Brian Kontes

Noted by Opera News for his “dark bass and strong dramatic energy”, Brian Kontes continues to perform throughout this country and abroad. Mr. Kontes began the 2022-2023 at the Metropolitan Opera in New York with assignments on Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk and Die Zauberflöte. In March, he will be a featured soloist with the Valdosta Symphony for their performance of Braham’s Requiem. Recently, he returned to Pittsburgh Opera where he sang the role of The Commendatore in Don Giovanni. Additionally, he made his debut with the Pittsburgh Symphony for their concert of Bruckner’s Te Deum. Brian Kontes also made an important debut with Washington Concert Opera as the Spectre in Hamlet. He then returned to the Metropolitan Opera for their production of Manon Lescaut. In recent years, Mr. Kontes receiv