Tyley Ross

Lead Male Vocalist

Tyley Ross is a native of Ottawa, Canada. Tyley started performing professionally in his early teens while still a student at Canterbury’s school of the Arts.  In the years since then, he has been a street busker, a cartoon and voice artist, acted for the small and large screen, written and recorded two solo albums (his composition, You Take My Breath Away, was featured in the film, Woman Wanted, directed by Kiefer Sutherland and starring Holly Hunter) and has performed as a guest soloist with orchestras across Canada and the USA.  After being discovered by Pete Townshend of The Who in 1994, Tyley was cast in the title role of the Canadian premiere of the Who’s Tommy.  For his work in that show, he was honored with the Dora Award for Outstanding Performance in a Musical.   He spent the next ten years on musical stages across North America, including starring roles at the Shaw and Stratford Festivals and on Broadway.  In 2001, Tyley was introduced to Peter Kiesewalter and they began experimenting with recording opera arias in a variety of modern contexts.   This project led to the release of the CD La Donna and the unveiling of the East Village Opera Company in 2004 with a series of acclaimed performances at New York’s Joe’s Pub.  Within a year the band had signed a multi-record deal with Decca/Universal, and has since released two CD’s: East Village Opera Company (2005) and Olde School (2008).  Tyley has his master’s degree in voice studies from London’s Central School of Speech and Drama.