Daniel Brener
Baritone
Biography
Scottish-Lithuanian baritone, Daniel Brener made his operatic debut as Papageno Die Zauberflöte with Maestro Carlos Spierer for Opernfest Berlin at the Alte Münze Theatre. His roles now include Guglielmo Così fan tutte, Belcore L'elisir d'amore and The Hunter Rusalka. As a concert soloist, recent performances include Bach St John Passion at Linlithgow Palace, Christmas Oratorio for Epiphany, Ich habe genug, Cantatas BWV 32, 36, 41, 70, 71, 101, 103, 140, 155, Mozart Requiem, Haydn The Creation, Stanford Nunc dimittis at St Albans Cathedral and Vaughan-Williams Songs of Travel. Daniel has been frequently invited to perform as a soloist with the Glasgow Bach Cantata Project since its inception in 2021. He performed in Scotland under the baton of renowned Bach expert Professor John Butt OBE at Glasgow Cathedral and conductors Michael Bawtree and Frikki Walter.Daniel comes from a family of professional musicians and actors and has been at home in the world of opera, theatre and classical music since childhood. He studies with baritone Professor Marian Pop, soprano Effie Gray, conductor Richard Lewis, Russian/Czech vocal coach Irène Kudela and German coach Daniel Isengart. To support his performance at the summer festival Berlin Opernfest he was awarded the Lily Niblock Memorial Scholarship in 2023.This year, in collaboration with the Pettinger Ensemble, Daniel will perform Bach's solo cantata Ich habe genug at Edinburgh's St Giles Cathedral. Daniel has lived in Linz, Upper Austria since July 2025.
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Repertoire
Roles
| Mozart | Papageno | Die Zauberflöte | Bärenreiter (de.) |
| . | Guglielmo | Così fan tutte | Bärenreiter (it.) |
| . | Il Conte di Almaviva* | Le nozze di Figaro | Bärenreiter (it.) |
| Tchaikovsky | Eugene Onegin* | Eugene Onegin | Muzyka |
| Donizetti | Belcore* | L'elisir d'amore | Ricordi (it.) |
| Dvořák | Hunter | Rusalka | Bärenreiter (cz.) |
Concert
| Mozart | Requiem, Bass Soloist |
| Brahms | Ein deutsches Requiem, Baritone Soloist |
| Handel | Messiah*, Bass Soloist |
| Stanford | Nunc dimittis in G, Op. 81. |
| RV Williams | Songs of Travel |
| . | Fantasia on Christmas Carols, Baritone Soloist |
| Bach | Cantatas BWV 36, 41, 70, 71, 82, 101, 103, 140, 155, Bass Soloist |
| . | Ich habe genug Bass Soloist |
| . | Weihnachtsoratorium Bass Soloist |
| . | St John Passion Petrus, Pilatus, and Arias as Bass Soloist |
| . | St. Matthew Passion* Bass Soloist |
*in preparation.
Languages sung: German, Italian, Russian, Czech, Spanish and English.
Schedule
| Date | Engagement | Venue | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Sept. 2025 | Masterclass with Edda Moser | Haus Marteau, Lichtenberg, Germany. | |
| 7 Sept. 2025 18:00 | Ich habe genug BWV 82 and Liebster Jesu, mein Verlangen BWV 32 with the Pettinger Ensemble | St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh, UK. | Coming soon. |
| 23 Feb. 2025 | Bach Cantata soloist, conductor Professor John Butt OBE. | Glasgow Cathedral, UK. |
Media
Live recording
Photographs
Portrait
Papageno, Berlin. Ⓒ Opernfotografie Detlef Kurth
Berlin Opernfest 2023
