Tenor Riley Buck (he/him) comes originally from Gardner, Kansas. He is a recent graduate of the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory, where he studied under Dr. Raymond Feener. During his time at the Conservatory, he was actively involved in UMKC Opera, both on and off the stage. With UMKC, he had the pleasure of portraying Frederic in Pirates of Penzance, Monostatos in Die Zauberflöte, and many other partial roles in the scenes program, including Ferrando from Così fan tutte and Almaviva in The Barber of Seville. After graduating, he returned to UMKC to stage manage their autumn production of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro. Most recently, Riley made his debut with the Lyric Opera of Kansas City in the chorus of Turandot. In the fall, he will be moving to Michigan to study with tenor Stanford Olsen. Having a deep love for the Kansas City area, he is delighted to be bringing opera and performing arts closer to the community with CAYA.
