Brian González, tenor

Mexican-American tenor Brian Gonzalez earned his MM in Opera in 2013 at the Longy School of Music of Bard College and his BS in Music-Vocal Performance in 2011 at Southern Adventist University. Gonzalez has recently performed the roles of Frederic from The Pirates of Penzance, Tom Snout/Wall from Midsummer Night's Dream, El Remendado from Carmen, Basilio from Le nozze di Figaro, and Alidoro from Orontea. Some other orchestral performances include a scene concert with Longy’s orchestra, conducted by Julian Pellicano, and as a soloist with Southern Adventist University’s Orchestra and Chorus in Bach's Magnificat in D Major, as well as in Haydn's Missa in Tempore Belli, under the baton of Laurie Redmer Minner. Gonzalez has attended prestigious summer programs like the Land of Enchantment Opera Institute in New Mexico and the University of Miami Frost School of Music’s summer program in Salzburg, Austria. He has studied under Dr. Gennevieve Brown-Kibble, Donna Roll, Allan Glassman, Peter Strummer, and Justin Petersen; and has coached under Noriko Yasuda, Julian Reed, Beth Nielsen, and Thomas Enman.