A Star, Yes, but No Hero in Arabella
Most male characters in opera are either heroes or villains. Among the rest, there is Arabella’s good-bad-good Mandryka. Baritone Brian Mulligan, memorable here in 2012 in the title role... {...}
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The Power of Perseverance
The wait required for dramatic voices to mature and come into their own can be frustrating—and nobody understands this better than Brian Mulligan. And, yet, rather than dwell on... {...}
A Conversation with Brian Mulligan: “Crucible’s” John Proctor at Glimmerglass, His Tenth Role Debut in 16 Months
Wm: Since our last conversation, I’ve reviewed opera performances in Zurich and San Francisco in which you had major roles. Let me start with the San Francisco Opera’s Fall... {...}
A Chat With Baritone Brian Mulligan
Brian Mulligan is an amazingly busy young singer. Over the last sixteen months, he performed ten new roles with major opera companies. One of his most important debuts was... {...}
Sweeney Todd at the San Francisco Opera
When varitone Brian Mulligan laughs, the sound has the depth and unvarying resonance of a cathedral bell. It’s the sort of thing you would expect to hear if, after... {...}
Singing Jack Torrance
Minnesota Opera presents the world premiere of The Shining, a new opera by composer Paul Moravec and librettist Mark Campbell, based on the novel by Stephen King. American baritone Brian Mulligan is set... {...}