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Irish soprano Hannah O’Brien currently studies with Elizabeth Ritchie, having recently completed a Postgraduate Diploma at the Royal Northern College of Music. She previously studied at The Royal Irish Academy of Music. This year, Hannah will sing Pamina (The Magic Flute by Mozart) for Clonter Opera and is excited for her second season as a Wexford Factory Artist and to perform as Elvira (L'italiana in Algeri by Rossini), Nella (Gianni Schicchi by Puccini), and Tatiana (L’Aube rouge by Camille Erlanger). In May, Hannah gave a recital for the Italian Institute of Culture, Dublin in conjunction with WFO.

Previous operatic roles include Mary Crawford (Mansfield Park by Dove), Griselda (Cinderella by Deutscher), Polly in Kevin O’Connell’s Dreamcatchr (film adaptation), Il Destino/Linfea (La Calisto by Cavalli), and Nance Farrell (Banished by Stephen McNeff). In competition success, Hannah recently reached the final rounds of the International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition, was awarded the Song Prize at the Glenarm Festival of Voice 2022, and placed 2nd in the Dramatic Cup and Lieder Prize at ESB Feis Ceoil.

Academy 2022/2023

Paola Jaho

Paola Jaho

Repetiteur

Victor Simon Jimenez Moral

Víctor Simón Jiménez Moral

Tenor

Marta Pluda

Marta Pluda

Mezzo

Rebecca Warren Pic Credit to Padraig Grant

Rebecca Warren

Repetiteur

Aoife Moran

Aoife Moran

Repetiteur

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Deirdre Arratoon

Mezzo

Michael Bell square

Michael Bell

Tenor

Eoin Foran square

Eoin Foran

Baritone

Ami Hewitt square

Ami Hewitt

Soprano

Emily Hogarty square

Emily Hogarty

Mezzo

Corina Ignat square

Corina Ignat

Soprano

William Kyle square

William Kyle

Baritone

Peter Lidbetter 2

Peter Lidbetter

Bass

Sarah Luttrell 2

Sarah Luttrell

Mezzo

Megan O Neill 2

Megan O’Neill

Soprano

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Leah Redmond

Soprano

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