Corey McKern

Corey McKern (born 1975) is an operatic baritone.

McKern played saxophone and led the band as a drum major at Pelham High School. He switched to a voice major at Mississippi State University at the urging of professor Linda Karen Smith. He went on to earn his masters in the opera program at Indiana University, which led to apprenticeships in Seattle and Santa Fe.

McKern made his Opera Birmingham debut in March 2007 as Marcello in La bohème. He will reprise the role with the Santa Fe Opera, and the Augusta (Georgia) Opera during the summer before debuting in the New York City Opera as Morales in Bizet's Carmen in 2008.

References

• Huebner, Michael (March 28, 2007) "Living the life." The Birmingham News

External links

• McKern's bio at Janice Meyer & Associates Artist Management
• McKern profile at Pinnacle Arts Management