Kathleen Kelly

Kathleen Kelly’s practice combines her skills as pianist, coach, conductor, writer, and advocate. During the 2025-26 season, she will join both Jamie Barton and Ryan McKinny in recitals, lead the Texas premiere of Notes on Viardot for Baylor Opera Theater, and return to the New National Theater Opera Studio in Tokyo to lead performances of Gianni Schicchi. She also introduced the groundbreaking Collaborative Piano Playbook for the International Keyboard Collaborative Arts Society with co-author Elvia Puccinelli.

Recent notable projects include her chapter on current industry practice for Chanda Vanderhart’s book Accompaniment in America, her acclaimed recording FORCE OF NATURE with soprano Emily Albrink, and her performance in the filmed opera INTERSTATE. Her international performing credits include appearances at Wigmore Hall, Weill Hall, Zankel Hall, the Kennedy Center, Spivey Hall, and Vienna’s Musikverein. She has been part of the musical teams at the San Francisco, Metropolitan, Houston Grand, and Vienna State Operas, and is a regular guest coach for the New National Theater Tokyo Opera Studio. Her work has been published in VAN Magazine and The Journal of Singing. She is the Director of the Vocal Studies Division at Baylor University.