Jeffrey G. Kitto, TENOR

“Kitto's amazing voice alone is worth the price of admission.”  - Jaci Webb, Billings Gazette

Jeffrey Grant Kitto was most recently seen playing Pinkerton in Madame Butterfly for the Montana Lyric Opera and before that, he sang the role of Don Jose in Carmen for the Mendocino Festival Opera. Previous recent engagements include Rodolfo in La Boheme, another Don Jose in Carmen, Nemorino in L’Elisir d’Amore, and Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi.  Jeffrey has most recently performed with the Intermountain Opera, Rimrock Opera, Spokane Opera, Montana Lyric Opera, Oregon Lyric Opera, the Northwest Symphony, the Glacier Symphony, and the Helena Symphony.

A multiple recipient of The Metropolitan Opera Auditions National Council Awards as well as a past winner of the National Association of Teachers of Singing Artist Award, Mr. Kitto completed his bachelor’s degree in music from Montana State University.

Jeffrey’s concert experience includes engagements with the Blue Lake Symphony in Michigan, Northwest Symphony, Glacier Symphony, Billings Symphony, Spokane Opera, Helena Symphony, Sweet Pea Summer Festival, and Rimrock Opera among others.   His most recent work includes Beethoven’s Choral Fantasia and 9th Symphony, Carmina Burana, J.S. Bach’s Actus Tragicus, Ralph Vaughn Williams Hodie, and Spokane Opera’s “Hot August Night” concert series.  In 2005, Mr. Kitto was the musical director and performed in Montana State University’s production of Batboy, The Musical. Jeffrey was a founding member of national recording artists, The Clintons, with whom he performed, toured, and helped release four albums including the release of the album “Who Invited Roger” which was met with independent acclaim throughout the northwest. 

Upcoming engagements for Mr. Kitto include Cavarodossi in Tosca and The Duke in Rigoletto for the Rimrock Opera, Haydn’s Mass in a Time of War for the Great Falls Symphony, and Mozart’s Requiem for the Northwest Symphony.