Bass-baritone Stephen Eisenhard's extensive repertoire spanning buffo and dramatic characters highlight his versatility as a singer/actor. In the 2003-2004 season, Mr. Eisenhard performed Bartolo in Le Nozze di Figaro with Florida Grand Opera and Bartolo in Il Barbiere di Siviglia with Connecticut Opera. He also sang La boheme's two old fools, Benoit and Alcindoro, both with Florida Grand and Knoxville Opera. Highlights of the 2004-2005 season include the Sacristan in Tosca and the Baliff in Werther with Sarasota Opera, Bartolo in Le Nozze di Figaro with Dayton Opera and a return to Connecticut Opera as Dulcamara in Elixir of Love. In the 2005-2006 season Mr. Eisenhard returned to Connecticut Opera for a third time to sing Mustafa in The Italian Girl in Algiers and to Sarasota Opera as Frank in Die Fledermaus.  Also, in 2006 Stephen sang for the "Live at First" concert series in Birmingham, Michigan as a featured recitalist. Highlights of the 2006-2007 season included Don Alfonso in Cosi fan tutte with Piedmont Opera and a return to Connecticut Opera as the title role in Don Pasquale.

Mr. Eisenhard has performed many of opera's beloved comic roles, among them Don Pasquale, Don Magnifico, Don Alfonso, Sacristan, and Melitone in La forza del destino. Roles of a more serious nature include, de Bretigny in Manon, the Baron in La Traviata, Metifio in Cilea's L'Arlesiana, Friar Laurent in Romeo & Juliet, the Commendatore in Don Giovanni, Rambaldo in La rondine and Kakenik in Rimsky-Korsakov's May Night.

A native of Allentown, Pennsylvania, Mr. Eisenhard graduated from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music under the tutelage of Italo Tajo. Critics praise his ... "robust voice and belligerent comic portrayal..." and laud his performances with comments such as, "... sung richly and with remarkable endurance," "excellent vocal talents... a model windbag...!" He has performed with numerous opera companies including Michigan Opera Theater, Sarasota Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Connecticut Opera, Pittsburgh Opera, Tulsa Opera, Opera Carolina, Cincinnati Opera, Lyric Opera Cleveland, Opera de Puerto Rico, Edmonton Opera, El Paso Opera, Opera Memphis, Nashville Opera, OperaDelaware, Dayton Opera, Opera Idaho, Tacoma Opera, Shreveport Opera, Fresno Grand Opera, San Francisco's Western Opera Theater's International Tour (including The Peoples Republic of China), the New York City Opera National Company, and at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center.

As a soloist, Mr. Eisenhard also has an extensive oratorio and concert repertoire including Handel's Messiah, Verdi's Requiem, Beethoven's 9 th Symphony, Bach's B Minor Mass and St. Mathew Passion. Mr. Eisenhard was a National Finalist of the 1992 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and was a finalist in the National Opera Association's 1990 Artist's Competition.