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    Mezzo-Soprano

     

    Gemma Ní Bhriain

     

     

     

  • Upcoming Engagements

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    A Midsummer Night's Dream

    28th, 30th, 31st May, 1st June 2025

    Blackwater Valley Opera Festival, Lismore Castle, Co. Waterford

    Irish Chamber Orchestra

    David Brophy - Conductor

    Patrick Mason - Director

    Cast:

    Iestyn Morris - Oberon

    Ami Hewitt - Tytania

    Barry McGovern - Puck

    Christopher Cull - Theseus

    Gemma Ní Bhriain - Hippolyta

    Peter O’Reilly - Lysander

    Gregory Feldman - Demetrius

    Sarah Richmond - Hermia

    Amy Ní Fhearraigh - Helena

    Dominic Veilleux - Bottom

    Jakob Mahase - Quince

    Conor Prendiville - Flute

    Rory Dunne - Snug

    Seán Tester - Snout

    Massimo Modoni - Starveling

    Tickets Available Here

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    Irish Writers’ Series: George Bernard Shaw

    31st May 2025, 3:00pm

    St. Carthage's Cathedral Lismore, Lismore, Waterford

    Máire Collins, piano
    Gemma Ní Bhriain, mezzo-soprano
    Seán Tester, tenor
    Barry McGovern, actor

    A fusion of music and poetry honouring George Bernard Shaw - one of Ireland's most celebrated literary giants.

    Programme TBA

    Tickets Available Here

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    Dublin International Chamber Music Festival

    8th June 2025, 7:30pm

    Kilruddery House, Co. Wicklow

    Dearbhla & Finghin Collins, piano
    Ami Hewitt, soprano
    Gemma Ní Bhriain, mezzo-soprano
    Seán Tester, tenor
    David Kennedy, baritone

    Amy Beach: Hermit Thrush at Eve, Op 92 No 1
    Eric Sweeney: Ros Tapestry Suite: Evening – The Lighthouse at Hook Head
    Franz Schubert: Fantasie in F Minor, Op 103, D 940
    Clara Schumann: Notturno from Soirées musicales, Op 6
    Robert Schumann: In der Nacht from Fantasiestücke, Op 12 No 5
    Fryderyk Chopin: Nocturne No 5 in F-sharp Major, Op 15 No 2
    Johannes Brahms: Liebeslieder Walzer, Op 52

    and a selection of songs from, amongst others, Ina Boyle

    Killruddery, overlooked by the magnificent Sugar Loaf Mountains, provides the perfect backdrop for three concerts led by siblings, Finghin and Dearbhla Collins on the closing day of the 2025 festival.

    The day concludes with what could well be described as a Cruinniú Ceoil, with a quartet of singers joining Dearbhla and Finghin for Brahms’ joyous Liebeslieder Walzer. Festival audiences can also look forward to a feast of music by, amongst others, Schubert and Clara and Robert Schumann.

    Tickets Available Here

  • 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

    Ghiva - Lurline - W. V. Wallace

    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

    Marcellina - Le Nozze di Figaro - W. A. Mozart

    Megacle - L'Olimpiade - Vivaldi

    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

     

     

  • ''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 Ní Bhriain''

    L'Incoronazione di Poppea

    OnlineMerker.com -

    John H. Mueller

    28-06-2018

     

    ''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

    17-09-2018

     

    ''From a lively ensemble cast, Gemma Ní Bhriain (Megacle) stood out for her expressive power''

    L'Olimpiade - Irish National Opera/ROH

    The Spectator - David Bratby

    01-06-2024

  • Gallery

    Photos from past productions and concerts

  • Biography

      

     

     

    Dublin-born mezzo-soprano Gemma Ní Bhriain studied with Dr Veronica Dunne at the Royal Irish Academy of Music, before spending two seasons as a member of the Atelier Lyrique Opera Studio at the Opéra national de Paris, and a further two seasons at the International Opera Studio at the Opernhaus Zurich.

     

    She is now busy both at home and across Europe, with recent appearances as Marcellina Le nozze di Figaro for the Theater Orchester Biel Solothurn in Switzerland and her Royal Opera House debut as Megacle in Vivaldi’s L’Olimpiade at the Linbury Theatre in London. An impeccable technique and musicality bring a rare intensity to Gemma's performances and, as she now turns her attention to roles with strong character, her future plans include further performances of Le nozze di Figaro and her role debut as Hippolyta A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Blackwater Valley Opera Festival in Ireland.

     

    During her time at the Opéra national de Paris and Opernhaus Zurich, Gemma’s many roles included Cléone Médée, Le Pâtre/ La Chatte/L'écureuil L'enfant et les sortilèges, Zweite Dame Die Zauberflöte, Valletto L'incoronazione di Poppea, Ramiro La finta giardiniera, Alisa Lucia di Lammermoor, Enrichetta di Francia I Puritani and Proserpina Orfeo.

     

    A regular performer at home in Dublin with Irish National Opera, Gemma has also sung Niklausse Les contes d’Hoffmann, Dorabella Cosi fan tutte, Siebel Faust, Anna Maria Stuarda, Mother Paper Boat, the mezzo-soprano role in GLAOCH and, most recently, Megacle in Vivaldi’s L’Olimpiade. Other roles include La Ciesca Gianni Schicchi (Blackwater Valley Opera Festival) and Piacere Il trionfo del tempo (Orkester Nord).

     

    Equally at home on the concert platform, Gemma has made concert debuts at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, at the Amphithéâtre Bastille, with Radio France and at the Teatro Mayor Bogotá. She is also a member of a new chamber ensemble, Trio Cantare, with pianist Cahal Masterson and cellist Yseult Cooper-Stockdale. Their debut recital, at the Drogheda Classical Music Festival was broadcast on RTÉ lyric fm, followed by further performances at the Belfast International Arts Festival and Music for Wexford.



  • Contact

     

     

    Email

    Email :

     

    Mark Kendall Artists Management

     

    markkendallartists@gmail.com

    Phone

    Phone :

     

    +44 (0)7966 175869

    Damian Thantrey

     

    +33 6 83 06 19 85

    Guy Fletcher

     

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