Tenor Eric Riedel is quickly establishing himself as an emerging vocal artist. Most recently, he performed as the tenor soloist in Mozart’s Requiem with the CCM Concert Orchestra under the baton of Joe Miller. During the 2024–25 season, he sang the role of Snout in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream on the mainstage at CCM, and the roles of Tito in La clemenza di Tito and both Arbace and Idomeneo in Idomeneo in the CCM Graduate Opera Showcase of scenes.

Riedel was chosen for the professional chorus of Cincinnati Opera’s Rigoletto in the summer of 2025. The fall has continued to bring exciting projects as Eric has returned to Cincinnati Opera for its Opera Fusion: New Works initiative, appearing in Gregory Spears’s Sleepers, Awake. Riedel’s affinity for contemporary American opera was highlighted by his portrayal of Paul in Gregory Spears’s Paul’s Case with Miami University Opera Theater—a production that earned First Place in the National Opera Association’s Opera Production Competition. The performance marked the first and only collegiate production of the work to date and showcased Riedel in a role noted for its formidable musical and dramatic demands. Additional credits with Miami University Opera Theater include Monsieur Vogelsang in Mozart’s The Impresario, Fabrizio Nacarelli in Adam Guettel’s The Light in the Piazza, and Neos in the world premiere of John Massaro’s The Seven Sisters.

In 2024, Riedel was invited by the Marilyn Horne Foundation to perform Duparc’s “Phidylé” in a master class celebrating the legendary mezzo-soprano’s 90th birthday at the Marilyn Horne Museum in Bradford, Pennsylvania. He later appeared as the Sandman in a concert version of Humperdinck’s Hansel und Gretel with the CCM Philharmonia conducted by Mark Gibson. Other concert performances have included the titular role of Matt in Craig Hella Johnson’s oratorio Considering Matthew Shepard, and tenor soloist in Handel’s Messiah, Bach’s Cantata No. 182, and Handel’s L’Allegro, il Penseroso, ed il Moderato with the Miami University Orchestra and chorus.

Riedel has earned recognition in numerous voice competitions, winning four consecutive First Place awards in the Ohio NATS Competitions and two consecutive First Place awards at the Great Lakes Regional NATS Competition, where he received the Jon Vickers Award for Best Overall Performance. Eric was a winner of Miami University’s Undergraduate Artist Competition, and in their Concerto Competition for which he performed arias of Handel, Mozart, and Donizetti with the Miami University Symphony Orchestra.

An alumnus of the AIMS Lieder Program in Graz, Austria, Riedel studied songs of Wolf, Schubert, and Schoenberg with Gabriel Dobner, performing in lieder recitals, Spanish gala concerts, and in a master class with renowned baritone Bo Skovhus. Riedel earned his Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Miami University, where he studied with Alison Acord, and will complete his Master of Music in Vocal Performance at the University of Cincinnati College–Conservatory of Music (CCM) in 2026 under Daniel Weeks. Riedel looks forward to presenting his graduate recital in the spring, featuring the literature of Barber, Wolf, Quilter, Turina, and transcriptions of Arne Dørumsgaard.