Aebh Kelly Explained
| Aebh Kelly |
| Birth Place: | Skerries, Ireland |
| Birth Date: | 5 June 1997 |
| Instrument: | Vocals |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Website: | https://www.aebhkelly.com |
Aebh Kelly (born 5 June 1997) is an Irish mezzo-soprano singer[1] [2] [3] based at Mascarade Opera in Florence, Italy as a Maria Manetti Shrem Artist.[4]
Kelly completed her bachelor's degree in music performance at the Royal Irish Academy of Music in 2020 and continued her studies there on a mentorship programme under the direction of Virginia Kerr and Dearbhla Collins.
In 2020–21, Kelly was an ABL Aviation Opera Studio member with Irish National Opera[5] where she performed in their 20 Shots of Opera, La Boheme, and A Thing I Cannot Name productions.
Notable performances
- 2023 – Eugene Onegin with Theater und Orchester Heidelberg in Germany[6]
- 2023 – Mascarade Opera's 'Giovani voci alla Fenice', Venice, Italy
- 2022 – Mascarade Opera's Christmas Concert at Palazzo Corsini al Prato, Florence, Italy
- 2021 – Collaboration with the Mascarade Opera studio for the Celebration of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.[7]
- 2020 – Recitalist with the Irish National Opera orchestra at Tara Erraught's, 'A Celebration of the Voice' series, hosted by Drogheda Classical Music.
- 2018 – Finalist in the Gervase Elwes Memorial Cup in the ESB Feis Ceoil, RDS Concert Hall.
- 2017 – Recitalist at the John McCormack Society's annual event in Mansion House, Dublin.
- 2016 – ESB Feis Ceoil Young Performers’ Platform Series, John Field Room, NCH.
Awards
In March 2020 Kelly won the Maura Dowdall Concerto Competition at the RIAM.[8]
She has also won the ESB Feis Ceoil Cup several times.
Notes and References
- Web site: Aebh Kelly Artist Irish National Opera . 2022-10-20 . www.irishnationalopera.ie . en.
- Web site: National Symphony Orchestra Summer Lunchtime: Aebh Kelly Mezzo-Soprano . 2022-10-20 . The Journal of Music . en.
- Web site: Aebh Kelly . 2022-10-20 . Aebh Kelly . en-US.
- https://mascaradeopera.com/pages/artist Mascarade Opera website, Retrieved 2023-09-14
- Web site: Aebh Kelly Artist Irish National Opera. 2021-10-26. www.irishnationalopera.ie. en.
- https://www.operabase.com/artists/aebh-kelly-2111815/en Operabase website
- Web site: “The Barber and the Clown” + Celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee! – Music al British . 2023-03-12 . The British Institute of Florence . en.
- https://www.irishnationalopera.ie/about/artistic-partners/artists/aebh-kelly Irish National Opera website, Retrieved 2023-06-06
