Brian Osborne

Brian Osborne joined the faculty at The University of Mississippi in fall of 2006. He is active with the Ole Miss music community, in various capacities such as musical preparation for the school of theater's recent production of Stephen Sondheim's Company and the opera theater's fall scenes program. He is lecturer of art song and opera literature and assists with Ole Miss Opera theater's musical direction. He comes most recently from Knoxville, Tennessee, where he served as music director and coach with the Knoxville Opera Studio and performed with the Knoxville Symphony. He has appeared regularly as coach accompanist and rehearsal pianist on the musical staff of various opera companies throughout the country, including Opera in the Ozarks, where he returns each summer, Ash Lawn-Highland Opera, Utah Festival Opera, Virginia Opera, Augusta Opera, Regina Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, Opera North, and Brevard Music Center. His contributions to productions have included a wide range of repertoire, including Susannah, Le Nozze di Figaro, La Traviata, The Barber of Seville, Tosca, La Boheme, Madama Butterfly, The Magic Flute, Carmen, Hansel and Gretel, Sweeney Todd, Little Women, Annie Get Your Gun, Carousel, Die Fledermaus, and many others. He is active on the recital stage appearing this season with mezzo-soprano Lorraine DiSimone, soprano, Alexandra Phillips, bass, Dennis Bender, and numerous UM voice majors. He will also present vocal master classes at Shorter College and The University of Kentucky this year. He has worked with numerous schools and universities as a staff vocal coach and lecturer, including Manhattan School of Music, Brenau University, Simpson College, and Piedmont College. Brian is also an active vocalist, appearing last fall with the Ole Miss combined choirs as the bass soloist for the Mozart Requiem. His alma maters include The University of Georgia, Florida State University, and The University of Tennessee.