Tenor Lyon Stewart is an operatic and choral singer from Washington, DC. He began singing with the Washington National Cathedral Choir at age 9, and made his solo debut with the NSO performing the Annunciation in The Messiah under Emil de Cou at age 13. He completed a Bachelor of Music in vocal performance at Indiana University in 2014 where he performed roles such as Njegus in The Merry Widow, The Witch in Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel, and Don Curzio in Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro. He performed the role of Prince Yamadori in Opera Omaha’s 2019 production of Madame Butterfly. Lyon is currently based in Seattle, where he sings regularly with Harmonia, Evergreen Ensemble, and Epiphany Parish. Recent solo engagements include Beethoven’s 9th Symphony with Auburn Symphony Orchestra, Bach BWV 147 with Epiphany Parish, and the role of Nadir in Bizet’s Les Pecheurs de Perles.