Season Schedule

Brent makes his debut at the Edinburgh International Festival as Sam in his second revival of this colorful and ever-turning production by Adele Thomas, with Gianandrea Noseda at the podium

A new production to open the 26/27 season at Opernhaus Zürich sees Brent make his role debut as Sarastro, singing all performances in the April revival

Revival of the 25/26 production in Zürich, reprising the role of Reimar von Zweter

Singing the role of Pfleger des Orestes in a highly-anticipated new production by Lydia Steier, with Lorenzo Viotti conducting 

Brent sings Fafner for a second time in this revival by Andreas Homoki, with Noseda back at the helm

Revival of this beautiful production by Ted Huffman, singing Frère Laurent for a third time in his career

Brent’s fourth production of this classic, singing his fourth new role, Jake Wallace, this time in Zürich

Brent debuts at L’Opéra Grand d’Avignon in a role he has sung many times already in his career, Sparafucile

Brent’s first time at Oper im Steinbruch, singing Sparafucile

Reprisal of Angelotti with Sondra Yoncheva, Bryn Terfel and Jonas Kaufman with Marco Armiliato and Leonardo Sini sharing conducting over the course of the run

Debut at Semperoper Dresden as well as German stage debut, in a revival production from their 2024/25 season to sing his third Frère Laurent

Spanish debut with OCNE Concierto Sinfónico 5 under the direction of Fabio Luisi in El Auditorio Nacional de Música in Madrid

Brent’s third time as Sparafucile in the crowd-favorite production at Opernhaus

A premiere production by Nornél Mundruczó at Opernhaus Zürich, under Fabio Luisi’s baton, that should be a highlight of the 2025-26 season, with Brent debuting as Der Führer der Prévôte

Brent makes his house debut singing scenes with emerging conductors from around the world 

A reprisal of his 2021-2022 debut as Graf Lamoral in this Robert Carsen revival in Zürich

Last season’s smash hit directed by Adele Thomas returns to Opernhaus with Brent reprising his zany portrayal as Samuel

Brent’s final production of the season is singing Reinmar von Zweter in this epic premiere by Thorleifur Arnarsson, with Tugan Sokhiev conducting 

Brent reprises the role of Pietro in the third revival of Andreas Homoki's 2020 production

Brent sings Rossini’s final work with Emmenuel Trenque conducting the La Monnaie Chorus and Bart Rodyn on Harmonium

Singing the role of Samuel, Brent debuts in this new production by Adele Thomas

Brent sings his first Banco and makes his debut at Theater St. Gallen in Kristian Lada’s new production of Verdi’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s masterpiece

The first revival of Barrie Kosky's visual tour de force from the 2023-2024 season

Brent sings Sparafucile in Gurbaca's minimilist production after having made his role debut in the 2021-2022 season revival

Masetto in the revival production of Sebastian Baumgarten at Opernhaus Zürich

Brent debuts with the Lubbock Symphony singing his first Raphael/Adam in Haydn‘s sublime oratorio

Debut with the Phoenix Symphony in four performances of this holiday classic around the Phoenix Metro area

Brent makes both his San Diego Opera and Il Commendatore debuts to begin 2024

Debuts with the Fort Wayne Philharmonic and as Bass Soloist in Mozart‘s divine, final work

Professional debut as Fafner in his first Ring Cycle as a part of Andreas Homoki‘s production from 2022 at Opernhaus Zürich

Brent sings Il conte Vaudemont for the first time in Calixto Bieito’s premiere production  of this rarely performed opera alongside Quinn Kelsey as Guido de Monforte at Opernhaus Zürich

Brent closes his season singing Pietro Fléville in a concert version of Giordano’s pièce de résistance with Younghoon Lee and Anja Harteros in The lead roles, as well as Marco Armiliato conducting

Debut as Angelotti, Gianandrea Noseda Conducts, Sondra Rodvanovsky as Tosca, Jonas Kaufman as Cavaradossi and Bryn Terfel as Scarpia

Debut as Sir Gualtiero Raleigh in David Alden's new production

Professional Debut as Prince Gremin with Noseda conducting, Benjamin Bernheim as Lensky

Professional Debut as Frère Laurent, Julie Fuchs as Juliette and Benjamin Bernheim as Roméo

Bass Soloist in the revival of Christian Spuck's pastiche Ballet of Monteverdi's and his contemporarys' music

Debut as Hermit in the revival of Herbert Fritsch's cult-classic production