British tenor Ed Lyon studied at St John’s College Cambridge, the Royal Academy of Music and the National Opera Studio. He made his Royal Opera debut in 2008 as Lysander (A Midsummer Night’s Dream) and has returned for roles including Walther (Tannhäuser), Eduardo (The Exterminating Angel) and Septimius (Theodora). Recent engagements include Tamino (The Magic Flute) for La Monnaie, Brussels, Don Ottavio (Don Giovanni) for Scottish Opera,  La clemenza di Tito (title role) for Opera de Rouen, Steva (Jenůfa) for Opera North, Septimius for Teatro Real, Madrid, Ferdinand (Miranda) for Oper Köln, Peter Quint (The Turn of the Screw), the title role in Orfeo and Grimoaldo (Rodelinda) for Garsington and the title role in Candide for Welsh National Opera. In 2019 he released his first solo album, 17th Century Playlist, on Delphian records. Further engagements for 2025/26 include Il trionfo del tempo e del disinganno (Teatro dell’Opera di Roma) and the title role in Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria (Garsington).