Les Pêcheurs de perles | Zurga
Opernhaus Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Brian Mulligan
A voice that is rich, secure and really, really big"
The New York Times
Baritone Brian Mulligan is equally renowned as an interpreter of classic works by Verdi, Wagner, and Strauss as well as of the most challenging twentieth and twenty-first century operas. His striking stage portrayals have taken him to leading opera houses throughout Europe and North America. He makes regular appearances with the leading US orchestras and in recital.
Brian Mulligan begins the 2018/19 season in recital with Vocal Arts DC at the Kennedy Center with pianist Timothy Long. He presents the world premiere of Walden by Gregory Spears, a work written for him based on texts by iconic American writer Henry David Thoreau. The recital also features From the Diary of Virginia Woolf by Dominick Argento, which Mulligan recently recorded on an acclaimed disc for Naxos.
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Madama Butterfly | Sharpless
Dutch National Opera (House Debut)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Pelléas et Mélisande | Golaud
Dutch National Opera
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Œdipe | Créon
Felsenreitschule, Salzburg Festival
Salzburg, Austria
News
Zurga in Bizet’s ‘Les Pêcheurs de perles’ in Zurich
This month, Brian Mulligan returns to the Opernhaus Zurich for performances as Zurga in Bizet’s Les Pêcheurs de perles. Mulligan recently thrilled audiences at the Zurich house last season... {...}
Puccini’s ‘Le Villi’ with the London Philharmonic Orchestra
Brian Mulligan travels to London to perform Puccini’s first opera, Le Villi, in a concert staging with Opera Rara and the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Under the baton of Sir... {...}
Debut as Mandryka in Strauss’ ‘Arabella’ at San Francisco Opera
Brian Mulligan begins his 2018/19 season with his highly anticipated debut as Mandryka in Strauss’ Arabella at the San Francisco Opera. The new production directed by Tim Albery takes... {...}
Role debuts in Wagner’s ‘Der Ring des Nibelungen’ at the San Francisco Opera
This summer, Brian Mulligan makes two highly anticipated role debuts as Donner and Gunther in Wagner’s triumphant Ring Cycle at the San Francisco Opera. Francesca Zambello directs these groundbreaking... {...}
