Chris Lysack

Canadian tenor Chris Lysack brings a vast and unorthodox skill set to his craft. Initially having received his formal training at Indiana University as a concert pianist (Doctor of Music) and a literary scholar (PhD, French Literature) before completing his vocal studies at Manhattan School of Music, he is uniquely positioned to approach the most challenging repertoire with intellectual rigor and refined musicianship of the highest caliber. In the past few seasons, the "intrepid, individual artist" (Opera Now) has performed as a leading tenor throughout Europe, including at the Staatsoper Hamburg, Landestheater Salzburg, Theater Osnabrück, Theater Aachen, Stadttheater Bern, and the Theater Bremen, site of his "sensational début" (Opernglas) in 2014 as Walther von Stolzing in Die Meistersin