Siegfried
Théâtre des Champs-Elysées
Paris, France
Brian Mulligan
A voice that is rich, secure and really, really big"
The New York Times
Irish-American baritone Brian Mulligan is in high demand worldwide as a dramatic baritone, performing with many of the world's finest opera houses and orchestras.
He begins the 25/26 season as Amfortas in a production of Parsifal by Matthew Ozawa at the San Francisco Opera with Eun Sun Kim conducting. Next, he makes his debut with the Czech Philharmonic as the title role in Dalla Piccola’s Il Prigioniero, under the baton of Antonio Pappano. He then returns to the Opéra national de Paris as Alberich for the new Calixto Bieto production of Siegfried with Pablo Heras-Casado conducting. Next, Mulligan joins the Radio Filharmonisch Orkest at the Concertgebouw with Karina Canellakis conducting, as Balstrode in Peter Grimes. Mulligan then returns to the Rotterdam Philharmonic to sing Der Wanderer in Siegfried with Yannick Nézet-Séguin, on a tour of Europe with performances in the Netherlands, Germany and at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris. He closes the season as Barak in Die Frau ohne Schatten for his debut at Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, in a new production by Barrie Kosky and under the baton of Klaus Mäkelä.
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Siegfried at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées
Brian Mulligan returns to Paris for another performance of Wagner’s Siegfried, this time as The Wanderer at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, after singing Alberich at Opéra Bastille this past... {...}
Alberich at the Paris Opera
For his first engagement of 2026, Brian Mulligan returns to the Opéra Bastille and the role of Alberich in Wagner’s Siegfried. The new production by Calixto Bieito will have... {...}
Parsifal at San Francisco Opera
Brian Mulligan will sing Amfortas in Wagner’s Parsifal at San Francisco Opera. This opera returns to the venue for the first time in 25 years in a brand-new production... {...}
San Francisco Opera Pride Concert
On June 27, Brian Mulligan joins San Francisco Opera for its Pride concert, a vibrant tribute to queer voices in music. Conducted by Eun Sun Kim and Robert Mollicone,... {...}
Live Recordings
Der fliegende Holländer | Holländer
Das Rheingold | Wotan
Lohengrin | Telramund
Parsifal | Amfortas
Tristan und Isolde | Kurwenal
Die Frau ohne Schatten | Barak