NEWS
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WINNER: AMERICAN PRIZE!
December 9, 2025
Kyle won the the American “Charles Nelson Reilly” Prize for Operatic Stage Direction in the Larger College/University Program Category for his production of Lee Hoiby’s Bon Appétit!
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TEXOMA NATS Conference
November 5, 6, 7 & 8, 2025
Kyle attends the 75th TEXOMA NATS regional conference in Waco, TX hosted by Baylor University.
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Vocal Artistry Art Song Festival
October 24, 25 & 26, 2025
Kyle attends the Vocal Artistry and Art Song Festival in Albuquerque, New Mexico, hosted by the University of New Mexico.
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Guest Clinician: Hobbs High School Choirs
October 9, 2025
Kyle visits Hobbs High School in New Mexico and workshops the choirs, led by Mr. Cameron Colson.
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SENMMEA Solo & Ensemble Festival
October 2, 2025
Kyle serves as Adjudicator for Southeastern New Mexico Music Educator’s Association’s annual Solo & Ensemble competition hosted at ENMU.
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RECITAL: FACULTY GALA
September 25, 2025
Kyle performs “Salut! demeure chaste et pure” from Faust by Charles Gounod on the ENMU Faculty Schoalrship Gala.
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ENMU: All-State Prep Day
September 20, 2025
Kyle serves as faculty clinician for ENMU’s All-State Prep Day. Kyle will workshop with the bass/baritone section made up of regional high school students and ENMU voice students, culminating a concert. Kyle Will perform “Silent noon” from The House of Life by Ralph Vaughn Williams.
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ENMU Men's Choir Festival
September 9, 2025
Kyle serves as faculty clinician for ENMU’s Men’s Choir Festival. Kyle will workshop the tenor section made up of regional High School students and ENMU voice students, culminating in a concert, during which Kyle will conduct Dowland’s “Come again sweet love,” and will perform “Phydilé” by Henri Duparc.
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Kyle joins ENMU faculty!
July 9, 2025
Kyle accepted the Visiting Assistant Professor of Voice position at Eastern New Mexico University for the 2025/2026 academic year!
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FINALIST: AMERICAN PRIZE
May 13, 2025
Kyle is a finalist for the American Prize in operatic stage direction for his production of Lee Hoiby’s Bon Appétit!
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RECITAL: Pale Blue Dot
May 2, 2025
Kyle presents a joint faculty recital with hornist Dr. Selena Boyda and pianist Dr. Irina Cunev. Repertoire includes works by Britten and Wainwright.
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ORATORIO: Handel's The Messiah
April 13, 2025
Kyle joins the Northshore Choral Society as the tenor soloist in performances of Handel’s The Messiah, part II.
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Louisiana NATS Conference
February 22, 2025
Kyle presents “Singing through Cancer: Promoting Vocal Health for the Cancer Survivor” at the 2025 Louisiana NATS state conference.
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LMEA Conference
January 19, 2025
Kyle joins a panel of experts and speaks at the session, “Singing Outside the Box: Adapting Choral Techniques for all Genres.”
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OPERA: Adamo's Becoming Santa Claus
December 20 & 21, 2024
Kyle will appear as Yab in Adamo’s Becoming Santa Claus with Opéra Louisane. Ticket information can be found at: https://www.operalouisiane.com/tickets
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ORATORIO: Saint-Saëns' Christmas Oratorio
December 7, 2024
Kyle appears as the tenor soloist in Saint-Saëns’ Oratorio de Noël with the combined Northshore Choral Society and Southeastern University Chorus under the direction of Prof. Caleb Porter.
PAST HIGHLIGHTS
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Presenting Dr. Kyle Melton
May 17, 2024
Kyle graduates from Louisiana State University, earning a DMA in Vocal Performance.
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1st Runner-up at GRC!
