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Brian Mulligan

Brian Mulligan

A voice that is rich, secure and really, really big"

The New York Times

Irish-American baritone Brian Mulligan is in high demand worldwide as a dramatic baritone, performing with many of the world's finest opera houses and orchestras.

He begins the 2024/25 season in the title role of Der fliegende Holländer at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam with Jaap van Zweden conducting the Radio Filharmonisch Orkest. He then returns to the Lyric Opera of Chicago as Don Pizarro in Fidelio, after which he makes his role debut as Der Wanderer in Siegfried at the Hangzhou Philharmonic in China with Markus Stenz conducting. Mulligan then makes another role debut, as Alberich in Das Rheingold with Pablo Heras-Casado conducting a new production by Calixto Bieito at the Opéra National de Paris. Next, he returns to the Teatro San Carlo di Napoli as Jochanaan in Salome with Dan Ettinger conducting, after which he again sings Holländer with the Philharmonie Luxembourg for performances in Luxembourg and Brussels. Mulligan then makes his debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra as Kurwenal in Tristan und Isolde under the baton of Yannick Nézet-Séguin, before returning to the San Francisco Opera for their Pride Gala. He finishes the season again as the Dutchman, in his debut with the Taiwan Philharmonic in Taipei.

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Upcoming

Parsifal

San Francisco Opera
San Francisco, CA, United States

OCT 25, 28

NOV 2, 7, 13
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Siegfried

Opéra Bastille
Paris, France

JAN 14, 17, 21, 25, 28, 31
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Siegfried

Théâtre des Champs-Elysées
Paris, France

APR 19
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News

San Francisco Opera Pride Concert

June 16 2025

On June 27, Brian Mulligan joins San Francisco Opera for its Pride concert, a vibrant tribute to queer voices in music. Conducted by Eun Sun Kim and Robert Mollicone,... {...}

Shostakovich at Bachfest Leipzig

June 1 2025

On June 15, Brian Mulligan makes his debut at Leipzig’s historic Gewandhaus, performing with the MDR Klassik Orchestra and Chorus under the baton of Keri-Lynn Wilson as part of... {...}

‘Tristan und Isolde’ with The Philadelphia Orchestra

May 12 2025

This June, Brian Mulligan makes his highly anticipated debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra as Kurwenal in a duo of concert performances of Richard Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde, conducted by... {...}

‘Salome’ at Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

April 1 2025

Brian Mulligan takes the stage as Jochanaan in a new production of Richard Strauss’ Salome at the 87th Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Festival in Florence. This highly anticipated staging, directed... {...}

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Live Recordings

Der fliegende Holländer | Holländer
Das Rheingold | Wotan
Lohengrin | Telramund
Parsifal | Amfortas
Tristan und Isolde | Kurwenal
Die Frau ohne Schatten | Barak
2:58

Batter my heart

October 27 2023

John Adams: 'Doctor Atomic'

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