{"id":2499533,"date":"2026-07-13T02:12:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T02:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2499533"},"modified":"2026-07-13T02:12:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T02:12:26","slug":"classical-tenor-cooper-kendall-to-perform-in-new-bedford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/classical-tenor-cooper-kendall-to-perform-in-new-bedford\/","title":{"rendered":"Classical Tenor Cooper Kendall to Perform in New Bedford"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Cooper Joseph Kendall<\/a> is a classically trained American tenor. He earned degrees in Boston and New York and now lives in Switzerland. He is currently enrolled in a development study year in Basel, studying with world-renowned Mezzo-Soprano Tanja Ariane Baumgartner.<\/p>\n

From New Bedford Roots to European Opera Stages<\/h3>\n

Kendall’s home is in Connecticut, but he still remembers visiting New Bedford<\/a> as a child, staying with his grandparents, former State Representative Edward Coury and his wife Theresa.<\/p>\n

Kendall\u00a0is currently visiting New England family members and will perform\u00a0in New Bedford on July 17. He visited\u00a0Townsquare Sunday<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>to discuss his passion for music and some upcoming projects.<\/p>\n

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The Realities and Leaps of Faith in Classical Music<\/h3>\n

Kendall said his career did not come easy. “Until you are really in it, there is no way to know if it’s for you. It’s\u00a0quite difficult,” he said. “I worked with some really important mentors to\u00a0achieve what I have so far, to have the perseverance to study or move to Europe, for instance.”<\/p>\n

“At the start, I had no idea what I was doing,” he said. “It was a leap of faith or some sort of lucky strike that I made this work and really fell in love with it.”<\/p>\n

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Cooper Joseph Kendall via Facebook<\/figcaption>Cooper Joseph Kendall via Facebook<\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

A Historic Summer Performance at the Rotch-Jones-Duff House<\/h3>\n

Kendall has performed on stages all over the world, and soon he will be performing\u00a0at the Rotch-Jones-Duff House<\/a> in New Bedford. He will be singing songs from his new CD Summer at Home<\/em>, celebrating the 250th birthday of the United States of America, and the 200th birthday of famed songwriter Stephen Foster. The show starts at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Kendall said he is driven by his love of music. “I’m not thinking about it to get rich or be a celebrity,” he said. “It’s really something about interpreting and performing music, and creating for an audience.”<\/p>\n

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What a Key to the City of New Bedford Should Get You<\/h2>\n
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In the old days, receiving a key to the city actually opened some physical doors. Nowadays, it’s more for opening figurative ones. Here are some things that should be a benefit for the few fortunate enough to receive a key to New Bedford.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Gallery Credit: Phil Paleologos and Tim Weisberg<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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LOOK: Can You Recognize These Iconic ’70s Objects<\/h2>\n
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Step back into the 1970s and explore the everyday objects that defined daily life \u2014 and might leave younger generations scratching their heads.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Gallery Credit: Stephen Lenz<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n