Brian Stinar, tenor
Calaf in
Turandot
Brian Stinar made his professional debut singing Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni with Western Plains Opera. His most recent appearances have included the role on Don José in Opera Idaho's production of Carmen, the role of Alfredo in La Traviata with OU Opera Theater, "Romance & Broadway" with the Longmont Symphony Orchestra, and the role of Camille in Western Plains' production of The Merry Widow. His opera credits include over 20 leading roles including Rodolfo in La Bohème, Roméo in Roméo et Juliette, Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly, Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor, and Gounod's Faust. Stinar also performed Normanno in Lucia di Lammermoor as a member of the Apprentice Artist Program for Singers with the Santa Fe Opera. Equally at home on the concert stage, Stinar is heard in many oratorio performances ranging from Handel's Messiah to Beethoven's 9th Symphony. He is currently an Artist in Residence with Denver School of the Arts and holds his Master's degree from the University of Oklahoma where he is a Hoving and Benton-Schmidt Scholar and studied in the studio of Salvatore Champagne.
