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The American bass-baritone, Brendan Fitzgerald, beganb his formal music education began with piano lessons in first grade. He joined the Tacoma Youth Chorus at 7 and sang with the group for 10 years. He was active with Tacoma Opera chorus during the 2009-2012 seasons, performing in shows such as Charles Gounod’s Faust, W.A. Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro, Leoncavallo's Pagliacci and Puccini's La Boheme. Over the years he developed a passion for sacred music, particularly that of the Baroque period. He began studying at Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) in Parkland, Washington.in 2009 and pursued an undergraduate degree in music. He has sung with the elite ensemble Choir of the West for three years and played major roles in operas such W.A. Mozart's The Magic Flute, Gianni Schicci, Semele and Benjamin Britten's Albert Herring while at PLU. But after three years of music courses he decided to change majors from music to sociology, which meant an extra year at PLU. He obtained his Master of Music degree in Early Music Voice from the Yale School of Music (2014-2016). He also attended master-classes with Roderick Williams and others.
Brendan Fitzgerald was featured as a soloist in Monteverdi Vespers of 1610 under the direction of David Hill, as well as the role of Adam in Haydn’s Creation, directed by Jeffery Douma. Brendan has also performed a concert of J.S. Bach's Lutheran Masses (BWV 234, BWV 235) as one of the baritone soloists with Yale Schola Cantorum and Juilliard415, conducted by Masaaki Suzuki, (2015), Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Dona nobis pacem under the direction of Marguerite Brooks, and Charpentier’s Te deum under the direction of Simon Carrington. Additionally, he was the bass soloist in selections from J.S. Bach's Christmas Oratorio (BWV 248) and Igor Stravinsky’s Les noces with Yale Camerata under the direction of Marguerite Brooks. |
