Mezzo-Soprano
Gemma Ní Bhriain
- Upcoming Engagements
L'Olimpiade
20th April 2024 - Siamsa Tíre, Tralee
23rd April 2024 - The Everyman, Cork
25th April 2024 - Theatre Royal, Waterford
27th April 2024 - Lime Tree Theatre, Limerick
30th April 2024 - An Grianán, Letterkenny
2nd May 2024 - Solstice Arts Centre, Naeven
4th May 2024 - Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoighre
5th May 2024 - Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoighre
7th May 2024 - Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoighre
Irish National Opera
Music - Antonio Vivaldi
Conductor - Peter Whelan
Orchestra - Irish Baroque Orchestra
Director - Daisy Evans
Set & Costumer Designer - Molly O'Cathain
CAST:
Megacle: Gemma Ní Bhriain
Licida: Meili Li
Aristea: Alexandra Urquiola
Aregene: Sarah Richmond
Clistene: Chuma Sijeqa
Aminta: Rachel Redmond
Alcandro: Benjamin Russell
L'Olimpiade
13th May 2024 - Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House
15th May 2024 - Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House
17th May 2024 - Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House
19th May 2024 - Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House
20th May 2024 - Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House
22nd May 2024 - Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House
24th May 2024 - Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House
25th May 2024 - Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House
Music - Antonio Vivaldi
Conductor - Peter Whelan
Orchestra - Irish Baroque Orchestra
Director - Daisy Evans
Set & Costumer Designer - Molly O'Cathain
CAST:
Megacle: Gemma Ní Bhriain
Licida: Meili Li
Aristea: Alexandra Urquiola
Aregene: Sarah Richmond
Clistene: Chuma Sijeqa
Aminta: Rachel Redmond
Alcandro: Benjamin Russell
L'Olimpiade
29th May 2024 - Théâtre Equilibre, Nouvel Opéra Fribourg
31st May 2024 - Théâtre Equilibre, Nouvel Opéra Fribourg
1st June 2024 - Théâtre Equilibre, Nouvel Opéra Fribourg
Music - Antonio Vivaldi
Conductor - Peter Whelan
Orchestra - Irish Baroque Orchestra
Director - Daisy Evans
Set & Costumer Designer - Molly O'Cathain
CAST:
Megacle: Gemma Ní Bhriain
Licida: Meili Li
Aristea: Alexandra Urquiola
Aregene: Sarah Richmond
Clistene: Chuma Sijeqa
Aminta: Rachel Redmond
Alcandro: Benjamin Russell
Operatic Roles
Alisa - Lucia Di Lammermoor - Donizetti
Anna - Maria Stuarda - Donizetti
Annio - La Clemenza di Tito - W. A. Mozart
Cherubino - Le Nozze di Figaro - W. A. Mozart
Cléone - Médée - Charpentier
Diane - Iphigénie en Tauride - Gluck
Dorabella - Così fan tutte - W. A. Mozart
Enfant - L'Enfant et les Sortilèges - Ravel
Enrichetta di Franca - I Puritano - Bellini
Florence Pike - Albert Herring - Britten
Fox - The Cunning Little Vixen - Janáček
Le Garçon - Vol Retour/The Way Back Home - Joanna Lee
Ho-Gu - Häuptling Abendwind - Offenbach
Ino - Semele - G. F. Handel
Idamante - Idomeneo - W. A. Mozart
La Ciesca - Gianni Schicchi - Puccini
Lehrbuben - Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg - R. Wagner
Mercedes - Carmen - Bizet
Mezzo - GLOACH - Linda Buckley
Mother - Paper Boat - Elaine Agnew
Niklausse - Les Contes d'Hoffmann - J. Offenbach
Piacere - Il trionfo del tempo - Händel
Proserpina - Orfeo - Monteverdi
Ramiro - La Finta Giardiniera - W. A. Mozart
Sally - A Hand of Bridge - Barber
