“Taking on the role of Rigoletto for the first time, Ryan McKinny is the absolute best part of this production. He deftly uses his powerful and deeply resonating bass-baritone instrument to sing with fervor and unrestrained emotionality. “
Broadway World
"Ryan McKinny’s Amfortas was simply irresistible in his heart-breaking plea as the human Grail at the heart of this insightful and moving production.”
Opera News
“a voice that drips with gold"
Opera News
American bass-baritone Ryan McKinny has been praised for his “elegant and articulate” vocalism (OC Register), as well as a powerful voice that “drips with gold.” (Opera News)
In the 2018-2019 season, Ryan McKinny makes two important role debuts: the title role in Don Giovanni at Houston Grand Opera and Wotan in Das Rheingold at Opéra de Montréal. He returns to the Dutch National Opera for the European premiere of John Adams’ Girls of the Golden West in a production by Peter Sellars, the same role in which he made his San Francisco Opera debut last season. He will also sing Leonard Bernstein’s SongFest with Marin Alsop and the Juilliard Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, the title role in Der fliegende Holländer with Edo de Waart and the Milwaukee Symphony, and Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 with Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. He returns to the Bayreuth Festival in the summer of 2019 to reprise his acclaimed performances of Amfortas in Parsifal.
Girls of the Golden West – Canceled due to COVID-19
Walt Disney Concert Hall, LA Philharmonic
John Adams, conductor
Peter Sellars, director
Daniela Mack, Josefa Segovia
Hye Jung Lee, Ah Sing
Elliot Madore, Ramón
Julia Bullock, Dame Shirley
Davóne Tines, Ned Peters
Ryan McKinny, Clarence
Paul Appleby, Joe Cannon