The Irish-American baritone Brian Mulligan studied at Yale University and the Juilliard School. He has enjoyed longstanding collaborations with the leading opera houses and orchestras around the world.

He begins the 26/27 season with his return to Opera National de Paris in his role debut as Alberich in Calixto Bieito’s new production of Götterdämmerung with Pablo Herras-Casado conducting. He then reprises his Alberich in the full presentation of Der Ring des Nibelungen, in Das Rheingold, Siegfried and Götterdämmerung, also in Paris.  Next, he returns to Dutch National Opera as Jochanaan in Salome, under the baton of Lorenzo Viotti. Mulligan then appears with the Lyric Opera of Chicago in a role debut as Herod in Massenet’s Hérodiade with Enrique Mazzola conducting.  He then returns to the Metropolitan Opera as Faninal in Robert Carson’s celebrated production of Der Rosenkavalier, with Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducting. Next, he again appears with Yannick Nézet-Séguin, as Telramund in Lohengrin with the Philadelphia Orchestra. He concludes the season with San Francisco Opera, as Wotan in Das Rheingold under the baton of Eun Sun Kim.

Brian Mulligan opened the most recent season as Amfortas in Parsifal at San Francisco Opera, followed by the title role in Dallapiccola’s Il prigioniero with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra in Prague under Antonio Pappano. He then continued his involvement in the Paris Ring as Alberich in Siegfried under the baton of Pablo Heras-Casado. With the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra under Yannick Nézet-Séguin, he subsequently appeared on tour, including in Paris and Baden-Baden, as Der Wanderer. At the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, he sang Balstrode in Peter Grimes under Karina Canellakis, before concluding the season as Barak in Barrie Kosky’s new production of Die Frau ohne Schatten, conducted by Klaus Mäkelä, at the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence.

His role debut as Alberich in Das Rheingold at the Opéra National de Paris, in Calixto Bieito’s new production under Pablo Heras-Casado, marked the beginning of his ongoing involvement in the Paris Ring. Further highlights of the more recent seasons include his debut as Der Wanderer in Siegfried with the Hangzhou Philharmonic in China under Markus Stenz, as well as his appearances as Jochanaan in Salome under Dan Ettinger at Teatro San Carlo di Napoli and under Alexander Soddy at Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. Other notable engagements include his role debut as the Dutchman at Teatro Regio Torino, his appearances as Wotan in Die Walküre with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra under Yannick Nézet-Séguin, and his debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra as Kurwenal in Tristan und Isolde.

The internationally sought-after artist is also a regular guest on the world’s leading opera stages, including the Metropolitan Opera in New York and Opernhaus Zürich, as well as at major festivals such as the Salzburg Festival and the Wiener Festwochen.

Brian Mulligan’s debut album, released by Naxos in 2017, features two song cycles by Dominick Argento and received enthusiastic reviews from the press. His second album, titled Old Fashioned, consists of American and British songs from the early 20th century and was released in 2019. Mahler’s Symphony No. 8, recorded with the Los Angeles Philharmonic under the direction of Gustavo Dudamel, is available on DVD (Deutsche Grammophon).

Brian Mulligan’s third solo album, titled Alburnum, was released in early 2022. It features songs and song cycles from the 21st century, performed with pianist Timothy Long, and includes music by Mason Bates, Missy Mazzoli, and Greg Spears.