Sesto - La Clemenza di Tito - W. A. Mozart
Siebel - Faust - Gounod
Une Prêtresse de Diane/Une Matelote/Une Chasseresse - Hippolyte et Aricie - Rameau
Valletto - L'incoronazione di Poppea - Monteverdi
Zweite Dame - Die Zauberflöte - W. A. Mozart
Concert and Oratorio
Ch'io mi scordi di te...Non temer amato bene - W. A. Mozart
Dover Beach - Barber
Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42 - Schumann
Liebeslieder Walzer, Op. 52 - Brahms
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen - Mahler
Poème de l'Amour et de la Mer - Chausson
Scena di Berenice - Haydn
Sea Pictures, Op. 37 - Elgar
Serenade to Music - Vaughan-Williams
Songfest - Bernstein
Vier Lieder, Op. 2 - Schönberg
Vier Lieder, Op. 27 - Strauss
Elijah/Elias, Op. 70 - Mendelssohn
Die Erste Walpurgisnacht - Mendelssohn
Die Sieben Letzten Worte unseres Erlösers am Kreuze - Haydn
Heiligmesse in B-flat - Haydn
Lauda per la Nativa - Respighi
Mass in D Minor - Haydn
Messiah - G. F. Handel
Requiem - W. A. Mozart
Past Performances
- Trio Cantare Recital - 16th June 2023 - Music for Wexford - St. Iberius' Church, Wexford
- Così fan tutte (Dorabella) - 24th, 26th, 27th May 2023 - Irish National Opera - The Gaiety Theatre, Dublin
- Il trionfo del Tempo (Piacere) - 5th February 2023 -Barrokfest - Orkester Nord, Trondheim, Norway
- Il trionfo del Tempo (Piacere) - 10th & 11th December 2022 - Orkester Nord, Teatro Mayor, Bogotá, Colombia
- Maria Stuarda (Anna) - 5th, 7th, 9th 11th, 15th, 16th, 19th, 21st June 2022 - Irish National Opera, Dublin, Cork, Wexford, Limerick
- Paper Boat - 23rd April 2022 - Irish National Opera & Music for Galway, St. Nicholas' Church, Galway
- Faisons un rêve, Recital - 8th April 2022 - Centre Culturel irlandais, Paris
- Trio Cantare Recital - 30th October 2021 - Belfast International Arts Festival with Belfast Music Society
- Trio Cantare Recital - 21st October 2021 - Drogheda Classical Music Festival
- Gianni Schicchi (La Ciesca) - 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th September 2021 - Blackwater Valley Opera Festival, Ireland
- 20 Shots of Opera - GLOACH - Irish National Opera, Published online December 2020
- Beethoven@250 - 14th November 2020 - Irish Baroque Orchestra - National Concert Hall
- Opera Online - 12th July 2020 - Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition, Kilruddery House and Gardens
- L'Enfant et les Sortilèges (Le Pâtre) - 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 26th, 29th January 2020 - Palais Garnier
- I Puritani (Enrichetta di Francia) - 7th, 10th, 13th, 17th, 20th, 25th, 29th Sept, 2nd, 5th October 2019 - Opéra Bastille
- Hippolyte et Aricie (Une Pretresse de Diane/Une Matelote/Une Chasseresse) - 19th, 22nd, 24th, 30th May, 2nd, 7th, 14th June 2019 - Opernhaus Zürich
- Hippolyte et Aricie (Une Pretresse de Diane/Une Matelote/Une Chasseresse) - 26th May 2019 - Théâtre des Champs-Elysées
- Lucia Di Lammermoor (Alisa) - Feb 22nd, 26th, 28th, March 5th, 10th, 14th, 19th 2019 - Opernhaus Zürich
- Opéra Bastille Solo Recital - 30th January - Amhpithéâtre Bastille, Paris
- Bernstein Story, Songfest - 29th November 2018 - Maison de la Radio, Auditorium Radio France, Paris
- The Tales of Hoffmann (Niklausse) - 14th September - 6th October 2018, Irish National Opera
- L'Incoronazione di Poppea (Valletto) - 24th, 27th, 30th June, 3rd, 5th, 8th, 12th July 2018, Opernhaus Zürich
