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© Lisa Kohler

David Kellett's career has included several milestones in performances of both new music and revivals of obscure works. Among these are:

Created the role of Sebastian in the world premiere of Peter Westergaard's The Tempest with the Opera Festival of New Jersey.

Sang the role of Belfiore in the American premiere of the original 1775 version of Mozart's La Finta Giardiniera.

Appeared in the New York premiere of Alec Wilder's and Arnold Sundgaard's Sunday Excursion.

Sang the role of Daniele in the first fully staged New York production since 1861 of Donizetti's Betly.

Sang the role of Ernesto in the American premiere of Donizetti's Il Giovedi Grasso.
Appeared as Young Meadows in the first 20th century production of Thomas Arne's Love in a Village.

Recognized by the Trenton Times "What we'll remember about '98" in theater and music: 3 The Viennese Connection - In "Old Wicked Songs," at George Street Playhouse in late spring, an American pianist goes to Vienna to study music with an old voice professor. He must learn the song cycle by Robert Schumann entitled "Dichterliebe" (the Poet's Love). In November, the Schumann song cycle was performed at Princeton University's Taplin Auditorium in a Friends of Music at Princeton concert featuring tenor David Kellett and pianist Masako Hayashi-Ebbesen. It was a delight to hear this gorgeous romantic composition in its entirety