April 30, 2024
For his oral presentation on his dissertation research, Singing through Cancer Promoting Vocal Health for the Cancer Survivor, Kyle was awarded 1st runner-up.
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Kyle passes Dissertation Defense!
March 19, 2024
Kyle’s doctoral committee passed his dissertation: Singing through Cancer: Promoting Vocal Health for the Cancer Survivor which won the prestigious LSU Dissertation Fellowship for the 2023/2024 academic year!
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Oratorio: Stainer's Cruxifixion
March 15, 2024
Kyle sings the tenor soloist in Stainer’s The Crucifixion in a special joint performance featuring the choirs of St. James Episcopal and First United Methodist Church of Baton Rouge.
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LSU wins at NOA
January 4, 2024
Louisiana State University takes home first prize at NOA’s annual opera scenes competition! Kyle sang Tamino in the second act quintet, which featured baritone Yonathan Ashtake, soprano Chuyan Luo, and mezzo-sopranos Sydney Sorbet and Anna Safko.
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ORATORIO: Bach's Magnificat
December 17, 2023
Kyle joins Maestro Paul Henderson and sings the tenor solos of Bach’s Magnificat at Highland Baptist Church in Louisville, KY.
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DIRECTING: Bon Appetit!
November 20, 2023
Kyle directs his new production of Lee Hoiby’s Bon Appetit for the LSU Honor’s College, starring mezzo-soprano, Sydney Sorbet.
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OPERA: Kyle sings Tamino
October 20, 2023
Kyle sings Tamino in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte with the Turner-Fischer Center for Opera.
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SVI-Trained Vocologist
July 20, 2023
After six weeks of intensive training,Kyle is an SVI-Trained Vocologist!
“This program has fundamentally changed my singing and teaching, and I couldn’t be more grateful to Dr. Titze, Dr. Maxfield, Dr. Manternach and the many others who shared their experitse and made this program life changing for all who were there!” -KM
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OPERA: World Premiere!
May 2, 2023
Kyle originates the role of Thomas Higginson in Rodrigo Camargo’s new opera, Emily Somebody. This new opera musically captures the unique relationship between American poet, Emily Dickenson and her publisher, Thomas Higginson.
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Article Published!
May 1, 2023
Kyle’s article, “Singing after Cancer” was published in the May/June 2023 issue of Classical Singer Magazine.
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ORATORIO: Acadian Symphony Debut!
March 31, 2023
Kyle makes his Acadian Symphony Debut in Lafayette, LA as the tenor soloist in Bach’s Cantata “Christ lag in Todesbunden,” BWV 4.
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LSU Disseration Fellowship!
March 9, 2023
Kyle wins the prestigious LSU Dissertation Fellowship for his monograph, Singing through Cancer: Promoting Vocal Health for the Cancer Survivor.
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RECITAL: Beethoven & Fauré
February 24, 2023
Kyle performs Beethoven’s An die ferne Geliebte and Fauré’s La bonne chanson with pianist, Andrew Fath in the LSU School of Music Recital Hall.
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DIRECTING: Suor Angelica
November 11 & 12, 2022
Produced and Directed by Kyle, Puccini’s Suor Angelica opens to a full audience!
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RECITAL: Britten's Canticles
April 28. 2022
Kyle performs Britten’s first three canticles with Andrew Fath on Piano and guest artists, soprano Angela Lamar and hornist Bradley Burford.
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DIRECTING: LSU Opera Secnes Program
September 22, 2022
Kyle makes his directing debut with the Turner-Fischer Center for Opera at LSU, with the final trio from Ponchielli’s Immortal work, La Gioconda.
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DIRECTING: Dido and Aeneas
March 26 & 28, 2021
Produced and Directed by Kyle Melton, Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas opens to full and enthusiastic audience!
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OPERA: Così fan tutte
October 8 & 10, 2022
Kyle performs the role of Ferrando in Mozart’s Così fan tutte at the Turner-Fischer Center for opera!
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