Ryan Bede has a Master of Music in Opera/Vocal Performance from the University of Washington. He won First Place in the 2009 Performing Arts Festival of the Eastside, Opera Division, and a Silver Medal at the 2008 Music Fest Northwest, Young Artist Opera Competition

Recent roles have included Guglielmo in Cosi fan tutte with Puget Sound Concert Opera, and Count Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro with Lyric Opera Northwest.

Ryan appears often with Seattle Opera Guild and the Ladies Musical Club of Seattle.

He is currently studying with Seattle favorite Jane Eaglen.