Brian Carter

University of Delaware School of Music

Praised for his warm, polished tone and his ability to infuse his characters with deep authenticity, baritone, Brian Carter, has delighted audiences on operatic stages throughout the United States. Memorable performances include the Figaro in Opera Delaware’s Il barbire di Siviglia; the title roles in Verdi’s Rigoletto and Macbeth at Sarasota Opera and Opera in the Heights, respectively; Ping in Turandot at Opera North; Sam in Trouble in Tahiti with Greensboro Opera; George in Of Mice and Men and Tonio in Pagliacci with Opera San José. Brian has also performed extensively on the concert stage as a soloist for oratorios including Messiah (Handel), Elijah (Mendelssohn), The Creation (Haydn), Magnificat (J.S. Bach), and Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven); as well as a recitalist, having sung programs which included Dichterliebe (Schumann), Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen and Des Knaben Wunderhorn (Mahler), L’horizon chimérique (Fauré), Banalités (Poulenc), and Songs of Travel (Vaughan Williams). Dr. Carter has also taken an interest in stage direction both musical theater and opera. He has directed a productions of Andrea Chenier for Concert Opera of Philadelphia, The Drowsy Chaperone for Avon Grove Community Theater, and Fiddler on the Roof for The Brandywiners, Ltd. A graduate of San José State University and The University of Texas at Austin, Dr. Carter currently teaches applied voice on the faculty at University of Delaware School of Music and at the University of Pennsylvania.

Brian Carter, voice, Faculty Artist - "Le travail du chanteur" or "Singer's Work"