Tyler Middleton, from Knoxville, Tennessee, is a lyric baritone beginning his Artist Diploma at CU Boulder under the tutelage of baritone Andrew Garland. Middleton holds a master's degree from the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor (’24), where he performed as Inspector Kildare in Kevin Putz's Elizabeth Cree and Leporello in Mozart's Don Giovanni under the baton of the legendary Martin Katz. He also holds a bachelor’s degree from Middle Tennessee State University (’22). Middleton is an active performer in the Midwest, having sung with companies such as Motor City Lyric Opera, South Bend Lyric Opera, No-Fly Productions and the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra in the 2024-25 season. This fall, he made his debut with the Eklund Opera program at University of Colorado Boulder singing Joseph De Rocher in Jake Heggie’s Dead Man Walking.