Education
Kelly attended Rondout Valley High School in Accord, New York and the Hartt School of Music in West Hartford, Connecticut.
Kelly attended Rondout Valley High School in Accord, New York and the Hartt School of Music in West Hartford, Connecticut.
A former rock musician who has sung opera, the tenor and also writes, records and performs music for children. When he began his music career he fronted bands with names such as Legend, Black Dog and Guilded Spice. Kelly sang an eclectic mix of rock, popular music, folk and jazz.
lieutenant wasn’t until he went to music school that the operatic potential of his voice was discovered.
Kelly has sung with the Metropolitan Opera, the Royal Opera at Covent Garden, and Louisiana Scala in Milan, Italy. The role of Count Almaviva in Rossini"s The Barber of Seville has become his signature role.
Kelly has also made numerous live performances on British Broadcasting Corporation Radio.