Brian Skoog, tenor
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Upcoming Performances

Bach: Mass in B minor
Bach Cantata Vespers
Chicago, Illinois

March 28 & 29, 2025

Skoog will be the tenor soloist for two performances of Bach’s Mass in B minor as part of Bach Cantata Vespers' 54th season in collaboration with Consonance: Chicago Choral Artists.


Mozart: Great Mass in C minor & Beethoven Choral Fantasy
West Shore Chorale

May 4, 2025

Skoog will be the tenor soloist for this concert conducted by Michael Lisi.


Griebling-Haigh: The Higgler (World Premiere)
Cleveland, Ohio

June 7 & 8, 2025

Skoog will sing the title role in the world premiere of Margi Griebling-Haigh's opera The Higgler. The production will be directed by Marla Berg and conducted by Steven Smith.


Mozart: Coronation Mass in C and Salieri: De Profundis
Niles Metropolitan Chorus and Musica Lumina Orchestra
June 22, 2025

Skoog will be the tenor soloist for this performance of Mozart's Coronation Mass in C, K. 317 and Antonio Salieri's De Profundis. The Niles Metropolitan Chorus and Musica Lumina Orchestra will be conducted by Marek Rachelski.

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Strauss: Salome
Union Avenue Opera

August 15, 16, 22, & 23rd, 2025

Skoog will make his role debut as Narraboth in this production of Richard Strauss's Salome, directed by Mark Freiman and conducted by Scott Schoonover.


Bach: St. Matthew Passion
Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra and The Apollo Chorus of Chicago
March 14 & 15, 2026

Skoog will be the tenor soloist for two performances of Bach’s Matthäuspassion in March of 2026. Stephen Alltop conducts the Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra with the Apollo Chorus of Chicago and the Spirito Singers.
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Additional dates are added regularly. Stay tuned!

Past PERFORMANCES (HIGHLIGHTS)

Handel: Messiah
Toledo Symphony

December 2024

Skoog was the tenor soloist for a performance of Handel’s Messiah under the direction of Alain Trudel.
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Mozart: Requiem

Bozeman Symphony
November 2024

Skoog was the tenor soloist for a series of performances of Mozart’s Requiem. Bozeman Symphony Music Director Norman Huynh conducted.

Sullivan: H.M.S. Pinafore

Winter Opera Saint Louis
Saint Louis, Missouri

November 2024

Skoog made his role debut as Ralph Rackstraw in Gilbert & Sullivan's H.M.S. Pinafore in a production directed by John Stephens and conducted by Scott Schoonover.
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor “Choral”

Toledo Symphony
September 2024

Skoog was the tenor soloist for two performances of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with the Toledo Symphony and UMS Choral Union, conducted by Alain Trudel.
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Mozart: Così fan tutte

Salt Creek Chamber Orchestra
Chicago, Illinois

August 2024

Skoog made his role debut as Ferrando in Mozart’s Così fan tutte.

Verdi: Rigoletto
Druid City Opera

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
​May 2024

Skoog sang the role of Borsa and covered the role of the Duke of Mantua in this production of Verdi’s masterpiece directed by Paul Houghtaling and conducted by Richard Masters.​

Haydn: Theresienmesse & Vivaldi: Gloria
The West Shore Chorale
Cleveland, Ohio

May 2024
Skoog was be the tenor soloist for this concert under the direction of Michael Lisi.

Mozart: Requiem
Toledo Symphony Orchestra
Toledo, Ohio

February 2024

Skoog joined the Toledo Symphony as the tenor soloist for Mozart's Requiem, conducted by Alain Trudel.​

Handel: Messiah
Toledo Symphony Orchestra
Toledo, Ohio

December 3, 2023 at 4PM

Skoog returned to the Toledo Symphony as the tenor soloist for Handel's Messiah, under the direction of Alain Trudel.

​Handel: Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno
Opera Neo
San Diego, California

July 8 & 9 2023

Skoog will perform the role of Tempo in Handel's first oratorio under the baton of Jory Vinikour with stage direction by Sydney Roslin.

​Rimsky-Korsakov: Mozart and Salieri
The Cleveland Opera
Cleveland, Ohio

May 2023
Skoog sang the role of Mozart in Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's one-act opera.

Mozart: Requiem in D minor
Akron University
Akron, Ohio

April 2023
Skoog was the tenor soloist for the performance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Requiem.

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, "Choral"
Greenville Symphony Orchestra
Greenville, Pennsylvania

April 2023
Skoog was the tenor soloist for the performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony conducted by Michael Gelfand.

​Michael Haydn: Requiem in C minor
Maltz Performing Arts Center
Cleveland, Ohio

March 2023
Skoog was the tenor soloist for this performance of Michael Haydn's Requiem.

Mozart: Requiem in D minor
Saint Rocco Parish
Cleveland, Ohio

January 2023
Skoog was the tenor soloist for the performance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Requiem conducted by Lisa Wong.
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Handel's Messiah
Yoder Concert Hall
Bluffton, Ohio

December 11, 2022
Skoog was the tenor soloist for the performance of Handel's Messiah under the direction of Bo Young Kang.

