Washington D.C. baritone Phillip Bullock’s recent engagements include his appearances as Zodzetrick in Scott Joplin’s Treemonisha in his return to Cincinnati Opera where, last season, he sang the roles of Cato and Watchman in Gregory Spears and Tracy K. Smith’s new critically acclaimed opera, Castor and Patience, voted the Best New Opera of 2022 by The New York Times. Additionally, he premiered Diane White-Clayton’s commissioned work Many Mansions with Boston Landmarks Orchestra, and he joined American Opera Projects for Composers and the Voice: Six Scenes as well as appearing in Long Beach Opera’s The Romance of the Rose, written by Pulitzer nominee Kate Soper and directed by James Darrah.
A proponent of new American works, the artist participates in both productions and workshops celebrating fusions of a variety of styles, including most notably the provocative production of Deep Blue Sea with the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, and Nathan Felix’s Rivers Unite:Divide.
Past season highlights include performances of Jake Porgy and Bess at Semperoper Dresden, Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City and in the Royal Danish Opera production in Copenhagen. He appeared in performances of Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro and Antonio), La Fanciulla del West (Jake), Don Carlos (Rodrique), Carmen (Morales and Escamillo), Romeo et Juliette (Gregorio), Falstaff (Pistola), Amahl and the Night Visitors (Balthazar), Little Women (John Brook), Faust (Valentin), The Magic Flute (Papageno), L’elisir d’amore (Belcore and Dulcamara) and Tosca (Angelotti).
Concert appearances include performances with Kentucky Symphony Orchestra, Lexington Philharmonic and Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, in repertoire including Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, Kurt Weil’s Seven Deadly Sins, Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem, Faure’s Requiem, and Handel’s Messiah among others.
Phillip completed the apprentice programs at Sarasota Opera, Virginia Opera and Cincinnati Opera following his studies at University of Kentucky School of Music.