Costa Rican baritone, Kevin Godínez has quickly established himself as a multifaceted and award-winning singer. Known for the expressive color of his sound and captivating stage presence (Parterre Box), Mr. Godínez has received awards in various competitions in the USA, Mexico and Costa Rica, as the Linus Lerner International Voice Competition, Giargiari Bel Canto Competition, Gerda Lissner Foundation International Vocal Competition, the Cooper-Bing Competition, the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition 2024 and most recently in the Loren L. Zachary National Vocal Competition.

His roles include Figaro (in Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia), Ford (in Verdi’s Falstaff), Tarquinius (in Britten’s The rape of Lucretia) Silvio (in Leoncavallo’s I Pagliacci), Peter (in Humperdinck’s Hänsel und Gretel), Don Giovanni and Masetto (in Mozart’s Don Giovanni), Marcello and Schaunard (in Puccini’s La bohème), Gianni Schicchi (in Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi), Conte d’Almaviva (in Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro), Dottore Malatesta (in Donizetti’s Don Pasquale), Giorgio Germont (in Verdi’s La traviata).

Kevin joined the Merola Opera Program in the summer (2023) in San Francisco, California. In 2023 he was a finalist in the Jette Parker Young Artist Program at the Royal Opera House, in London, and most recently competed in the prestigious IX Mirjam Helin Competition, in Finland in the summer 2024.

A recent graduate (2024) from The Academy of Vocal Arts, Mr. Godínez was named Emerging Artist of the 2024/2025 season by Opera Philadelphia where he will be featured in diverse productions and project through their season. Previous teachers include Luis Ledesma, Rafael Saborío, Massimo Pezzutti and soprano Maria Russo.