Biography

Timothy Kilgore is making his HGO mainstage debut as Nelson in Porgy and Bess. Previously with the company, Kilgore was a member of the HGO Chorus in productions of Simon Boccanegra (2006) and Faust (2007). His other opera credits include Carlisle Floyd’s Susannah, Verdi’s La traviata, and William Grant Still’s Highway 1 U.S.A. Kilgore has performed tenor arias in oratorio works such as Handel’s Messiah, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Dubois’s Seven Last Words, and Bach’s Christmas Oratorio. In addition to his vocal work, Kilgore is a freelance collaborative pianist in Houston and surrounding areas. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree in piano from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a graduate degree in education from Concordia University.