Born in Washington D.C., Ian McEuen has served with The United States Army Band, Pershing’s Own, as a vocalist in the U.S. Army Chorus since 2020. As a freelance artist, he has proven his performing mettle on operatic, theatrical, and concert stages across the United States. Most recently, Ian portrayed Adolfo Pirelli in Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd at Signature Theatre, directed by Sarna Lapine. He has also been seen at Signature Theatre as Sondheim’s two other Italian tenors, Giuseppe Zangara in Assassins and LT. Torasso in Passion. Ian made his NSO Pops debut as A-Rab in a semi-staged production of Bernstein’s West Side Story.

 In his operatic career, Ian has been a champion of both new works and the enduring repertoire of old. Ian created the roles of Uncle Rondo in Why I Live at the P.O. and Redwood Son/various in Florida, both world premieres with UrbanArias. Previously with UrbanArias, Ian could be seen as Dr. S. in The Man who Mistook his Wife for a Hat. With Washington National Opera, he created the roles of the Hippo, Holy Man, and Dog in the world premiere of The Lion, Unicorn, and Me. Other career highlights include Eland in Lost in the Stars, and Goro in Madame Butterfly (Washington National Opera); the Tanzmeister in Ariadne auf Naxos (Wolf Trap Opera and Fort Worth Opera); Tobias in Sweeney Todd (Atlanta Opera, Baltimore Concert Opera, and New Orleans Opera); Le Remendado in Carmen (Annapolis Opera); Pong in Turandot (Nashville Opera); Pang in Turandot (Virginia Opera); Monostatos in Die Zauberflöte (Arizona Opera); Alpheus in Lysistrata and Padre Antonio in the world professional premiere of With Blood, With Ink (Fort Worth Opera). Ian has appeared as a soloist at Carnegie Hall twice, with the New York City Chamber Orchestra. 

In addition to being a seasoned performer, Ian is also an educator. He holds the position of Adjunct Professor in Musical Theatre Voice at George Mason University’s Dewberry School of Music. He has also taught voice and choir at the Sheridan School, and has led masterclasses and workshops with students of all ages across DC, Maryland, and Virginia. He holds a BFA in Vocal Performance from Carnegie Mellon University, an M.M. in Voice Performance from University of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music, as well as teaching certifications in Voice Function 101 and the Mechanics of Mix and Belt from the Maddie Tarbox Vocal Studio.