- Gala Konzert Des Internationalen Opernstudio - July 9th 2018, Opernhaus Zürich
- La Finta Giardiniera (Ramiro) - May 5th, 8th, 13th, 16th 18th 2018, Theater Winterthur
- Dublin Song Series (Recital with Hélio Vida) - April 8th 2018, Kevin Barry Room, National Concert Hall Dublin
- L'Enfant et les Sortilèges (L'Écureuil/La Chatte/Le Pâtre) - Jan 19th, 21st, 26th, 28th, Feb 1st 2018, Opernhaus Zürich
- Häuptling Abendwind (Ho-Gu) - Sept 23rd, Oct 12th 2017, Opernhaus Zürich
- Die Zauberflöte (Zweite Dame) - Sept 26th, 29th, Oct 5th, 10th, 15th 2017, Opernhaus Zürich
- Schubert: Dreaming the Sublime Lieder Finale - August 20th 2017, Kilkenny Arts Festival
- Great Music in Irish Houses - June 19th 2017, Hugh Lane Gallery, The Coach House, Dublin Castle
- L'Enfant et les Sortilèges (L'Écureuil/La Chatte/Le Pâtre) - May 4th, 6th, 10th, 12th, 14th Theater Winterthur
- Médée (Cléone) - January 22nd, 26th, 28th, 31st, Feb 3rd, 5th, 8th, 12th, 18th 2017, Opernhaus Zürich
- Lucia Di Lammermoor (Alisa) - October 14th, 17th, 23rd, 26th 29th, Nov 4th, 8th, 11th, 14th, 16th 2016, Opéra National de Paris
- Viennese Favourites - June 17th 2016 - RTÉ NSO, National Concert Hall, Dublin
- Die Sieben Letzten Worte unseres Erlösers am Kreuze - May 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th 2016, Orchestra de Pau Pays de Béarn
- Orfeo (Proserpina) - May 11th, 13th, 17th, 19th, 21st 2016, Amphitéâtre Bastille
- Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Lehrbuben) - March 1st, 5th, 9th, 13th, 21st, 25th 2016 - Opéra National de Paris
- Vol Retour (Le Garcon) - December 4th, 7th, 9th, 11th, 12th, 14th, 17th, 18th 2015, Amphitéâtre Bastille
- Così Fan Tutte (Dorabella) - November 6th, 8th 2015, Antipolis Théâtre d'Antibes
- Bernadette Greevy Recital - October 7th 2015 - National Concert Hall, Dublin
- Così Fan Tutte (Dorabella) - June 19th, 23rd 2015 - Maison des Arts et de la Culture Cretéil, Paris
- Carmen (Mercedes) - May 31st 2014, National Concert Hall, Dublin
- The Cunning Little Vixen (Fox) - January 15th, 17th 2014, Samuel Beckett Theatre
- Albert Herring (Florence Pike) - January 13th, 15th, 17th, 19th 2013, The Project Theatre
- A Hand of Bridge (Sally) - December 5th 2012, The Lir Theatre
''Mezzo-soprano Gemma Ní Bhriain as Dorabella, looking most comfortable with the opera’s comic demands, a joy to both watch and listen to.''
Così fan tutte - Irish National Opera
The Arts Review - Chris O'Rourke
28-05-23
''Delicious also was the Valletto of Gemma Ní Bhriain''
''Köstlich auch der Valletto von Gemma Ni Bhriain''
L'Incoronazione di Poppea
OnlineMerker.com -
John H. Mueller
28-06-18
''The first is Nicklausse, Hoffmann’s wise, loyal and protective friend ...... a trouser role performed with warmth and understated lyrical ease by the mezzo-soprano Gemma Ní Bhriain.''
The Tales of Hoffmann - Irish National Opera
The Irish Times - Michael Dungan
17-09-18
''Her approach was restrained and musicianly, her tone well maintained through her range. She gave the impression of being solid as a rock. And her good taste extended to her single encore, Britten’s arrangement of The Salley Gardens, where (Hélio) Vida kept up the high standards he set throughout the concert. Let’s hope we get to hear more of this young singer soon.''
