Louis Tiemann is excited to be making his tenor debut with Chautauqua Opera, having recently shifted up from baritone. In 2022, Louis made his debut with Saratoga Opera singing Anthony in Sweeney ToddS and Fiorello in Il barbiere di Siviglia. A second-year apprentice with the Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Louis premiered the role of Ollie in the new children’s opera Sketchbook for Ollie by Rachel Peters. In the spring of 2023, he workshopped and premiered the role of Billy in Carry My Own Suitcase, a new opera by Susan Kander and Roberta Gumbel, as well as the title character in Werther at William Jewell College. Louis completed his master’s degree at Bard College, where he worked with Stephanie Blythe, Kayo Iwama, Erika Switzer, and Joan Patenaude-Yarnell, and his Artist Diploma at William Jewell College under the teaching of Daniel Belcher.