Gary Briggle
Guest Artist
Gary Briggle (“Scrooge”) has been a professional singer, actor, stage director and teacher for over 50 years, working in regional theatre and opera nationwide. He made his 2018 debut with the Dakota Valley Symphony & Chorus in MESSIAH.
Gary began his career with the Minnesota Opera Company in 1975, upon graduation from St.Olaf College. He sang featured roles with the company for twelve years, then began the peripatetic life of a freelance performing artist, frequently appearing with Florida Repertory Theatre, Arizona Theatre Company, Lyric Opera Cleveland, Anchorage Opera, Skylight Opera Theatre (Milwaukee), Dayton Opera, Sacramento Opera, Fargo-Moorhead Opera and Lyric Opera of the North, among others.
Based in Minneapolis, Gary has worked at The Ordway Center, History Theatre, Nautilus Music-Theatre, Skylark Opera, Frank Theatre, Jungle Theatre, GSVLOC, Artistry, An Opera Theatre, Children’s Theatre Company, Minnesota Orchestra, SPCO, Schubert Club, VocalEssence, Music St. Croix, Smoke House Stage and serves as executive director of RDO…for information please visit www.raisondetreopera.org
