Ed Bryant

Bio

A life-long lover of music and theater, Ed Bryant has been involved in both since High School where her performed several musical and theatrical principal roles, ranging from from Nicely, Nicely Johnson in Guys and Dolls to John Proctor in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. In his senior year in HS Bryant won first place in the Contemporary Vocal category in a state-wide competition at the New Jersey Garden State Arts Center. Bryant went on to major in drama (acting option) at Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. He later transferred to Gordon College in Wenham, Mass where he graduated with a B.M. degree in Vocal Performance. Bryant continued his education at the New England Conservatory of Music where he received a M.M. in music, with a concentration in opera.

A member of the New England/Boston Conservatory opera department, he performed several lead tenor roles such as Gonzalve in Ravel’s L’Heure Espagnole, Fenton in Verdi’s Falstaff, and Tamino in Mozarts Die Zauberflöte, among others. While in the Boston area, Bryant was the tenor soloist and section leader at historic Park Street Church on the Boston Commons and later at historic Tremont Temple Baptist Church, also in downtown Boston. In the meantime, Bryant worked as an extra in commercials and national television productions, while also doing print work, and industrials. In the summers her performed with the Civic Light Opera in Pittsburgh, an Actors Equity company.

After moving to Florida, Bryant continued doing commercial and print work while teaching as an adjunct instructor at Brevard Community College, Seminole Community College, and Valencia Community College. Bryant has soloed with the Bach Festival Choir in Orlando, he was a member of the Walt Disney World Voices of Liberty and apprenticed briefly with the Orlando Opera. He was a resident artist for several years with the Orlando Lyric Opera where he reprised the role of Tamino in Die Zauberflöte, and performed the role of Nanki-Poo in Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado and Ralph in H.M.S. Pinafore, among others.

Bryant is currently the head of the voice department at the Southeastern University School of Music and in recent years has turned more to the production side, having directed several full-length operas including Le Nozze di Figaro, Cosí Fan tutte, H.M.S. Pinafore, The Mikado, Hansel and Gretel, The Tender Land, among others. He also directs the annual SEU School of Music Musical Theatre Revue and the A Night at the Opera…Scenes productions.
Bryant would like to thank his wife, Soraya, for all of the love, patience, and support that she has been to and given to him throughout this journey!