Keith Brumley has been based in Kansas City, Missouri since 1991. His debut production with Lyric Opera of Kansas City was Candide in 1984. Keith joined the full-time staff of the Lyric in 1991. Upon his retirement in 2017, he had designed forty-four new productions for Lyric Opera.
Die Fledermaus (1989) was Keith’s debut with Des Moines Metro Opera. The summer of 2022 marked the fiftieth anniversary season for Des Moines, and Keith designed a new production of Porgy and Bess for the occasion. The 2022 season marked Keith’s completion of thirty seasons and sixty-one productions with Des Moines Metro Opera.
Keith has designed productions for companies such as New Orleans Opera, Austin Opera, Sarasota Opera, Palm Beach Opera, and Utah Opera, as well as many plays and musicals.
Recent productions include Flight, Carmen, Tosca, La bohème, Susannah, and Turandot.
