Rhin, Opera Company of Boston, Florida Grand Opera, Pittsburgh opera, and the Dallas Opera. As a bass singer, Maynor has sung at Carnegie Hall, and the
Metropolitan Opera House in ''L'enfant et les Sortilege'' by
Maurice Ravel
Joseph Maurice Ravel (7 March 1875 – 28 December 1937) was a French composer, pianist and conductor. He is often associated with Impressionism along with his elder contemporary Claude Debussy, although both composers rejected the term. In ...
. Maynor was an apprentice artist at the
Bolshoi Opera
The Bolshoi Theatre ( rus, Большо́й теа́тр, r=Bol'shoy teatr, literally "Big Theater", p=bɐlʲˈʂoj tʲɪˈatər) is a historic theatre in Moscow, Russia, originally designed by architect Joseph Bové, which holds ballet and ope ...
in Moscow in 1979.
Maynor has recorded with Telarc, Qualiton, Guild, Sony Music Beijing, New World Records and Fleur de son.
Maynor has been called "a super voice". The singer was praised for his beautifully resonant tone. He has sung pieces by Verdi and Mozart and was often recognized from being cast in Wagner's Ring Cycle (Scottish Opera, Teatro Municipal de Santiago, Dallas opera, Lyric Opera Austin).
Maynor is resident of
Trilogy: An Opera Company, in
Newark, New Jersey.
Discography
*Paul Robeson Remembered (1998)
*The Black Art Song (2000)
*The Low Bass (2002)
*Songs of America from Another American (2003)
References
External links
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American opera singers