Heralded internationally as an artist with “a remarkable future” (Opera World), American tenor Brian Jagde brings his dynamic vocalism and captivating stage presence to several of opera’s most iconic roles including Cavaradossi in Tosca, Calaf in Turandot, Don José in Carmen, Ennzo Grimaldi in La Gioconda, Don Alvaro in La Forza del Destino, Maurizio in Adriana Lecouvreur, Radamès in Aida, Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly, Turiddu in Cavalleria rusticana, Des Greiux in Manon Lescaut, Prince in Rusalka, and Der Fremde in Das Wunder der Heliane. He appears regularly at the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Opéra National de Paris, Deutsche Oper Berlin, and the Gran Teatre del Liceu.
Due to the ongoing pandemic, many of Mr. Jagde’s 2020-2021 season engagements were cancelled. However, he was still able to make his house debut at the Wiener Staatsoper as Turiddu in Mascagni’s Cavalleria rusticana, followed by his first collaboration with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and Maestro Long Yu to record Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde for a Deutsche Grammophon release. This spring he makes his debuts with both Opera Philadelphia in special concert performances of Tosca and Michigan Opera Theatre in special concert performances of Cavalleria rusticana, and this summer he returns to the Bayersiche Staatsoper in Turandot.
In addition to his stage career, Mr. Jagde advocates and volunteers for several arts education organizations and schools in New York City and across the U.S. He is a graduate of San Francisco Opera’s Adler and Merola Programs. Mr. Jagde was born and raised in New York, where he currently resides.
April 2021
Photo Credit: Simon Pauly