C O U N T E R T E N O R
– The Seattle Times
“ Countertenor Ryan Belongie showed an expressive range almost as wide as his vocal range in some remarkable solo work; the emotional honest of 'He was despised' was especially telling.”
ENGAGEMENTS
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Carmina Burana
Utah Symphony
Countertenor Soloist
April 10 & 11, 2026
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El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Leonardo (cover)
March 21, 24, 26, 29, April 1, & 4, 2026
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Bach St. Mark Passion
Bach in the City
Alto Soloist
March 20, 2026
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Giulio Cesare
St. Petersburg Opera
Tolomeo
January 30, February 1, & 3, 2023
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Euridice (Peri)
Haymarket Opera Company
Arcetro
October 24 & 25, 2025
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Lost Objects
Ear Taxi Festival & Bella Voce Chicago
Soloist
October 3, 2025
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Artaserse
Haymarket Opera Company
Megabise
June 27, 29, & July 1, 2025
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Remedios Varios
Chicago Opera Theater
The Tree, The Student
April 18, 2025
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Ester (Stradella)
Haymarket Opera Company
Mardocheo
March 28, 2025
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Tamerlano
Haymarket Opera Company
Title Role
September 19, 21, & 22, 2024
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Partenope
San Francisco Opera
Armindo (cover)
June 15, 19, 23, 25, & 28, 2024
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
Atlanta Opera
Oberon (cover)
February 2, 5, 8, & 10, 2024
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Messiah
Classical Music Chicago
Alto Soloist
December 17, 2023
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El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego
San Francisco Opera
Leonardo (cover)
June 13, 17, 22, 25, & 30, 2023
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Bach Cantata 41
Bach Week Festival of Chicago
Alto Soloist
April 28, 2023
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Messiah
Classical Music Chicago
Alto Soloist
December 18, 2022
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Messiah
Apollo Chorus of Chicago
Alto Soloist
December 10 & 11, 2022
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Salome
Tulsa Opera
Page / Emcee / Chanteuse
April 29 & May 1, 2022
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St. John Passion
Apollo Chorus of Chicago
Alto Soloist
March 12 & 13, 2022
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Semele
St. Petersburg Opera
Athamas
February 4, 6, & 8, 2022
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Messiah
International Music Foundation of Chicago
Alto Soloist
December 18, 2021
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Written on Skin
Opera de Montréal
First Angel / Boy (cover)
January 25, 28, 30, & February 2, 2020
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Messiah
International Music Foundation of Chicago
Alto Soloist
December 16 & 17, 2019
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Abraham in Flames
Niloufar Talebi Projects, San Francisco
Angel
May 9, 10, 11, & 12, 2019
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L'incoronazione di Poppea
Boston Baroque
Ottone
April 26 & 28, 2019
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Carmina Burana
Alabama Symphony
Countertenor Soloist
January 18 & 19, 2019
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Messiah
International Music Foundation of Chicago
Alto Soloist
December 17 & 18, 2018
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Hart Institute Concert
The Dallas Opera
November 10, 2018
Mozart Requiem
St. Cecilia Orchestra
Alto Soloist
November 2018
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Messiah
International Music Foundation of Chicago
Alto Soloist
December 2017
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La Circe
Ars Minerva
Pirro
September 2017
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The Fairy Queen
Long Beach Opera
Lysander
January 2017
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Messiah
International Music Foundation of Chicago
Alto Soloist
December 2016
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The Fairy Queen
Chicago Opera Theater
Lysander
November 2016
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Agrippina
West Edge Opera
Ottone
August 2016
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St. John Passion
Leipzig Baroque Orchestra
Alto Soloist
February 2016
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Messiah
International Music Foundation of Chicago
Alto Soloist
December 2015
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Carmina Burana
Utah Symphony
Countertenor Soloist
October 2015
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Quickening
Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus
Countertenor Soloist
June 2015
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Angel Heart
Napa Valley Festival
Summer
July 2015
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Carmina Burana
San Diego Symphony
Countertenor Soloist
May 2015
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Dettinger Te Deum
Music of the Baroque
Alto Soloist
May 2015
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Carmina Burana
Alabama Symphony
Countertenor Soloist
April 2015
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St. John Passion
American Festival Chorus
Alto Soloist
April 2015
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Semele
Canadian Opera Company
at Brooklyn Academy of Music
Athamas (cover)
February – March 2015
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Messiah
Lexington Philharmonic
Alto Soloist
December 2014
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Messiah
International Music Foundation of Chicago
Alto Soloist
December 2014
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Partenope
San Francisco Opera
Armindo (cover)
October – November 2014
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Carmina Burana
St. Louis Symphony
Countertenor Soloist
May 2014
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Hercules
Canadian Opera Company
Lychas (cover)
April 2014
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St. Matthew Passion
Grand Rapids Symphony
Alto Soloist
March 2014
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Messiah
Kansas City Symphony
Alto Soloist
December 2013
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The Sorrows of Frederick
Metropolitan Opera Workshop
Katte
May 2013
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Mass in B minor
American Festival Chorus
Alto Soloist
March 2013
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Mass in B minor
Bach Institute
Valparaiso University
Alto Soloist
March 2013
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L'incoronazione di Poppea
Berkeley West Edge Opera
Ottone
January – February 2013
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Messiah
Alabama Symphony
Alto Soloist
December 2012
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St. Matthew Passion
Utah Festival Opera
Alto Soloist
July 2012
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Semele
Canadian Opera Company
Athamas
April – May 2012
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Rinaldo
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Mago Cristiano
February – March 2012
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Messiah
Seattle Symphony
Alto Soloist
December 2011
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Adler Fellows Gala Concert
San Francisco Opera
December 2011
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Recital
Eden Performing Arts Concert Series
November 2011
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Xerxes
San Francisco Opera
Arsamene (cover)
October – November 2011
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Recital
Cal Performances
September 2011
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Chichester Psalms & Bach Cantata 170
Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus
July 2011
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Gesualdo Responsoria
Il Complesso Barocco
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
April 2011
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Theodora
Opera Bergen, Norway
Didymus
April 2011
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Hercules
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Lychas (cover)
March 2011
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Wheel in the Middle of the Field
Alonzo King LINES Ballet
Lyon, France
Soloist
December 2010
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Adler Fellows Gala Concert
San Francisco Opera
December 2010
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Xerxes
Berkeley West Edge Opera
Arsamene
November 2010
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Recital
Merola Signature Series
October 2010
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Adler Fellows Concert
Townsend Opera Orchestra
October 2010
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Dido and Aeneas & Ode to St. Cecilia
Music of the Baroque
Spirit / Alto Soloist
September 2010
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
Wolf Trap Opera
Oberon
August 2010
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Recital
Wolf Trap Opera
July 2010
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Adler Fellows Concert
Merola Opera Program
Spring Gala
May 2010
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Wheel in the Middle of the Field
Alonzo King LINES Ballet
Soloist
April 2010
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La Calisto (excerpts)
Adler Fellows Gala
Endimione
April 2010
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Adler Fellows Recital
Eureka Chamber Music Series
January 2010
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Holiday Choral and Brass
Music of the Baroque
Alto Soloist
December 2009
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Messiah
St. Clement Orchestra and Chorus
Alto Soloist
December 2009
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Merola Grand Finale Concert
San Francisco Opera
August 2009
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Orfeo ed Euridice Act III
Merola Opera Program
Orfeo
July 2009
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Recital
LIVE from WFMT
April 2009
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The Fairy Queen Act IV
Music of the Baroque
Secresie / Alto Soloist
March 2009
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Holiday Choral and Brass
Music of the Baroque
Alto Soloist
December 2008
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Bernstein Missa Brevis
Grant Park Music Festival
Alto Soloist
July 2007
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