In 26/27, Bruley makes his Houston Grand Opera debut in Susannah (Sam Polk) and returns to Utah Opera for The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs (Steve Wozniak). On the concert stage, he makes his Santa Fe Symphony debut in Handel’s Messiah. Future seasons include a return to The Metropolitan Opera.
Last season, Bruley made debuts with Lyric Opera of Chicago in Salome (First Jew) and Opera Theatre of Saint Louis in A Streetcar Named Desire (Mitch). He also debuted with Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería in Mexico City for a recording of Salome (First Jew).
In 24/25, Bruley joined the roster of The Metropolitan Opera for a new production of Salome (First Jew), directed by Claus Guth and conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin. He also returned to Utah Opera for Sweeney Todd (Beadle Bamford) and made his Carnegie Hall debut in Handel’s Messiah with the Masterwork Chorus.
Recent operatic highlights include his San Francisco Opera debut in Mason Bates and Mark Campbell’s The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs (Steve Wozniak), a role he has also performed with Austin Opera, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, and The Atlanta Opera; Ariadne auf Naxos (Bacchus) and Così fan tutte (Ferrando) with Arizona Opera; Sweeney Todd (Beadle Bamford) with Austin Opera; and Der fliegende Holländer (Steuermann) with The Santa Fe Opera. He has also joined the roster of Lyric Opera of Chicago for Jenůfa and Dead Man Walking (Father Grenville cover; Howard Boucher cover).
Bruley’s relationship with Arizona Opera has also included Shining Brow (Louis Sullivan) and Riders of the Purple Sage (Bern Venters). At The Santa Fe Opera, he created the role of Benjamin in the world premiere of Poul Ruders’ The Thirteenth Child and previously served as an Apprentice Artist. Other career highlights include the title role in Britten’s Peter Grimes with Indiana University Opera Theater and appearances with The Glimmerglass Festival in Sweeney Todd (Beadle Bamford) and The Crucible (Giles Corey).
On the concert stage, Bruley has appeared with the Houston Symphony in Salome (First Jew), Fort Wayne Philharmonic in Mozart’s Requiem, Tulsa Symphony in Britten’s War Requiem, and Phoenix Symphony in a program of Mozart arias.
In addition to his performing career, Bruley serves as Assistant Professor of Vocal Arts at the USC Thornton School of Music, having previously held the same position at Rutgers University’s Mason Gross School of the Arts. He has participated in the young artist programs of The Santa Fe Opera, The Glimmerglass Festival, Central City Opera, and Arizona Opera.
A native of Montgomery, Texas, Bruley is a graduate of Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music, Baylor University, and Arizona State University.
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