
Victor Ryan Robertson is an American musical artist distinguished by the compass and color of his tenor voice. He navigates the classical, contemporary, pop, and Broadway genres to deliver inspiring and thrilling performances on both opera and theatrical stages. His discography includes the soundtrack of the Netflix original film Rustin, music by Branford Marsalis, Verdi’s La traviata as Alfredo with Victory Hall Opera, Carly Simon’s Romulus Hunt with Nashville Opera on the Lexicon Classics label, and Anthony Davis’s X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X as Elijah/Street, recorded for commercial release by Boston Modern Orchestra Project and nominated for a 2023 Grammy Award.
Victor made his Metropolitan Opera debut as Raoul in their new production of The Merry Widow, and in the same year he made his Broadway debut as Piangi in The Phantom of the Opera. Last season he returned to the Met as Elijah/Street in Anthony Davis’s groundbreaking and influential opera X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X—a role he previously performed for Detroit Opera and Opera Omaha. This season, he joins Seattle Opera as Tamino in Die Zauberflöte, Fort Worth Opera as Ramiro in La Cenerentola, and Opera Theatre of St. Louis as Uncle Percy in the world premiere of Ricky Ian Gordon and Lynn Nottage’s This House. He will also be heard in recitals for Seattle Opera, the University of Michigan, and Sun Valley Opera and Broadway.