Shannon
Known for her “emotional and deeply personal singing,” (Operawire) Hungarian-American Mezzo-Soprano Shannon Keegan finds herself at home in any room that she walks into. Combining fearless vocal technique, fierce dramatic skill, and what her friends would call "an uncanny ability to take it too far," Shannon delivers compelling and honest performances with her “luminous voice” (Ópera Actual) and commanding stage presence.
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Beginning her 2025/2026 season with a bang, Shannon traveled to Chile to make her role, house, and hemisphere debut as Charlotte in Massenet's Werther at the Teatro Municipal de Santiago. Continuing a season of exciting debut's Shannon returned to Staatsoper Stuttgart to sing Suzuki in Puccini's Madama Butterfly before making her debut in the same role at Bayerische Staatsoper that very same month. Directly following, Shannon will sing Zweite Magd in Elektra under the baton of Vladimir Jurowksi while simultaneously rehearsing a Blumenmädchen in Parsifal with Sebastian Weigle, both at the Bayerische Staatsoper. She finished her 2025/2026 season with her Austrian debut as Mary in Der Fliegende Holländer in a new production at the Tiroler Festspiele Erl.
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In the summer of 2025, Shannon made her Glyndebourne debut as a Blumenmädchen in the company's premiere staging of Wagner's Parsifal. This landmark production was conducted by Robin Ticciati and directed by Jetske Mijnssen. Shannon also covered Rosina in the revival production of Il barbiere di Siviglia while at Glyndebourne.
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In concert, Shannon made her debut with the Berlin Philharmonic under the baton of Kirill Petrenko. She sang as the 1st Alto in featured trios, quartets, and octets in Mendelssohn's Elias. She then returned to the Berlin Philharmonic to sing in Strauss' monolithic opera Die Frau ohne Schatten in a new production at the Baden-Baden Festspielhaus.
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As a member of the Staatsoper Stuttgart Opernstudio for the 22/23 and 23/24 seasons, Shannon made several important debuts such as Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro, Der Sandmann in Hänsel und Gretel, Roßweise in Die Walküre, Zerlina in Don Giovanni, Zweite Dame in Barrie Kosky's staging of Die Zauberflöte, Stimme des Ungeborenen in Die Frau ohne Schatten, and Die Schwester in the world premiere of Bernhard Lang's Dora, winner of Opernwelt's World Premiere of the Year 2024. She was also part of the construction of the sound installation Erda Speaking HELLOHELLO premiered in 2023 and revived in 2024.
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Shannon completed her time as an Apprentice in The Santa Fe Opera's 2024 season, covering Octavian in I. She also sang in the Apprentice Scenes program as Der Komponist from Ariadne auf Naxos and The Fox in The Cunning Little Vixen.
A lover of song, Shannon returned to Carnegie Hall as a participant in Renee Fleming’s Song Studio in 2023. Due to her success at the program, Shannon was invited to make her recital debut as part of Carnegie Hall's Citywide Series. She presented Schubert's Schwanengesang to much acclaim. A month later, she brought the same recital to The Antwerp Lied Festival for her European recital debut. The public was thrilled by her "quasi operatic" interpretation and she soon brings her lauded performance to the Hungarian House of Music.
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In her free time, Shannon enjoys haunting bookstores and taking prisoners to add to her ever expanding "To Be Read" shelf. An avid reader, she subsists on a literary diet composed almost entirely of fantasy and science fiction. Famously, she has been known to say, "if it doesn't have a dragon in it, I don't care." When not reading, Shannon loves to write poetry, chip away at her own novel, cook extravagant meals WAY above her skill level, and watch movies. Science fiction and fantasy, of course.
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Future seasons see role and house debuts at The Dallas Opera, Glyndebourne, Berlin Philharmonic, Teatro Municipal de Santiago, Royal Opera and Ballet, and the Tokyo Philharmonic. Shannon is currently freelance homeless as she simply doesn’t have the time nor inclination to establish a permanent address. The IRS may still be able to find her, but you sure won’t.
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