Œdipe | Créon
Felsenreitschule, Salzburg Festival
Salzburg, Austria
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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Rigoletto | Rigoletto
Houston Grand Opera
Houston, TX, United States
Götterdämmerung | Gunther
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Chicago, IL, United States
Das Rheingold | Donner
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Chicago, IL, United States
News
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... {...}
‘Old Fashioned’ named a Critics Choice by Opera Now and Opera News
Brian Mulligan’s second solo recording Old Fashioned, featuring beloved songs of the early twentieth century, was selected as a Critics Choice by Opera Now in May, and by Opera... {...}
Golaud at the Dutch National Opera
This month, Brian Mulligan sings Golaud in Olivier Py’s new production of Pelléas et Mélisande (Debussy), part of the 2019 Holland Festival at the Dutch National Opera. Based on... {...}
Sharpless in Amsterdam
From April 23 until May 13, Brian Mulligan sings Sharpless in Robert Wilson’s staging of Puccini’s heartbreaking Madama Butterfly at the Dutch National Opera. The role of Cio-Cio-San is... {...}
