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American Brian Jagde has quickly emerged as one of the most engaging and exciting artists of his generation.

Jagde begins the 2017/18 season in his highly anticipated role debut as Calaf in Turandot at , under the baton of Nicola Luisotti. He then travels to Switzerland for his debut at Opernhaus Zürich as Cavaradossi () and sings the role later in the season at the .

In February 2018, Jagde makes his first appearance at the Het Concertgebouw in Amsterdam as the tenor soloist for a live radio broadcast performance of Verdi's Requiem, with conductor Edo de Waart and the Radio Filharmonisch Orkest. Mr. Jagde will debut as Der Fremde in a new Christof Loy production of Korngold's rarely performed Das Wunder der Heliane at Deutsche Oper Berlin, and returns to the US for his house debut at Seattle Opera as Radamès in Aida.

His most recent seasons have featured important role debuts, including Maurizio (Adriana Lecouvreur) at the Royal Opera House; Radamès in a new production of Aida at San Francisco Opera; and Froh (Das Rheingold) in his first appearance with the New York Philharmonic.

House debuts have included Pinkerton () at the Brian Jagde Teatro Massimo, Washington National Opera, and Staatsoper Tenor Hamburg; Don José () in a new production at the Teatro San Carlo and the Bayerische Staatsoper; Houston Grand Opera as the Prince (); Macduff () at the Teatro Real; Cavaradossi (Tosca) at Oper Stuttgart and Bacchus () at Palm Beach Opera.

In spring of 2017, Jagde presented a concert at the new Anne E. Pitzer Center in Davis, CA with soprano Joyce El-Khoury and pianist Robert Mollicone.

In 2015, Jagde debuted at the Royal Opera House as Pinkerton and sang Cavaradossi in his first appearance at Lyric Opera of Chicago. He also gave a “radiant” and “glorious” (San Francisco Classical Voice) solo recital debut at the Mondavi Center in Davis, CA, with pianist Craig Terry.

Previous engagements include his debut as Count Elemer (); Don José at San Francisco Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin, and Opéra de Limoges; Cavaradossi at and Deutsche Oper Berlin; Rodolfo (La Bohème) with the Ópera de Bellas Artes; Ismaele () at the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia; and the Prince (Rusalka) and Narraboth () at Opera San Antonio.

He was also seen as Pinkerton at San Francisco Opera; Matteo (Arabella) and Bacchus with Minnesota Opera; Rodolfo with the

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Münchner Philharmoniker and the Castleton Festival; and Narraboth at Santa Fe Opera. Jagde made his European debut in the title role of and as Macduff at the Teatr Wielki Opera Poznan in Poland.

In addition to his arts education efforts with various organizations and schools, Mr. Jagde serves on the Advisory Board for Time In Kids, a NY-based non-profit providing arts access to at-risk children.

Jagde has received numerous accolades, including top prize at the Loren L. Zachary Competition (2014) and second prize in Plácido Domingo’s Operalia Competition (2012). Jagde won additional honors at Operalia for his interpretations of Wagner- Strauss repertoire, receiving the Birgit Nilsson Prize. He is a graduate of San Francisco Opera’s Adler and Merola Programs.

Mr. Jagde was born in Long Island, NY and raised just outside of New York City, where he currently resides.. May 2017

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