Ryan MacPherson is one of the most highly sought young tenors of his generation. With a vast and growing repertoire, he is well known for his captivating stage presence, as well as his expertise in modern and contemporary music. In 2012-13 he sings as Alfred in Die Fledermaus in his Virginia Opera debut; returns to Long Beach Opera and makes his Chicago Opera Theater as Roderick Usher in their co-production of Glass’ The Fall of the House of Usher; and returns to Shreveport Opera as Duke in Rigoletto. In summer 2013, he returns to the Buxton Festival as Horace in Gounod’s La colombe and Kornélis in Saint-Saëns’ La princesse jeune. In season 2013-14 he sings Jack’s Father in the world premiere of Wuorinen’s Brokeback Mountain with Teatro Real, Madrid, and returns to Nashville Opera as The Neurologist in Michael Nyman’s The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat.