Mr. Stenson’s 2018-2019 season begins with his Dallas Opera debut as the Steersman in The Flying Dutchman. He also joins the Minnesota Opera as Fadinard in The Italian Straw Hat, as well as Utah Opera as Tamino in Die Zauberflöte. Last season he returned to the Lyric Opera of Chicago as Ferrando in Così fan tutte, sang the title role of Candide with the San Francisco Symphony, and made his company debut with Opera Theatre of St. Louis in An American Soldier, singing the role of Danny Chen. Mr. Stenson is the first prize winner in both the 2015 Giulio Gari International Vocal Competition and 2016 Gerda Lissner Foundation Competition, and the recipient of a 2011 Sara Tucker Study Grant.