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Rory is a member of Chamber Choir Ireland and the choir of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin. He recently completed a Masters in vocal performance at the Royal Irish Academy of Music with Dr Imelda Drumm and was awarded the Blackwater Valley Opera | RIAM John Pollard bursary to support his studies there.
He has sung as a soloist and in choirs all his life - growing up in Irish choral institutions such as the Irish Youth Choir, New Dublin Voices, the Choir of Christ Church Cathedral Dublin and the Choral Scholars of University College Dublin. He gained his Bachelor of Music Education in 2020 from RIAM and Trinity College Dublin.

His stage debut was at Wexford Festival Opera 2023 as Danilo in Camille Erlanger’s L’Aube Rouge and as a member of the Wexford Factory he subsequently performed the roles of Nemorino and Beppe for the Community and Factory operas in 2024. For RIAM Opera he performed his first principal role as 'Man with a Paint Box' in Dominick Argento's 'Postcard from Morocco' in 2024.

He has performed Oratorio of Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mendelssohn, Mozart and Saint-Saens in concert with the Dublin Bach Singers, Culwick Choral Society, Dublin Goethe Choir, Dublin County Choir and the Irish Baroque Orchestra. As a professional choral singer, Rory also works regularly with leading Irish vocal ensembles, including Chamber Choir Ireland, Resurgam and Sestina Music.

Academy 2024/2025

Forooz Razavi Soprano

Forooz Razavi

Soprano

Adam McDonagh Countertenor

Adam McDonagh

Countertenor

Jane Burnell - Soprano

Jane Burnell

Soprano

Valeria Gorbunova - Mezzo

Valeria Gorbunova

Mezzo soprano

Tong Guo - Baritone

Tong Guo

Baritone

Agshin Khudaverdiyev - Bass

Agshin Khudaverdiyev

Bass

Ihor Mostovoi - Baritone

Ihor Mostovoi

Baritone

Seán Tester - Tenor

Seán Tester

Tenor

Yu Shao - Tenor

Yo Shao

Tenor

David Kennedy Baritone

David Kennedy

Baritone

Maria Matthews Soprano

Maria Matthews

Soprano

Laura Aherne Soprano

Laura Aherne

Soprano

Declan Murphy - Repetiteur

Declan Murphy

Repetiteur

Doireann O'Carroll - Repetiteur

Doireann O'Carroll

Repetiteur

Frasier Hickland - Repetiteur

Frasier Hickland

Repetiteur

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Elena Cullen

Stage Manager

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Nell Snyder

Stage Manager

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Bradley Whelan

Stage Manager

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