Brendan Collins

Irish Baritone Brendan Collins studied at the Opera Studio of Theatre de la Monnaie in Brussels under renowned bass-baritone José van Dam.

As a soloist he has performed across Ireland, the UK, Europe, the Middle East, China and America at some of the world’s leading venues including the Royal Albert Hall under Sir Andrew Davis, the Brooklyn Academy of Music under Sir Mark Elder, Kennedy Center Washington D.C., National Concert Hall Dublin, Sadler’s Wells London, Palais des Beaux Arts Brussels, Opéra de Lausanne, Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg, Stefansdom Vienna, and his Chinese debut in concert at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre.

Opera engagements include NI Opera, Irish National Opera, Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Scottish Opera, English Touring Opera, Opera Theatre Company, Longborough Festival Opera, Opera Collective Ireland, Cork Operatic Society and Iford Opera.

His repertoire of nearly 70 roles include the title role in Gianni Schicchi, Count Almaviva (Le Nozze di Figaro), Marcello (La Boheme), Escamillo (Carmen), Germont (La Traviata), Tonio (Pagliacci), Alfio (Cavalleria Rusticana), Don Alfonso (Cosi Fan Tutte), Paolo Albiani (Simon Boccanegra), Marullo (Rigoletto), Crespel (Les Contes d’Hoffmann), Masetto (Don Giovanni) and Count Gil (Il Segreto di Susanna)