Photo: Bríd Ní Ghruagáin
Bríd Ní Ghruagáin
Primary Skill:
Mezzo-Soprano
Nationality:
Irish
Country:
Ireland
Links:
Languages (fluent):
English, Italian, German, French, Spanish, Norwegian, Irish, Welsh
Experience
Opera
Zita
Gianni Schicchi (Puccini)
Blackwater Valley Opera Festival
2021
Mother/Witch
Hansel and Gretel (Engelbert Humperdinck)
Irish National Opera
2020
Mother
Madame Butterfly (Giacomo Puccini)
Irish National Opera
2019
Ericlea
The Return of Ulysses (Claudio Monteverdi)
Opera Collective Ireland; Kilkenny Arts Festival
2018
Mistress Quickly
'Falstaff' in 'Dispatches' (Giuseppe Verdi)
ENO Opera Works
2017
Second Lady
The Magic Flute (in English) (Mozart)
North Dublin Opera
2016
La Zia Principessa
Suor Angelica (Puccini)
Dublin Opera Studio
2016
The Witch
Hansel and Gretel (Humperdinck)
North Dublin Opera
2015
Mother
Hansel and Gretel (Humperdinck)
North Dublin Opera
2015
Die Hexe
Hansel und Gretel (Humperdinck)
Trentino Music Festival per Mezzano Romantica
2015
Zita
Gianni Schicchi (Puccini)
Trentino Music Festival per Mezzano Romantica
2015
Mrs Noye
Noye's Fludde (Britten)
St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland
2013
Mrs Grose
The Turn of the Screw (Britten)
Gleeson Hall, Dublin, Ireland
2013
Madame Larina
Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky)
Conservatory of Music & Drama, DIT
2011
Operetta/G&S
Vénus
Orphée aux Enfers (Offenbach)
St Paul's Opera
2017
Contemporary Opera
fFrench
Paper Boat (Elaine Agnew)
Music for Galway & Irish National Opera
2022
Mezzo Soloist
As Above So Below (Amanda Feery)
Irish National Opera
2020
Iseult
Beneath Iseult's Tower (Elis Czerniak, Sinéad Flanagan, Norah Walsh)
Opera Theatre Co. & Contemporary Music Centre, IRL
2017
Mezzo Principal
The 24hr Opera (Robbie Blake/Anna Murray/David Coonan/Teodor Radu)
Opera Theatre Company
2017
Leah
Long Story Short (Neil Martin)
The Belfast Opera
2016
First Secretary
Nixon in China (Adams)
Wide Open Opera
2014
Mezzo-soprano ensemble
Things We Throw Away (Brian Irvine)
Wide Open Opera
2014
Early Music
1st Alto Chorus
Spem in Alium (Thomas Tallis)
The Cardinall’s Musick & Kilkenny Arts Festival
Art Song
Alto Soloist
5 Roses in 4 Parts (Raymond Deane)
Contemporary Music Centre
2023
Language Expert / Dialect Coach/ IPA Transcription
Tionscadal na nAmhrán Ealaíne Gaeilge (Various)
Tionscadal na nAmhrán Ealaíne Gaeilge
2019
Mezzo Soloist
Songs After Rain (Neil Martin: a commission by HRH Prince of Wales)
The West Ocean String Quartet
2017
Chorus
Mezzo Chorus
La Bohème (Puccini)
Irish National Opera
2021
Mezzo
Elektra (Strauss, R)
Irish National Opera
2021
Mezzo Chorus
Carmen (Bizet)
Irish National Opera
2020
Mezzo Chorus
The Magic Flute (Mozart)
Irish National Opera
2019
Mezzo Chorus
Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart)
Irish National Opera
2018
Mezzo Chorus
Aida (Giuseppe Verdi)
Irish National Opera
2018
Mezzo Chorus
Eithne (Robert O'Dwyer)
Opera Theatre Company
2017
Mezzo Chorus
Idomeneo (Mozart)
Kilkenny Arts Festival
2016
Mezzo Chorus
Turandot (Puccini)
Northern Ireland Opera
2015
Mezzo Chorus
The Oldest Woman in Limerick (Brian Irvine)
Wide Open Opera
2014
Mezzo Chorus
Nixon in China (Adams)
Wide Open Opera
2014
Mezzo Chorus
Orpheus in the Underworld (Offenbach)
Conservatory of Music & Drama, DIT
2012
Mezzo Chorus
Cendrillon (Jules Massenet)
Conservatory of Music & Drama, DIT
2011
Oratorio/Concerts
Alto Solo
Mass in C major, op.86 (Ludwig van Beethoven)
Dublin County Choir
2023
Alto Soloist
Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (W.A. Mozart)
Co-Orch Dublin
2022
Alto soloist
Coronation Mass (KV317) & Gloria (RV589) (Mozart; Vivaldi)
Dún Laoghaire Choral Society
2017
Alto soloist
Beatus VirR.597 (Antonio Vivaldi)
Fishamble Sinfonia &Dun Laoghaire Choral Society
2017
Alto soloist
Dixit Dominus R.594 (Antonio Vivaldi)
Fishamble Sinfonia & Dun Laoghaire Choral Society
2017
Solomon
Solomon (Handel)
Dún Laoghaire Choral Society & Fishamble Sinfonia
2016
Alto soloist
Messiah (Handel)
Dún Laoghaire Choral Society
2016
Alto soloist
Mozart Masses KV317, KV 262 and KV337 (Mozart)
St. Ann's Church, Dawson St, Dublin, Ireland
2015
2nd Soprano Soloist
Dixit Dominus (Handel)
Pro-Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland
2014
Alto soloist
Mozart Masses KV194, KV49, KV65 and KV275 (Mozart)
St. Ann's Church, Dawson St, Dublin, Ireland
2014
Other
Singer / Facilitator
Siren Song (GF Handel; Jessica Maryon Davies)
ENO Baylis
2017
Covered Covered & Performed Scenes Premiere of New Work Concert COVID-cancelled
Awards
Competitions
Mahler Prize, Feis Ceoil, Ireland (2018)
Wilson Cup (Operatic Ensemble), Feis Ceoil, Ireland (1st Prize) (2013)
Education
ENO Opera Works
English National Opera
2016–2017
Masters in Music (Performance)
DIT Conservatory of Music & Drama
2012–2013
Foundation Certificate in Music
DIT Conservatory of Music & Drama
2011–2012