Baritone
Brendan Collins
La traviataBiography
Irish baritone Brendan Collins has performed across Ireland, the UK, Europe, the Middle East, China and America. Opera engagements include Irish National Opera, Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Scottish Opera, English Touring Opera, Opera Theatre Company, NI Opera, Longborough Festival Opera, Anna Livia International Opera Festival, Opera Collective Ireland, Cork Operatic Society and Iford Opera. His repertoire of nearly 70 roles include the title role in Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi, Count Almaviva in Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro, Marcello in Puccini’s La bohème, Escamillo in Bizet’s Carmen, Germont in Verdi’s La traviata, Tonio in Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci, Alfio in Mascagni’s Cavalleria rusticana, Don Alfonso in Mozart’s Così fan tutte, Paolo Albiani in Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra) and Masetto in Mozart’s Don Giovanni. Other career highlights include performances at the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall under Andrew Davis, the Brooklyn Academy of Music under Mark Elder, Kennedy Center, Washington DC, Opéra de Lausanne, Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg, Stefansdom Vienna, Palais des Beaux Arts Brussels and Hong Kong Cultural Centre.
June 2023