- One of Ireland's leading baritones, Brendan Collins has performed across Ireland, the UK, Europe, the Middle East, China and America in Opera, Oratorio & on the concert platform.
- Lauded for his rich voice, dramatic skills and magnetic stage presence, he has performed in many of the world's leading venues including the Royal Albert Hall London, the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York, Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Kennedy Centre Washington D.C., Wexford Opera House, National Concert Hall Dublin, the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Sadlers Wells London, Stephansdom Vienna, Palais des Beaux Arts Brussels, Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg & Opéra de Lausanne to name just a few.
UPCOMING ENGAGEMENTS
2024
Baritone Soloist/ Cupid's Bow
Northern Ireland Opera
Piano: Tristan Russcher
Directed by Cameron Menzies
Grand Opera House Belfast
14th - 17th February 2024
Baritone Soloist/ Orff Carmina Burana
Dublin County Choir
Conductor: Colin Block
National Concert Hall, Dublin
10th March 2024
Baritone Soloist/ Mussorgsky Songs and Dances of Death
Northern Ireland Opera
Pianist - Tristan Russcher
Director - Cameron Menzies
The Mac, Belfast
23rd March 2024
Baritone Soloist/ Dvorak Requiem
Portico of Ards,
Portaferry, Northern Ireland
Conducted by Neil McClure
29th March 2024
Baritone Soloist/ Opera Gala
Mayo Male Voice Choir, St Mary's Hall Castlebar
Accompanied by Rebecca Cresham
26th April 2024
Baron Douphol/ Verdi La Traviata
Irish National Opera
Directed by Olivia Fuchs
Conducted by Killian Farrell/Fergus Sheil
Wexford Opera House - 17th May 2024
Gaeity Theatre, Dublin - 21, 22, 23, 24, 25th May 2024
Cork Opera House - 29th & 31st May 2024
Scarpia/ Becoming Tosca
Prologue Opera
Directed by Christopher Cowell
Conducted by Lesley-Anne Sammons
2nd July: St John’s Evangelist, St Leonard’s on Sea
6th July: St Mary’s, Guildford Fringe Festival
9th July: Battle Abbey School
23rd & 24th July: The Stables Theatre, Hastings
Is
Marcello/ La Bohème
Cork Opera House/ Cahersiveen Arts Festival Production
Directed by Conor Hanratty
Conducted by John O'Brien
4th August 2024
Mephistopheles/ Faust
Opera in the Open, Dublin
8th August 2024
Opera Gala/ Loughcrew Garden Opera
10th August 2024
Don Alfonso/ Cosi fan tutte
Da Ponte Festival, Vittorio Veneto, Italy
Directed by Ed Madden
Conducted by Andrew Foan
6-8th September 2024
Baritone Soloist/ Cupid's Bow
Northern Ireland Opera
Piano: Tristan Russcher
Directed by Cameron Menzies
Grand Opera House Belfast
14th - 17th February 2024
Baritone Soloist/ Orff Carmina Burana
Dublin County Choir
Conductor: Colin Block
National Concert Hall, Dublin
10th March 2024
Baritone Soloist/ Mussorgsky Songs and Dances of Death
Northern Ireland Opera
Pianist - Tristan Russcher
Director - Cameron Menzies
The Mac, Belfast
23rd March 2024
Baritone Soloist/ Dvorak Requiem
Portico of Ards,
Portaferry, Northern Ireland
Conducted by Neil McClure
29th March 2024
Baritone Soloist/ Opera Gala
Mayo Male Voice Choir, St Mary's Hall Castlebar
Accompanied by Rebecca Cresham
26th April 2024
Baron Douphol/ Verdi La Traviata
Irish National Opera
Directed by Olivia Fuchs
Conducted by Killian Farrell/Fergus Sheil
Wexford Opera House - 17th May 2024
Gaeity Theatre, Dublin - 21, 22, 23, 24, 25th May 2024
Cork Opera House - 29th & 31st May 2024
Scarpia/ Becoming Tosca
Prologue Opera
Directed by Christopher Cowell
Conducted by Lesley-Anne Sammons
2nd July: St John’s Evangelist, St Leonard’s on Sea
6th July: St Mary’s, Guildford Fringe Festival
9th July: Battle Abbey School
23rd & 24th July: The Stables Theatre, Hastings
Is
Marcello/ La Bohème
Cork Opera House/ Cahersiveen Arts Festival Production
Directed by Conor Hanratty
Conducted by John O'Brien
4th August 2024
Mephistopheles/ Faust
Opera in the Open, Dublin
8th August 2024
Opera Gala/ Loughcrew Garden Opera
10th August 2024
Don Alfonso/ Cosi fan tutte
Da Ponte Festival, Vittorio Veneto, Italy
Directed by Ed Madden
Conducted by Andrew Foan
6-8th September 2024