Ty Bouque

Ty Bouque is a graduate researcher and performer at the University of Chicago, focusing on 20th- and 21st-century opera, historiography, formalism, and cultural responses to death and mourning, including HIV/AIDS-related themes. Affiliated with the Department of Music, Bouque combines academic inquiry with vocal performance, participating in solo, ensemble, and opera projects globally.

Education:

• Bachelor of Music (BM), New England Conservatory

As a current cohort member (2024), their work interrogates opera's historical fluidity and sensory dimensions while engaging in contemporary performance practices.