Arnold Rawls– Erik Tenor Arnold Rawls has been hailed for his "powerful, clarion-sounding tenor." In recent seasons he has appeared as Radames in Aida with Opera Omaha and Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Cavaradossi in Tosca with Florida Grand Opera, Sam in Susannah with Opera Pacific and covered the role of Des Grieux in Manon Lescaut with The Metropolitan Opera. In 2009, Mr. Rawls returned to the Bregenzer Festival in Austria as Radames in Aida, and also appeared as Manrico in Il Trovatore with the Seattle Opera, Ismaele in Nabucco with Florida Grand Opera, and both Turiddu in Cavalleria Rusticana and Canio in I Pagliacci with Lyric Opera of Chicago. Previously, Mr. Rawls appeared with Madison Opera as Lt. Pinkerton in the 2008 production of Madama Butterfly. Return to The Flying Dutchman artists.