Lucas van Lierop

Hailed as “a gifted tenor” (China Daily), Lucas van Lierop is a versatile singer, performing in operas, oratorios, and song recitals. He has performed with many premiere ensembles and artistic organizations, including the Dutch National Opera, the Groot Omroepkoor and the Radio Filharmonisch Orkest, the Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest, Stuttgart JSB Ensemble, and the New Haven Symphony Orchestra.

Lucas is a graduate of the prestigious Dutch National Opera Studio in Amsterdam, where he worked under the guidance of Rosemary Joshua. Highlights of roles performed while in the studio include Joe Cannon in John Adams’ Girls of the Golden West, directed by Peter Sellars; and Heinrich der Schreiber in Christof Loy’s production of Wagner’s Tannhäuser, conducted by Marc Albrecht.

This season Lucas performed Der Schneider in the Dutch National Opera’s new production of Königskinder, and was critically acclaimed for his role as Pong, in a new production of Turandot.In this spring he will sing Der Wirtin the Dutch National Opera’s upcoming revival of Der Rosenkavalier.Previous seasons at the DNO have seen him performing Spoletta in Tosca,Don Basilio in Le nozze di Figaro,and creating the role of Man Ray in Willem Jeths’ Ritratto.

In early 2022 he debuted Orphée, as part of the Opera Forward Festival’s world premiere of O | A | E, receiving universal critical acclaim. A mixed-media opera in which he was the sole singer, Lucas also played guitar and performed with recorded electronics.

Concert appearances include The Prince in Abrahamsen’s The Snow Queen,conducted by Kent Nagano; Ein Jüngling in Schreker’s Die Gezeichneten, conducted by Markus Stenz; selections from Handel’s Messiahwith the Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest, as well as Durante’s Magnificatand Mozart’s Vesperae solennes de
confessorewith the Groot Omroepkoor and the Radio Filharmonisch Orkest. Other concert appearances include Bach Cantata 149with Helmuth Rilling and the Stuttgart JSB Ensemble, Handel’s Messiahwith the New Haven Symphony Orchestra, and Orff’s Carmina Buranawith the Yale Symphony Orchestra.

Born in Hilversum, the Netherlands, Lucas began singing as a boy soprano with the Vancouver Bach Children's Choir. He completed his Masters in Vocal Performance at McGill University, in Canada, studying under the guidance of Sanford Sylvan. In 2017 he completed his Masters of Musical Arts at Yale University, where he studied under the guidance of professors Richard Cross.