Bryan Murray

Lecturer, Voice and Opera Studies

Bryan Murray has graced stages around the world from New York to Tokyo.

He has won numerous awards including third prize in Melodie at Concours de Montreal in 2022 and first prize at the Mildred Miller, Talents of the World, and Premiere Opera competitions. His recent notable performances include portraying Ford in Falstaff and Danilo in Die lustige Witwe at Geneva Light Opera, Tonio in Pagliacci at New Rochelle Opera, Jupiter in Orpheus in the Underworld with Opera Ithaca, and the priest and fisherman in Kaija Saariaho’s Only the Sound Remains at renowned venues such as The Biennale in Venice, the Strasbourg Festival, and Tokyo Bunka Kaikan.

Before the Covid-19 pandemic, Bryan held a one-year contract with the Deutsche Oper Berlin, where he performed comprimario roles in 12 different productions during the 2018/19 season. His memorable portrayals included Fiorello in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Moralès in Carmen, and Marullo in Rigoletto.

On the concert stage, Bryan recently debuted in China with the Philadelphia Orchestra and the iSING! Festival for their Echoes of Ancient Tang Poems concert. He had his Carnegie Hall debut as the baritone soloist in the world premiere of Everyone, Everywhere by Daron Hagen in 2023. Bryan has also performed alongside esteemed ensembles such as NY Baroque Inc. and Teatro Grattacielo in Manhattan, as well as the Deutsche Oper Berlin Orchestra, the Yale Philharmonia, the Jacksonville Symphony, the New Haven Symphony, and the Yale Camerata. You can hear Bryan on two records: The Crucible by Robert Ward on Albany Records and Everyone, Everywhere by Daron Hagen on Naxos.

Bryan received a Bachelor of Arts from Stony Brook University, a Master of Music and Artist Diploma from Purchase College, and a Master of Musical Arts from Yale University.