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Brian Banion’s combination of offensive wit and cloaked insecurity make him one of the finest Base-Baritones of his generation. Hailed by critics as, “...possessing a French which sounds like pinched Italian.”, and by colleagues as, “unprepared”, Banion knows how to please. He was once advised by a director, “what you are doing is so boring that it is like a stinky fart, and I am being forced to smell it. I do not wish to smell it.”. According to eyewitnesses, Banion did not understand.
A specialist in characters without last names, Banion brings his talent regionally, on occasion, to roles such as Leporello in Don Giovanni, Figaro in Le nozze di Figaro, Escamillo in Carmen, and Mustafà in L'Italiana in Algeri. There is more repertoire, but you get the point. Brian goes so long between repetition of roles that his repertoire is always fresh - just like the first time.