BRYAN HYMEL, Tenor
Jesuit and Loyola graduate, New Orleans-born Bryan Hymel is one of the opera world’s fastest-rising stars, performing leading repertoire in the music capitals of the world. On short notice, he sang the difficult role of Aeneas in Berlioz’s Les Troyens at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden and at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. His first solo album, "Héroïque", debuted at number 3 on the Billboard Classical Music chart, and earned him the coveted Georges Thill Prize by the Académie Nationale du Disque Lyrique and the Newcomer of the Year Award from ECHO Klassik. Hymel is the winner of the 2013 Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Opera and the Beverly Sills Artist Award.