Handel's Messiah
Warren, Ohio

December 4, 2022
Skoog was the tenor soloist for the performance of Handel's Messiah under the direction of Hae-Jong Lee.

Mozart's Coronation Mass
Cleveland, Ohio
November 20, 2022
Skoog was the tenor soloist for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Mass No. 15 in C Major, K. 317.


Requiem: Pandemic Reflections
Singers Club of Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio
October 14, 2022
Skoog will be the tenor soloist for David Briggs's Requiem, written for men’s voices and organ. The piece was commissioned this work to honor the memory of all who lost their lives during the pandemic. Renowned organist Todd Wilson will accompany the work on the magnificent Skerrit-Cumming pipe organ.
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Ariodante
Opera NEO
San Diego, California
August 2022

Skoog performed the role of Lurcanio in Handel's Ariodante. ​Peter Kozma directed this inventive production, accompanied by a period instrument ensemble led by conductor and harpsichordist Benjamin Bayl.

Aria Gala
Opera NEO
San Diego, California

July 2022
Gala performance at the Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center followed by a reception with hors d'oeuvres, wine, and dessert with the artists. Valet parking available.​
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Second Nature
Opera Fayetteville
Walton Arts Center, Fayetteville, Arkansas

May 2022

Skoog sang the role of Jake in Matthew Aucoin's Second Nature, with stage direction by Laura Shatkus, music direction by Brendon Shapiro, and accompanied by members of the Opera Fayetteville Orchestra.


A Portal to Easter
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Cleveland Heights, Ohio

March 2022

Mezzo-soprano Elizabeth Frey and tenor Brian Skoog performed a program of Bach, Dvorak, Mendelssohn, and Wolf. Organist Karel Paukert accompanied and provided meditative organ works.
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Il trovatore
Toledo Opera

October 2021
Skoog sang the role of Ruiz in Verdi's Il trovatore, ​conducted by Maestro Adam Turner and staged by director Jeffrey Buchman.​

Quarantine Poems: A Song Cycle for Tenor and Three Bassoons
​Cleveland, Ohio

February2022
Skoog gave the world premiere of Ryan Charles Ramer's Quarantine Poems: A Song Cycle for Tenor and Three Bassoons.

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Così fan tutte
​The Cleveland Opera

POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19

Skoog was to sing the role of Ferrando in Mozart's Così fan tutte under the baton of Maestro Grzegorz Nowak. These performances would have taken place at the historic Mimi Ohio Theatre, in the heart of Cleveland's Playhouse Square.

The Fall of the House of Usher
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Opera Maine

CANCELED DUE TO COVID-19
Summer 2021

Skoog was to make his Opera Maine debut performing the role of Roderick in Philip Glass's The Fall of the House of Usher before the production was canceled due to COVID-19.
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Trial By Jury 
Toledo Opera
CANCELED DUE TO COVID-19
April 2021

Skoog was to sing the role of The Defendant in Gilbert & Sullivan's Trial By Jury, ​presented in a double-bill with Derrick Wang's Scalia/Ginsburg under the stage direction of James Norman and the baton of Kevin Bylsma.
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​Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings, Op. 31
Heights Chamber Orchestra
February 2020
Dean Buck conducted the Heights Chamber Orchestra as Skoog performed Benjamin Britten's iconic Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings, Op. 31. Van Parker was the horn soloist.
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Manon Lescaut
The Cleveland Opera
November 2019
Skoog sang the role of Edmondo in Puccini's Manon Lescaut, ​which was accompanied by the Cleveland Women's Orchestra under the baton of Maestro John Thomas Dodson.
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Cleveland Composer's Guild
Drinko Recital Hall, Cleveland, Ohio
October 2019
Accompanied on the piano by John Simmons, Skoog performed "The Lake" by Margaret Brouwer in this concert of chamber music composed by members of the Cleveland Composer's Guild.

​Haydn's Lord Nelson Mass
Stambaugh Auditorium, Youngstown, Ohio
May 2019

Skoog was the tenor soloist in this presentation of Haydn's Lord Nelson Mass with the Stambaugh Chorus and Festival Orchestra.
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La traviata

Cleveland Opera Theater
Maltz Performing Arts Center
Cleveland, Ohio
April 2019

Skoog performed the role of Gastone in Verdi's La traviata.

The Ballad of Baby Doe

Toledo Opera
The Valentine Theatre, Toledo, Ohio
April 2019
Skoog appeared as President Chester A. Arthur in this semi-staged version of an American classic by Douglas Moore.
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The Land of Smiles

The Cleveland Opera
Cleveland, Ohio
February 2019

Skoog performed the role of Count Gustav in this co-production with Cleveland Ballet and Cleveland Women's Orchestra.
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The Divorce Box

Cleveland Opera Theater
Fynes Hall, Cleveland, Ohio
February 2019
Skoog portrayed Mark in Ryan Charles Ramer's micro-opera The Divorce Box. as part of Cleveland Opera Theater's New Opera Works Festival, which featured an appearance by world-renowned composer Jake Heggie.

