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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.
He begins the 2019/20 season with a role debut at Houston Grand Opera as the title role in Rigoletto. Additionally, he returns to Lyric Opera of Chicago for its presentation of Wagner’s Ring Cycle, singing Gunther and Donner in Das Rheingold and Götterdämmerung, respectively. Later this season, he sings Faust and Doctor Marianus in Julian Rosefeldt’s new production of Schumann’s Szenen aus Goethes Faust with Opera Vlaanderen.
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Götterdämmerung & Das Rheingold at Lyric Opera of Chicago cancelled due to COVID-19
Brian Mulligan’s upcoming performances in the Lyric Opera of Chicago’s thrilling Ring cycle have regrettably been canceled because of coronavirus concerns. Mulligan was set to make his highly anticipated... {...}
‘Fidelio’ with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
On January 24 & 26, Brian Mulligan stars as the malevolent Don Pizarro in concert performances of Beethoven’s Fidelio with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. In tribute to Ludwig van... {...}
Puccini’s ‘Le Willis’ now available on CD
Opera Rara’s new recording of Puccini’s Le Willis, featuring Brian Mulligan as Guglielmo, is now available on CD format via Opera Rara and Amazon. Based on the new Ricordi... {...}
Debut in Enescu’s rarely performed ‘Oedipe’ at the Salzburg Festival
This month, Brian Mulligan makes his debut as Créon in George Enescu’s rarely performed work, Oedipe, featuring a new production by Achim Freyer at the Salzburg Festival. Oedipe tells... {...}