Kyle Sackett

Kyle Sackett, baritone, holds an M.M. in voice and opera performance from Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music and a B.M. in music education from SUNY Fredonia. Based in Chicago, Mr. Sackett works extensively, teaching voice and performing. He joined the voice faculty at Carthage College (Kenosha, WI) in 2015, where he continues to teach both classical and musical theater voice students. His opera credits include Owen Hart (Dead Man Walking), Guglielmo (Così fan tutte), Friedrich Bhaer (Little Women), Schaunard (La Boheme), The Four Villains (Les contes d’Hoffmann), and Herr Fluth (Die Lustigen Weiber von Windsor). He has performed numerous times with maestro Glen Cortese and the Western New York Chamber Orchestra, including the roles of Guglielmo (Cosi fan tutte) and Mr. Kofner (The Consul), and the bass soloist for Haydn’s Missa Sancti Nicolai and Vivaldi’s Magnificat. During the 2015-16 season, he sang the role of Papageno in Opera for the Young’s touring adaptation of Mozart’s The Magic Flute. He has been a featured baritone soloist for many concerts and oratorio, including Handel’s Judas Maccabeus, Mozart’s Requiem, Vaughan Williams’ Five Mystical Songs, and Duruflé’s Requiem. A passionate choral singer, Mr. Sackett has performed and recorded with top-tier ensembles including the GRAMMY-nominated new music ensemble The Crossing (Philadelphia), Music of the Baroque (Chicago), Grant Park Symphony Chorus (Chicago), Chicago Symphony Chorus, Vocális Chamber Choir (Buffalo), and Berkshire Choral International.  He is also a founding member of the Chicago-based Constellation Men’s Ensemble. As a conductor and educator, Mr. Sackett served as the assistant music director of the Hannah Hasbrouck Petersen Concert Series in Fredonia, NY, and as chorus master for the 2012 Hillman Opera production of Suor Angelica. He is thrilled to join Berkshire Choral International as a staff instructor in the summer of 2017 after two previous seasons as an apprentice.

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