Brian Dougherty, tenor, is active as a soloist and ensemble singer.
Recognized for his beautiful and expressive singing, he enjoys a varied career
on the concert, opera, and cabaret stage. Oratorio credits include solo
engagements with the American Symphony, the Clarion Music Society, the Dessoff
Choirs, the Berkshire Bach Society, Melodious Accord, Music Before 1800, New
York Concert Singers, Philomusica, and the Westminster Choir. Brian has
performed in theatrical and operatic productions with FringeNYC, West End
Theatre, Fredericksburg Theatre Company, Berkshire Opera, and Spoleto Festival
USA.
In recent seasons, Brian has appeared as A-Rab in West Side Story, Suites
Nos. 1 and 2, with the New York Philharmonic; at BAM in Sir Jonathan
Miller’s critically-acclaimed staging of Bachʼs
St. Matthew Passion; with Sting and lutenist Edin Karamazov
performing selections from Songs from the Labyrinth for XM satellite
radio’s Artist Confidential series; and in the American premiere of Sir
Paul McCartney’s oratorio Ecce Cor Meum, at Carnegie Hall. He was a
member of the Cockney Quartet in a semi-staged production of My Fair
Lady, starring Kelsey Grammer and Kelli O’Hara with the New York
Philharmonic, and performed with Alice Parker in her chamber opera Songs for
Eve as part of the Mohawk Trail Concert Series. He debuted with
Professor Peter Schickele in February 2009 in P.D.Q. Bach
& Peter Schickele: The Jekyll and Hyde Tour.
As an ensemble singer, Brian has appeared with many of the world’s premiere
symphony orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia
Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony,
Moscow Virtuosi, London Symphonietta, Orchestra of St. Luke’s. He performs
regularly with Voices of Ascension, the New York Choral Artists, the Choir of
St. Ignatius Loyola, Concert Chorale of New York, Manhattan Voices, among
others.
Brian’s discography includes recordings on the Nonesuch, Gothic, Delos, Teldec,
Wildflower, and Original Cast labels. Brian is a featured soloist on both
My Love and I and Singers Glen, with the Musicians of Melodious
Accord; performed on the three-time 2005 Grammy Award winning recording of John
Adams’ On the Transmigration of Souls with the New York Philharmonic and
on Judy Collins’ Portrait of an American Girl. His television
credits include HBO’s acclaimed mini-series Angels in America, PBS’
Live from Lincoln Center, and NBC’s Today. Brian is an
accomplished cabaret performer. His latest, bouncing around inside his
head, is currently in development.
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