Dublin Song Series Concert
The Irish Times - Micheal Dervin
11-04-18
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Biography
Born in Dublin, mezzo-soprano Gemma Ní Bhriain graduated in June 2014 with a BA in Music Performance at the Royal Irish Academy of Music where she studied with Dr. Veronica Dunne.
Over the past number of years Gemma has performed various roles in some of the world’s leading opera houses including; Enrichetta di Francia (I Puritani) at Opéra Bastille, Le Pâtre and La Chouette (L’Enfant et les Sortilèges) at Opéra Garnier, Alisa (Lucia di Lammermoor) and Une Pretresse de Diane/Une Matelote/UneChasseresse (Hippolyte et Aricie) at Opernhaus Zürich. She also made her concert debuts at Théâtre de Champs-Elysées, Radio France and solo recital debut at Amphitéâtre Bastille, Opéra National de Paris.
In 2018 Gemma made her company and role debut with Irish National Opera singing the role of Niklausse in Offenbach’s ‘The Tales of Hoffmann’. Since then she has collaborated with INO on a number of online projects, including the Irish language opera ‘GLOACH’ as part of their 20 Shots of Opera Series.
In 2022 Gemma will feature in two more operas produced by Irish National Opera. She sings the role of Mother in Elaine Agnew’s
‘Paper Boat’ and will also sing the role of Anna in Donizetti’s ‘Maria Stuarda’.
Last September Gemma performed for the first time with Blackwater Valley Opera Festival. She performed the role of La Ciesca in ‘Gianni Schicchi’ and also recorded the role of Maid Marion in Ina Boyle’s ‘The Maudlin of Papplewick’.
In September 2016, Gemma joined the International Opera Studio of Opernhaus Zürich. During her two seasons as a member of the studio she performed many roles including Zweite Dame (Die Zauberflöte - Mozart), Valletto (L’incornazione diPoppea - Monteverdi) and Ramiro (La Finta Giardiniera - Mozart) to name just a few.
From September 2014 until July 2016, Gemma was a member of the Atelier Lyrique Opera Studio at Opéra National de Paris.
During her two seasons in Paris she debuted in five roles, including two world premieres; Dorabella (Così fan tutte –Mozart);
Diane (Iphigénie en Tauride – Gluck); Proserpina (Orfeo –Monteverdi); Etienne (Maudits les Innocents - Urquiza, Lembke, Rotella, Alvarado) and Le Garçon (Vol Retour /The Way Back Home – Joanna Lee). She also made her main stage solo debut at Opéra Bastille singing the role of Alisa in Lucia Di Lammermoor (Donizetti).
Previous roles include: Mercedes in Bizet’s Carmen in the National Concert Hall with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra; Jenny's Girl (The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny) with OTC and Rough Magic; Fox (The Cunning Little Vixen) and Florence Pike (Albert Herring) with Royal Irish Academy of Music.
Gemma has performed with various orchestras at home and abroad including; L'Orchestre de l'Opéra deParis, Le Cercle d’Harmonie, Orchestra La Scintilla, RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra, Orchestre dePau Pays de Béarn and Orchestre Victor Hugo Franche-Comté.
In January 2013 Gemma was awarded 4th place and also the Dermot Troy Award for Best Irish Singer and the Dame Joan Sutherland Award for Most Promising Young Singer in the Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition. In the final she sang with the RTÉNational Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Patrik Ringborg. In the same year she also took part in the world renowned Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition in Amsterdam, where she was awarded the Wil Keune Prize for a YoungSinger of Real Potential.
Gemma also has a great love of chamber music. She is a founding member of the chamber ensemble Trio Cantare, with pianist Cahal Masterson and cellist Yseult Cooper-Stockdale.
Their inaugural recital performance opened the Drogheda Classical Music’s Autumn/Winter concert series last October and was met with high acclaim. It has since been broadcast twice on RTÉ Lyric FM.
Gemma is a grateful recipient of the Agility Award 2023 from the Arts Council of Ireland.
Contact
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