about brian

Praised for his “lovely tone and deep expressivity” by The New York Times, GRAMMY® nominated tenor Brian Giebler radiates “shine and clarity” (Opera News) in every phrase using “his high-placed tenor with great skill” (Opera Magazine). His debut solo album a lad's love garnered high praise from publications like Gramophone and Opera News (Critics Choice), and earned him his first GRAMMY® Award nomination for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album. His second album, a dad’s love, will be released in early 2027. 

Mr. Giebler’s 26/27 season features many of Bach's masterpieces, including his debut with the Dallas Symphony (St. John Passion - cond. Fabio Luisi); Harmonium of Texas (Evangelist: St. Matthew Passion - cond. Jeffrey Kahane); A Far Cry (BWV 80: Ein feste Burg); and returns to Voices of Ascension (B Minor Mass) and Trinity Wall Street as Evangelist in the St. Matthew Passion. Other debuts this season include the Pacific Symphony (Handel's Messiah - cond. Jean-Sébastian Vallée); Fresno Philharmonic, Missoula Symphony, and Harmonium of Texas (Orff's Carmina Burana); and the Bach Society of St. Louis (Haydn's Creation). Return engagements include the National Philharmonic w/ The Washington Chorus (Mozart's Requiem); Handel's Messiah with the Knoxville Symphony (cond. Aram Demirjian) and Oratorio Society of NY (cond. Kent Tritle) at Carnegie Hall; and with the Boston Early Music Festival in their annual fall Chamber Opera (Moon in Pyramus & Thisbe). 

Quickly establishing himself as one of the most sought-after interpreters of the Roasted Swan in Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana,Mr. Giebler has performed the work to great acclaim with the Austin, Boise, Colorado, Knoxville, Milwaukee (cond. Ken-David Masur) Vermont, and Virginia Symphony Orchestras (cond. Eric Jacobsen). Equally engaged for Handel’s Messiah, he has sung with Music of the Baroque (cond. Nicholas Kraemer–live recording available), American Bach Soloists, internationally in South Korea with the Seoul Metropolitan Chorus, Trinity Wall Street (cond. Dame Jane Glover), and with the Asheville, Charleston, Charlotte, Memphis (cond. Robert Moody), Naples, National Philharmonic, Rhode Island, and Virginia Symphony Orchestras. He has sung Mozart’s Requiem with the Austin Symphony, Carmel Bach Festival, Savannah Philharmonic, and at Carnegie Hall. 

Acknowledged as a specialist in the music of the Baroque and Classical periods, Mr. Giebler has been heard as Apollo in Handel’s Semele with The English Concert under Harry Bicket; Handel’s Theodora (Septimius) with Ars Lyrica Houston; Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas (Aeneas) with Atlanta Baroque Orchestra; Desmerest’s Circé and Caccini’s Alcina with Boston Early Music Festival; and as Arnalta in Monteverdi’s L'incoronazione di Poppea with Boston Baroque. Other highlights include Evangelist in Bach’s St. Matthew and St. John Passions (Voices of Ascension; Trinity Wall Street); Bach’s B Minor Mass at Carnegie Hall with the Oratorio Society of New York, the Carmel Bach Festival (cond. Grete Pedersen), The Sebastians, and Clarion Music Society (cond. Steven Fox); Bach Cantatas with the Grand Rapids Symphony, and Handel & Haydn Society under Harry Christophers; and his France debut with Ensemble Correspondances under Sébastien Daucé.

Championing new and modern works, Mr. Giebler has been seen in diverse roles such as Matthew in Craig Hella Johnson’s Considering Matthew Shepard with Conspirare, Trinity Wall Street, and the Oregon Bach Festival; Adam in Wachner’s REV 23 at the Prototype Festival (cond. Daniela Candillari); Iff the Water Genie in Wuorinen’s Haroun and the Sea of Stories with Boston Modern Orchestra Project (available on recording); and singing Stravinsky with the Cleveland Orchestra under Franz Welser-Möst. 

“The sweetness of Giebler's impressive high tenor” and his "expressive and elegant phrasing" (Cleveland Classical) has been heard singing Haydn’s Creation; Mendelssohn’s Elijah; Mozart’s C Minor Mass; Haydn’s Paukenmesse with the Colorado Symphony; and as a frequent collaborator with Mark Morris Dance Group, singing the choreographer’s iconic version of Handel’s L’Allegro, il Penseroso at the Brooklyn Academy of Music and a solo performance of Erik Satie’s Socrate at Cal Performances.

For a list of previous engagements or a resumé, please contact Brian.