My Story
Lucas Bouk (he/him) is a singing actor who has built a career in the opera world. He has been featured in the The New York Times, Classical Singer, The New Yorker and recently performed leading roles in operas like Don Giovanni and As One. A proud transgender man, Lucas decided to begin his physical and vocal transition with testosterone during the COVID pandemic. Formerly a mezzo-soprano, his voice changed in March 2021 and he has been retraining as a baritone. In addition to opera, Lucas enjoys performing in cabarets and workshopping new works of all genres. He is excited to join the board of Ring of Keys, working to bring greater queer community and acceptance to performance spaces. Lucas lives in New York City.
Sexual Orientation
iSexual orientation describes a person's enduring physical, romantic, and/or emotional attraction to another person.
Pansexual
Gender Identity
iOne’s internal, deeply held sense of gender. Some people identify completely with the gender they were assigned at birth (usually male or female), while others may identify with only a part of that gender, or not at all. Some people identify with another gender entirely. Unlike gender expression, gender identity is not visible to others.
Transgender Man
Race/Ethnicity
iRacial identity is the qualitative meaning one ascribes to one’s racial group, whereas ethnic identity is a concept that refers to one’s sense of self as a member of an ethnic group. At their core, both constructs reflect an individual’s sense of self as a member of a group; however, racial identity integrates the impact of race and related factors, while ethnic identity is focused on ethnic and cultural factors. We celebrate our Keys’ intersectionality and understand that creating one’s racial/ethnic identity is a fluid and nonlinear process that varies for every person. Many folks will identify with more than one background while others will identify with a single group more broadly.
White
Discipline
Singer, Actor
Vocal Range
Baritone
Website
http://www.lucasbouk.com
