Kennedy Kinnick, mezzo-soprano, is from Raymore, Missouri USA. She is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance at the University of Missouri (2026). Kennedy is studying voice with Christina Ray. Throughout her academic career, Kennedy has performed in various National Teachers of Singing competitions and has placed in both classical and musical theatre categories. 

In the 2022-2023 season, Kennedy made her operatic debut as Hippolyta in Mizzou Opera's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. The following summer, Kennedy appeared as Cornelia in Opera Semes production Giulio Cesare in Arezzo, Italy. 

In the 2023-2024 season, Kennedy made a company debut as a Flower Girl and studied the role of Cherubino in Landlocked Opera's production of Le Nozze di Figaro. In the spring 2024, Kennedy performed the role of Polinesso in Mizzou Opera's production of Handel's Ariodante. 

In the 2024-2025 season, Kennedy performed in Landlocked Opera's production of L’elisir d’amore. In March 2025, Kennedy performed in Mizzou's Opera's production of The Yeomen of The Guard as Dame Carruthers. In July 2025, she made a role and company debut as Cherubino in The Lyric Opera Studios production of Le nozze di Figaro in Weimar, Germany. 

In the upcoming 2025–2026 season, Kennedy will perform as a soloist with the Mizzou Philharmonic Orchestra on September 28, 2025, as a winner of the university’s Soloist Competition. In December, she will sing The Mother in Amahl and the Night Visitors with Landlocked Opera. In spring 2026, she will perform as Hansel in Mizzou Show-Me Operas production of Hansel and Gretel.