D E A N M U R P H Y
BARITONE
"The male cast around Hermann proves to be superbly cast, both vocally and in terms of character. First and foremost, the stunning Dean Murphy, a member of the Deutsche Oper Berlin ensemble since 2021/2022, as Prince Yeletsky. The dazzling American baritone possesses a masculine, elegant, dreamlike timbre and is able to allow his robust, dark voice, balanced across all registers, to blossom in luxurious legato and shape it into strikingly nuanced parlando."
- Online Merker
Prince Yeletsky | PIQUE DAME |Deutsche Oper Berlin 2025
American baritone Dean Murphy has been a member of the Deutsche Oper Berlin ensemble since the 2021/22 season. This season at Deutsche Oper Berlin, he will sing Il Conte d'Almaviva in LE NOZZE DI FIGARO, Giorgio Germont in LA TRAVIATA, Demetrius in A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM and Figaro in IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA. He will also sing Figaro in IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA at the San Diego Opera, Slim in OF MICE AND MEN at Des Moines Metro Opera, and Enrico in LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR at the Berkshire Opera Festival.
In recent seasons, he performed Eddy in a new production of GREEK by Pinar Karabulut and Il Giullare in the new production of FRANCESCA DA RIMINI under the baton of Carlo Rizzi in a production by Christof Loy, both at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. He has also performed Figaro in IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA at the Zurich Opera House and the Copenhagen Opera House.
Recent successes include the Operalia Competition in Mumbai in 2024, the finals of the Viñas Competition in Barcelona in 2020, the finals of the Moniuszko Competition in 2022, Don Alvaro and Lord Sidney in Il Viaggio a Reims at the Rossini Opera Festival, Der Junge Herr in DER PROTAGONIST at Teatro La Fenice, and numerous roles at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, including Enrico in LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR, Frédéric in LAKMÉ, Marcello in LA BOHÈME, Silvio in I PAGLIACCI, Prince Yeletsky in PIQUE DAME, Albert in WERTHER and Heerrufer in LOHENGRIN.
ABOUT
As a member of the International Opera Studio at Opernhaus Zürich from 2018 to 2020, he performed as Figaro in IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA and in new productions of Barrie Kosky's DIE GEZEICHNETEN, Andreas Homoki's SWEENEY TODD, Tatjana Gürbaca's LE GRAND MACABRE, and also appeared as Schaunard in LA BOHÈME.
Dean has also performed at Müpa Budapest as Paolo Orsini in RIENZI, Opéra National de Lorraine as Jean in JULIE, Fürst Ottokar in DER FREISCHÜTZ at Theater an der Wien, Schaunard in LA BOHÈME at both Oper Vlaanderen and Semperoper Dresden, among others.Dean Murphy has performed on the concert stage in Brahms' "Ein Deutsches Requiem" with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra, Vaughan Williams' "Dona Nobis Pacem with Musikkollegium Winterthur, Mendelssohn's "Die Erste Waldpurgisnacht" at the Berlin Philharmonie and Vaughan Williams' "Five Mystical Songs" also at the Berlin Philharmonie.
He obtained his Master of Music degree from Yale School of Music and holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance from the Hartt School of Music.
SCHEDULE
March 20
2026
Dvorak "Stabat Mater"
Kosovo Philharmonic Orchestra
Pristina, Kosovo
March 31
2026
Dvorak "Stabat Mater"
Kosovo Philharmonic Orchestra
Berlin Philharmonie
MEDIA
PRESS
MERCUTIO
ROMÉO ET JULIETTE
KARLSRUHE
"The tremendous flexibility of his belcanto singing gave Dean Murphy his beautiful baritone and the visual presence of the faithful Mercutio."
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"Belkanto pur, enorme Flexibilität schenkte Dean Murphy seinem schönen Bariton und dem treuen Mercutio die optische Präsenz."
-ONLINE MERKER
FIGARO
IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA
ZÜRICH
"As Figaro, Dean Murphy
convinced us totally with his beautiful baritone voice from the beginning. He succeeds in developing this role into a completely independent person. He sings this part with devotion and plays this character stunningly."
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"Dean Murphy als Figaro überzeugt mit seiner schönen Baritonstimme von Anfang an total. Es gelingt ihm, aus dieser Rolle eine ganz eigenständige Person zu entwickeln. Er singt diese Partie mit Hingabe und spielt diese Figur umwerfend."
-Marco Stücklin
OPERN MAGAZIN
SOLOIST
OPERAPALOOZA
CT ALLIANCE
OF MUSIC
"...and particularly Dean Murphy, who closed the show, delivered his number with an emotional honesty and directness that showed why opera has persisted for so long as an art form."
-NEW HAVEN INDEPENDENT
EDDY
GREEK
DEUTSCHE OPER BERLIN
“As Eddy, Dean Murphy was unbearably moving in his use of head voice at the poignant 'We only love' after the final revelation”
-Carlos María Solare
OPERA MAGAZINE
YELETSKY
PIQUE DAME
DEUTSCHE OPER BERLIN
"The male cast around Hermann proves to be superbly cast, both vocally and in terms of character. First and foremost, the stunning Dean Murphy, a member of the Deutsche Oper Berlin ensemble since 2021/2022, as Prince Yeletsky. The dazzling American baritone possesses a masculine, elegant, dreamlike timbre and is able to allow his robust, dark voice, balanced across all registers, to blossom in luxurious legato and shape it into strikingly nuanced parlando."
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“Dean Murphy, seit 2021/2022 Ensemblemitglied der Deutschen Oper Berlin, als Fürst Jeletzkij. Der blendend aussehende amerikanische Bariton verfügt über ein männlich elegantes Traumtimbre, und vermag seine in allen Lagen ausgewogenen kernig dunkle Stimme in luxuriösem Legato aufblühen lassen als auch zu markant differenziertem Parlando formen.”
-ONLINE MERKER
MONIUSZKO
COMPETITION 2022
“The highlight of the auditions was the performance of Dean Murphy, an American baritone, who in the aria of Mozart's Count Almaviva, especially in Niewiadomski's Bells, showed full professionalism - a great interpretation, perfectly positioned voice and great musical sensitivity.”
-RUCH MUZYCZNY
DIE GEZEICHNETEN
OPERNHAUS ZÜRICH
"Notable among these new voices on this occasion was the fine vocal projection of American baritone Dean Murphy."
-Martin Wheeler
OPERA NEWS
HEERRUFER
LOHENGRIN
DEUTSCHE OPER BERLIN
“Yet another indication of the strength of the company’s ensemble was Dean Murphy’s impeccably sung, thrillingly voiced Herald. On the basis of this exemplary performance this young baritone looks set to have a glittering career ahead of him.”
-musicOMH
FIGARO
IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA
OPERNHAUS ZÜRICH
"Of the leads, two voices stole the show. Dean Murphy’s superb baritone gave real heft to the slick and natty Figaro, whose self-infatuation, given his clever schemes, could somehow be forgiven. The American’s articulation and carriage as a modish sunny boy saw the audience in his hand from the start, and his character’s preening and trendy blue hair made us love him even more. His vocal delivery of the popular “Largo al factotum” aria in which he lauds his own praises, couldn’t have been more convincing: “Everyone wants me,” he sings, “women, youngsters, oldies, the golden-haired…” Figaro’s is a tremendously vibrant presence, the real driver of the action and Murphy brought the house lights on."
-Sarah Batschelet
BACHTRACK
SCHAUNARD
LA BOHÈME
DEUTSCHE OPER BERLIN
“Dean Murphy’s Schaunard stood out vocally, far from the easiest of tasks in that role.”
-Mark Berry
BOULEZAIN
