David Kennedy

Irish baritone David Kennedy, from east Galway, is fascinated with the world of music and dedicated to his continued development as an artist. He is an Irish National Opera Studio member for the 2024/25 season, where he covered the roles of Belcore (L’elisir d’amore) and Dr. Falke (Die Fledermaus). At last year’s Wexford Festival Opera, he undertook the roles of ‘Silvio’ in (Pagliacci) and ‘Belcore’ (L’elisir d’amore), he is delighted to be back as a Factory artist in this year’s festival. David was the first Irish scholar at the Heidelberger Frühling LiedAkademie, studying under Thomas Hampson in 2022/23 and 2023/24. He also trained at the prestigious
Britten-Pears YAP programme 2025 and with international LIEDBasel festival in 2024. Concert highlights include performing at Berlin's Pierre Boulez Saal with Susan Manoff during Schubert Week 2024. David was a semi-finalist at the recent Wigmore Hall/Bollinger International Song Competition 2024. He has received mentorship and masterclasses from esteemed colleagues such as Thomas Hampson, Ian Bostridge, Roderick Williams, Isabel Leonard, Tara Erraught, Susan Manoff, Malcom Martineau, Hartmut Höll.