Tenor Ryan Lustgarten is from Kirkland, WA and is currently based in Manhattan, NY. He last joined Pacific Northwest Opera in his debut as charming Pedrillo in last season’s production of Die Entführung aus dem Serail, and he is so thrilled to be back for Falstaff! This last summer, he performed Pedrillo again and covered Belmonte with Festival Napa Valley, and was also a Gerdine Young Artist with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. He is a versatile performer of musical theater, choral music, concert repertoire and classic and contemporary opera alike (with a particular love for newer works). He holds a Master of Music in Voice & Opera from Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Music from Washington State University.