{"id":334,"date":"2021-01-20T12:59:40","date_gmt":"2021-01-20T18:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orpheusmusicproject.org\/?page_id=334"},"modified":"2026-04-21T10:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T15:00:10","slug":"brian-haase","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/orpheusmusic.azurewebsites.net\/index.php\/about-us\/artists\/brian-haase\/","title":{"rendered":"Brian Haase"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Brian.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-289\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Brian.jpg 800w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Brian-240x300.jpg 240w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Brian-768x960.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><strong>APPEARS IN<\/strong><br><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orpheusmusicproject.org\/index.php\/projects\/songbreak\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SONGBREAK: Songs For Our Wellbeing<\/a><\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orpheusmusicproject.org\/index.php\/projects\/musical-projects\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"30\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Requiem for Frankie Silver<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SONGBREAK: None but the Lonely Heart\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/530775494?h=cf4a3a11df&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"990\" height=\"557\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">From humble, mid-western roots, dramatic bass <strong>Brian Haase<\/strong> began the journey to professional classical singer with passion, determination, and a prodigious vocal talent. During his college years, he pursued singing as a talented baritone and received accolades from teachers and coaches alike for his operatic performances in leading roles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">In 2016, after years of success as a baritone, Mr. Haase heeded the advice of a few experienced operatic professionals and began to pursue serious bass repertoire. Two years of re-training from baritone to dramatic basso have produced phenomenal results. He has developed into an<strong> elegant, world-class \u2018basso cantate\u2019<\/strong> and has begun preparing to perform the great basso roles of <em>Ernani, Simon Boccanegra, Don Carlo, Boris Godunov, Die Zauberfl\u00f6te, Faust, Don Giovanni, La boh\u00eame, Il barbiere di Siviglia<\/em>. He will soon pursue the great operatic roles of Richard Wagner<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Mr. Haase began his formal education in music at <strong>Northwestern College in Saint Paul, MN<\/strong>. After completing his undergraduate degree, he received a <strong>scholarship <\/strong>for further vocal study at <strong>Denver University<\/strong> in 2008, where he performed <strong>Guglielmo in&nbsp;<em>Cos\u00ec&nbsp;fan tutte<\/em><\/strong>. While studying in Denver, he was invited to study at the <strong>International Institute of Vocal Arts in Chiari, Italy<\/strong> where he performed the role of <strong>Conte Palmieiri <\/strong>in the world premiere of&nbsp;<em><strong>Dodici personaggi<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;written by <strong>Bruno Rigacci.<\/strong><br><br>In 2009, he entered the master\u2019s program as a baritone in operatic studies at <strong>Rice University in Houston<\/strong> where he studied with the eminent <strong>Dr. Stephen King<\/strong>. While there, he was cast as the title role in&nbsp;<strong><em>Don Giovanni<\/em>, Carl Magnus in Sondheim\u2019s&nbsp;<em>A Little Night Music<\/em>, Marco in&nbsp;<em>Gianni Schicchi,<\/em>&nbsp;and Procolo in Donizetti\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Viva la mama<\/em><\/strong>. That summer he became a fellow at the world-renowned<strong> Aspen Music Festival<\/strong> in Colorado. In Aspen, he covered the title role in&nbsp;<strong><em>Don Giovanni<\/em>, Marcello in&nbsp;<em>La boh\u00eame<\/em><\/strong>, and was a featured soloist in the <strong>Opera on Stage<\/strong> concerts and the Festival\u2019s<strong> July 4th Gala Concert<\/strong> performing for thousands. He sang under the direction of conductors <strong>Richard Bado, Bruno Rigacci, <\/strong>and <strong>Lawrence Leighton Smith,<\/strong> and coached by <strong>Mignon Dunn, Coradina Caporello<\/strong>, and <strong>Thomas Muraco<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">In 2011, Mr. Haase returned to Minneapolis, where he appeared with the Minnesota Opera in <strong><em>Lucia di Lammermoor<\/em><\/strong> and the featured role of the Scottish Soldier in their <strong>Pulitzer Prize-winning production of&nbsp;<em>Silent Night<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;by <strong>Kenneth Puts<\/strong>. He became a soloist with the <strong>Mirandola Ensemble<\/strong> and performed with the critically-praised <strong>Consortium Carissimi<\/strong>. He is currently soloist at the prestigious <strong>St. Louis King of France Catholic Church<\/strong> in Saint Paul. He has been heard as a soloist at The Schubert Club, and he was engaged to sing the baritone solos in <strong>Brahms\u2019 German Requiem<\/strong> with the <strong>Exultate Chorus<\/strong>. &nbsp;His first public performance as a bass soloist was in <strong>Rossini\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Petite Messe Solennelle<\/em><\/strong><em>&nbsp;<\/em>with <strong>MacPhail\u2019s Sonomento<\/strong> in June 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Public reactions to Brian&#8217;s recent performances in the bass repertoire are unanimous and resounding endorsements of his vocalism. Experienced operaphiles, coaches, and voice teachers liken his voice to the sound of \u201cNicolai Ghiaurov, Ren\u00e9 Pape, and Kurt Moll.\u201d His basso instrument possesses lustrous vocal beauty and massive resonance. His imposing physical presence is dramatic and impressive.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>APPEARS INSONGBREAK: Songs For Our WellbeingRequiem for Frankie Silver From humble, mid-western roots, dramatic bass Brian Haase began the journey &hellip; <span class=\"more-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orpheusmusic.azurewebsites.net\/index.php\/about-us\/artists\/brian-haase\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Brian Haase<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":325,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-334","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/orpheusmusic.azurewebsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/334","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/orpheusmusic.azurewebsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/orpheusmusic.azurewebsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orpheusmusic.azurewebsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orpheusmusic.azurewebsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=334"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/orpheusmusic.azurewebsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/334\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":907,"href":"https:\/\/orpheusmusic.azurewebsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/334\/revisions\/907"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orpheusmusic.azurewebsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/orpheusmusic.azurewebsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}