Patrick Kilbride

Patrick Kilbride (Vocalist) Praised for his “beautiful”, “sweet-voiced” tone, and “superbly acted” portrayals, Patrick Kilbride, tenor, is enjoying an international career. He is a graduate of Northwestern University and the University of Maryland Opera Studio, with fellowships from the Aspen Music Festival, Tanglewood Music Festival and L’Académie du Festival Aix-en-Provence. He was the winner of the 24th International Concours de Chant in Clermont-Ferrand, France, making his European debut in opera houses throughout France in Handel’s Acis and Galatea with Damien Guillon and Le Banquet Céleste (Rennes, Clermont-Ferrand, Chaise-Dieu, Avignon). He has sung roles with Festival Aix-en-Provence in Cavalli’s Erismena with Leonardo García Alarcón and Cappella Mediterranea in the opera houses of Paris, Saint-Denis, Luxembourg, and Versailles, and with the Britten-Pears Aldeburgh Festival at Snape Maltings Concert Hall in Handel’s Theodora with Christian Curnyn and Sarah Connolly.

In the United States Patrick has performed roles with the Boston Early Music Festival, Annapolis Opera, Heartbeat Opera and frequently with Opera Lafayette, debuting at the Kennedy Center, Brooklyn Academy of Music and El Museo del Barrio in productions of Mouret’s Les Fêtes de Thalie, Handel’s Esther, Rameau’s Io, Pergolesi’s La Servante Maîtresse, Blow’s Venus and Adonis, Stradella’s La Susanna, Jommelli’s Cerere Placata and Monteverdi’s Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda. As a concert soloist he has appeared with the Washington Bach Consort, Cathedral Choral Society, Seraphic Fire and New World Symphony. Recent appearances include triumphs in Strasbourg, France, where he made his debut with Opéra National du Rhin in a new touring production of Monteverdi’s L’Incoronazione di Poppea with Ensemble Pygmalion, conducted by Raphaël Pichon and directed by Evgeny Titov, which will receive future performances with The Graz Opera in Austria. In 2025, he also looks forward to future concert tours throughout Europe of Handel’s Theodora. Patrick is a Lecturer for the University of Maryland Opera Studio pursuing advanced certifications in Vocology at New York University and with the National Center for Voice and Speech. He is a member the American Guild of Musical Artists.