Tyrese Byrd, tenor, is a native of Greenville, South Carolina, hailed for his “golden tenor” voice (Times of San Diego). Recent performances include Ubaldo (Haydn’s Armida) with Opera NEO and the Hungarian State Opera, Prologue/Peter Quint (The Turn of the Screw) and Pluton/Aristée (Orphée aux Enfers) at the University of Michigan, Police Buddy 1 (Blue) with Toledo Opera, and Don Basilio (Kjartansson’s Bliss) with Detroit Opera. As a 2024 Studio Artist, Tyrese covered the role of David in Chautauqua Opera’s Pepito (Koch/Benavides), part of the triple bill performance Love and Longing by the Lake. As a Madison Opera Studio Artist, Tyrese appeared as Normanno (Lucia di Lammermoor), Mercury (Orpheus in the Underworld), and Don Basilio (Le nozze di Figaro) as a guest artist. Tyrese is also an active concert soloist and recitalist, including performances with the Hugo Wolf Akademie in Stuttgart, The Washington Chorus on their Argentinian tour, the Toledo Symphony, the Akron Symphony, and SC Bach. Tyrese holds degrees from Furman University and the University of Michigan.