Most Current
Ian has been a member of the Ryan Opera Center at the Lyric Opera of Chicago since 2022.
Upcoming
2025 Schaunard, La bohème (G. Puccini), Lyric Opera of Chicago
Past Engagements/Roles performed
2024 4. Diener, Capriccio (R.Strauss), Salzburger Festspiele
2024 Man in Bar, Champion (T. Blanchard), Lyric Opera of Chicago
2023 Il Conte, Le nozze di Figaro (W.A. Mozart), Indiana University
2021 Papageno, Die Zauberflöte (W.A. Mozart), Aspen Summer Music Festival
Roles Studied/Covered
Dandini, La Cenerentola (G. Rossini), Lyric Opera of Chicago
Foreman, Jenůfa (L. Janacek), Lyric Opera of Chicago
Marullo, Rigoletto (G. Verdi), Lyric Opera of Chicago
Dancaïre, Carmen (G. Bizet), Lyric Opera of Chicago
Education
Since 2022 Member of the Ryan Opera Center, Lyric Opera of Chicago
2021-22 Apprentice Artist, Palm Beach Opera
2021 Renee Fleming Artist, Aspen Summer Music Festival
2021 Master of Music, Indiana University
2019 Bachelor of Music, University of Wisconsin Eau Claire
Competitions and Awards
2022 Second Place, Tier Two, John Alexander Vocal Competition, Jackson, MS
2021 First Place, Young Artist Tier, James Toland Vocal Arts Competition, Oakland
Agency
Ian is represented by Askonas Holt.
Dated: 2024
| Composer | Opera/Operetta | Aria | Role |
1 | Gioachino Rossini | La Cenerentola | Come un'ape ne'giorni d'aprile | Dandini |
2 | Ambroise Thomas | Hamlet | O vin, dissipe | Hamlet |
3 | Erich Wolfgang Korngold | Die tote Stadt | Mein Sehnen, mein Wähnen | Fritz |
4 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Le nozze di Figaro | Hai già vinta la causa / Vedrò mentr'io sospiro | Conte |
5 | Benjamin Britten | Billy Budd | Billy Budd, king of the birds | Billy |