Lucas Meachem

John Lucas Meachem (born June 11, 1978) (known professionally as Lucas Meachem) is an American lyric baritone known for performing the role of "Figaro" in 2016 Los Angeles Opera's "Ghosts of Versailles" which earned him a Grammy Award.
Early life.
Lucas Meachem was born and raised in Carthage, North Carolina and grew up singing karaoke before discovering opera. Meachem trained at the Adler Program artist residency at the San Francisco Opera from 2004-2005. He had his big break soon after that in 2006, when he was discovered at a karaoke bar in Paris by acclaimed mezzo-soprano Susan Graham, who suggested he step in for Gluck’s "Iphigénie en Tauride" at the Lyric Opera of Chicago from which the international star baritone Simon Keenlyside had withdrawn.
Career.
Meachem made his Metropolitan Opera debut as General Rayevsky in "War and Peace" in 2008, and has since performed at the Met as "Mercutio" in "Roméo et Juliette", "Silvio" in "Pagliacci", and most recently "Marcello" in "La bohème".
In 2016, Meachem won a Grammy for Los Angeles Opera's "Ghosts of Versailles" as "Figaro". Also in 2016, Meachem was voted as the "inaugural Emerging Star" by San Francisco Opera.
In 2021, Meachem performed the role of "Figaro" in an abridged English-language adaptation of "The Barber of Seville" for the San Francisco Opera. The production was held as an open-air, drive-in event at the Marin Center due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Personal life.
Meachem is married to pianist/opera coach, Irina Meachem. They have a son, and live in Minneapolis.