kevin hanrahan, tenor

Kevin Hanrahan has performed nationally and internationally in opera, oratorio, and recital performances. Some favorite roles have been Tamino in Die Zauberflöte, Sam Polk in Susannah, Ferrando in Così fan tutte, Alfred in Die Fledermaus, Harold Hill in The Music Man, and Harlequin and the Soldier in Viktor Ullmann’s Der Kaiser von Atlantis. Dr. Hanrahan has performed the Mozart Requiem, Bach’s Magnificat, both sets of Mozart Vespers, Mozart’s Coronation Mass, the Messiah, and Mendelssohn’s Elijah. A frequent recitalist, Dr. Hanrahan has performed in Pittsburgh, Phoenix, Scottsdale, and throughout Austria. Highlights include Weill und Brech, Liederabend in Graz, Austria, and Schubert’s Die Schöne Müllerin with fortepiano in Phoenix and Scottsdale. As a founding member of the vocal chamber ensemble Lyrika, Dr. Hanrahan has performed Brahm’s Liebeslieder Walzer, Barber’s A Hand of Bridge, and John Greer’s Liebesleid-Lieder Waltzes. Dr. Hanrahan has performed as a soloist with the Opera Theatre of Pittsburgh, the Lyric Opera Theater at Arizona State University, the Catalina Chamber Orchestra, the Arizona State University Chamber Orchestra, the Phoenix Bach Choir, the AIMS Festival Orchestra in Graz, Austria, the Poona Music Society in India, and the McKeesport Symphony.

Dr. Hanrahan has worked with numerous influential conductors including Robert Page, Charles Bruffy, David Stocker, and Gunther Schuller, as well several esteemed directors such as Elizabeth Bachman, Rhoda Levine, Gregory Lehane and Graham Whitehead.  Dr. Hanrahan has held teaching positions at Arizona State University, Scottsdale Community College, and Grand Canyon University. Upcoming engagements for Dr. Hanrahan include a performance of "Die Schöne Müllerin" in Denver in February. 

As a researcher and teacher, Dr. Hanrahan has presented at national and international conferences including the National Association of Teachers of Singing 2006 National Convention and the International Society of Music Educators World Conference 2006 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and has given masterclasses/workshop sessions in India. Future research activities include continuing investigating the relationship between the second vowel formant and adduction, the effect of hearing in the training of singing, and the “Mozart Tenor.”  Dr. Hanrahan currently holds the position of Assistant Professor of Voice and Voice Pedagogy at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and is a recipient of the 2006 Layman Award.