Mozart Requiem
Avon Auditorium, Avon, Ohio

December 2018
Skoog appeared as the tenor soloist for Mozart's Requiem.

Handel's Messiah
Fort Collins, Colorado

December 2018
Skoog appeared as the tenor soloist for Handel’s Messiah with members of the Fort Collins Symphony conducted by David Adkins.

Handel's Messiah

Toledo Symphony Orchestra
Rosary Cathedral, Toledo, Ohio
December 2018

Skoog made his Toledo Symphony Orchestra debut as the soloist for Handel's Messiah under the baton of Sara Jobin.

​I Capuleti e i Montecchi

The Cleveland Opera
Cleveland, Ohio
November 2018

Skoog performed the role of Tebaldo in Bellini's retelling of the Romeo and Juliet story.
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Voice of the Lake
Kulas Hall, Cleveland, Ohio
Art 21 Ballroom, Cincinnati, Ohio
October 2018

Having sung for the world premiere performance in 2017, Skoog again appeared as the tenor soloist for Margaret Brouwer's Voice of the Lake in these performances conducted by Domenico Boyagian.

The Magic Flute
Central City Opera Nina Odescalchi Kelly Family Matinee

The Central City Opera House, Central City, Colorado
July 2018

Skoog performed the role of Tamino in this performance of Mozart's The Magic Flute. (Sung in German with German dialogue)

The Face on the Barroom Floor

Central City Opera
The Central City Opera House, Central City, Colorado
Summer 2018

Skoog performed the dual role of Larry/Matt in the 40th Anniversary Production of Henry Mollicone's chamber opera.

Le mariage aux lanternes

The Cleveland Opera
Cleveland, Ohio
April 2018

Skoog performed the role of Guillot in Offenbach's delightful one-act opera, Le mariage aux lanternes.​

Susannah

Nashville Opera
Polk Theater, Nashville, Tennessee
April 2018
Skoog performed the role of Elder Hayes in Carlisle Floyd's Susannah.

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Hercules vs. Vampires

Nashville Opera
Andrew Jackson Hall, Nashville, Tennessee
January 2018
Skoog made his Nashville Opera debut singing the role of Theseus in this groundbreaking work by composer Patrick Morganelli.

Two Portraits

The Cleveland Opera
Cleveland, Ohio
November-December 2017

Skoog performed the role of "The Poet" of Schumann's Dichterliebe in this production by The Cleveland Opera.

World Premiere: Voice of the Lake
Breen Center for the Performing Arts, Cleveland, Ohio
November 2017
Skoog was the tenor soloist for the world premiere of acclaimed composer Margaret Brouwer's original concert drama, Voice of the Lake.

Bach: Cantata No. 80, Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 80
Beethoven: Choral Fantasy

Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra
Schuster Center, Dayton, Ohio
October 2017


Utah Festival Opera
Logan, Utah
Summer 2017

Skoog appeared as Mark Smeaton in Rex, Jacey Squires in The Music Man, and Frederic (Cover) in The Pirates of Penzance.

Carmen

Dayton Opera
Schuster Center, Dayton, Ohio
May 2017

Skoog made his Dayton Opera debut in the role of Le Remendado in this production of Carmen, conducted by Neal Gittleman and directed by Fenlon Lamb.

Sound & Song

Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra
Dayton Art Institute Renaissance Theatre, Dayton, Ohio
February 2017

On Wenlock Edge for Tenor, String Quartet, and Piano by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Neue Liebeslieder Waltzer by Johannes Brahms

Le nozze di Figaro

Toledo Opera
The Historic Valentine Theatre, Toledo, Ohio
February 2017

Skoog made his Toledo Opera debut as Don Curzio in this production, conducted by James Meena and directed by Garnett Bruce.

Handel's Messiah

Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra
Westminster Presbyterian Church, Dayton, Ohio
December 2016

Skoog made DPO debut as the soloist for this presentation of Messiah, with Neal Gittleman conducting.

Britten's Rejoice in the Lamb
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Cleveland Heights, OH
November 2016

Skoog  was the tenor soloist for this performance of Rejoice in the Lamb, conducted by Steven Plank and accompanied on the organ by Karel Paukert.
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Die Zauberflöte

The Cleveland Opera
Westlake Auditorium, Cleveland, Ohio
March 2016
Skoog performed the role of Tamino.

The Bartered Bride

The Cleveland Opera
Bohemian National Hall - Cleveland, Ohio
October 2015
Skoog sang the role of Jenik.
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La clemenza di Tito
Kulas Hall - Cleveland, Ohio
February 2015
Skoog appeared as the title role in Mozart's final opera.

Le nozze di Figaro
Central City Opera
Central City Opera House, Central City, Colorado

Summer 2014
Skoog made his company debut in the role of Don Curzio.
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