"...rich bass-baritone and imposing presence..."

The Wall Street Journal

“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 2017-2018 season, McKinny will debut at the San Francisco Opera in the world premiere of John Adams’ Girls of the Golden West in a production by Peter Sellars and will sing his first performances of Mandryka in a new production of Arabella directed by Uwe Laufenberg at Staatstheater Wiesbaden. He returns to Santa Fe Opera as J. Robert Oppenheimer in John Adams’ Dr. Atomic and makes his role debut in the title role of Eugene Onegin at Hawaii Opera Theater. With Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony, he performs Arias and Barcarolles to celebrate the 100th birthday of Leonard Bernstein.

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New Bernstein digital album release

In honor of Leonard Bernstein’s 100th birthday, Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony unveil their latest digital release: Bernstein’s personal and vacillating song cycle Arias and Barcarolles. In this recording, MTT enlivens a work he premiered with the composer, and shares...

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Upcoming Performances

Sep 2018
29

Bernstein Centennial Celebration

Carnegie Hall

Juilliard Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor

Raquel González, soprano
Paul Appleby, tenor
Ryan McKinney, bass-baritone

Book Tickets

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Die Walküre scenes in Aspen

“Baritone Ryan McKinny and soprano Tamara Wilson, once students at the Aspen Opera Center, demonstrated how they have fashioned major careers with beautifully shaped singing and attention to text.”