DEAN MURPHY
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 is currently a member of the ensemble at Deutsche Oper Berlin. In the 2024-2025 season, Dean will debut at The Royal Danish Opera as Figaro in Il Barbiere di Siviglia & Teatro La Fenice as Der Junge Herr in Weill's Der Protagonist. At Deutsche Oper Berlin, he will make three important role debuts: Enrico in Lucia di Lammermoor, Marcello in La Bohème, and Albert in Werther, in addition to returning to Figaro in Il Barbiere di Siviglia.
In the 2023-24 season at Deutsche Oper Berlin, Dean debuted Silvio in I Pagliacci, Heerrufer in Lohengrin, and Prince Yeletsky in Pique Dame, as well as returned to Schaunard in La Bohème. Dean also debuted in Ireland at the Blackwater Valley Opera Festival as Achilla in Giulio Cesare.
In the 2022-23 season, Dean sang Frédéric in Lakmé at the Berliner Philharmonie with the Deutsche Oper Berlin Orchestra. Dean also sang Figaro/Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Schuanard/La Bohème, and Vitellius/Hérodiade at Deutsche Oper Berlin. In the Spring of 2023, Dean made his debut at Theater an der Wien in the role of Fürst Ottokar in Der Freischütz. Also in the 22/23 season, Dean debuted at the Semperoper Dresden as Schaunard in La Bohème.
ABOUT
In the 2021-22 season at Deutsche Oper Berlin, Dean sang Figaro in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Demetrius in A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Eddy in Greek. In the Spring of 2022, Dean made his debut in France at Opéra National de Lorraine & Opéra de Dijon as Jean in Boesman's Julie. Dean also recently made his debut in Belgium in the role of Schaunard in La Bohème at Oper Vlaanderen. In June 2022, Dean sang the role of Paolo Orsini in Wagner's Rienzi at Müpa Budapest under the baton of Marc Albrecht.
Dean was a member of the International Opera Studio at Opernhaus Zürich from 2018 to 2020. In Zürich, he appeared as Figaro in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Schaunard in La Bohème, as well as in Barrie Kosky’s new production of Die Gezeichneten, Andreas Homoki’s new production of Sweeney Todd, Christof Loy's new production of Don Pasquale and Tatjana Gürbaca’s new production of Le Grand Macabre. Dean was supposed to return to Opernhaus Zürich for Don Alvaro/Il Viaggio a Reims and Figaro/Il Barbiere di Siviglia but both were cancelled due to Covid-19.
Recent successes include being a finalist in the Moniuszko Competition and Tenor Viñas Competition, Don Alvaro & Lord Sidney in Il Viaggio a Reims at Rossini Opera Festival and Moralès in Carmen at Gstaad Menuhin Festival.
Dean Murphy 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
2026
CONCERT TBA
TBA
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
