Ryan Lustgarten is a tenor from the Seattle area. He has just begun his two-year residency at the Boston University Opera Institute as one of their young artists.
On January 15th, Northwestern University Opera Theater’s production of Monteverdi’s Orfeo will be premiered. Mr. Lustgarten performed as Pastore One under the baton of Steven Alltop and direction of Joachim Schamberger. Mr. Lustgarten’s staged performance of Jake Heggie’s song cycle, “Friendly Persuasions,” will be live-streamed as a part of the Boston University Opera Institute’s virtual Fringe Festival. Also with the Opera Institute, Mr. Lustgarten will perform as Henry Crawford in Jonathan Dove’s Mansfield Park. In summer 2021, Mr. Lustgarten will be performing with Central City Opera as a member of the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Studio Artists. He will cover the role of Borsa in their production of Rigoletto.
Ryan Lustgarten has performed many operatic roles, including Nemorino (L’Elisir d’amore), Rinuccio (Gianni Schicchi), Alfred (Die Fledermaus), Pat (Dog Days), Sellem (The Rake’s Progress), St. Brioche (Merry Widow), Bill (A Hand of Bridge), and Leonato (Beatrice et Benedict). He has also covered the roles of Lenski (Eugene Onegin), Tom Rakewell (The Rake’s Progress), and Benedict (Beatrice et Benedict).
Ryan Lustgarten also excels in concert settings. In October 2021, he will perform as the tenor soloist for Beethoven’s 9th Symphony with the North Shore Choral Society. He has also performed as the tenor soloist in the Mozart Requiem, Handel’s Messiah, Rachmaninov Vespers, and David T. Little’s “Am I Born.” He also had the pleasure of singing Bocelli’s “The Prayer” with Broadway star Heather Headley for a benefit concert given at Northwestern University.
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Kirkland, WA
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