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'''Aebh Kelly''' (born 5 June 1997) is an Irish [[mezzo-soprano]] singer<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aebh Kelly {{!}} Artist {{!}} Irish National Opera |url=https://www.irishnationalopera.ie/about/artistic-partners/artists/aebh-kelly |access-date=2022-10-20 |website=www.irishnationalopera.ie |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=National Symphony Orchestra Summer Lunchtime: Aebh Kelly Mezzo-Soprano |url=https://journalofmusic.com/listing/31-05-22/national-symphony-orchestra-summer-lunchtime-aebh-kelly-mezzo-soprano |access-date=2022-10-20 |website=The Journal of Music |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Aebh Kelly |url=https://www.aebhkelly.com/ |access-date=2022-10-20 |website=Aebh Kelly |language=en-US}}</ref> based at Mascarade Opera in [[Florence]], Italy as a Maria Manetti Shrem Artist.<ref>[https://mascaradeopera.com/pages/artist Mascarade Opera website, Retrieved 2023-09-14]</ref>
'''Aebh Kelly''' (born 1997) is an Irish Mezzo Soprano from Skerries in north County Dublin, Ireland.
A multiple Feis Ceoil winner, Aebh has been enchanting audiences since she was nine years old and to date has performed as a soloist in the National Concert Hall, Slane Castle and on RTE, Ireland's national television station.
In 2012, aged just 15, Aebh was invited by the President of Ireland, Dr. Michael D Higgins, to give a vocal recital in the gardens of Áras an Uachtaráin. Aebh is currently a second year student at the DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama in Dublin where she is taking an honours degree in Music Performance under the direction of Colette McGahon.


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.
==Competition achievements==


In 2020–21, Kelly was an [[ABL Aviation]] Opera Studio member with [[Irish National Opera]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Aebh Kelly {{!}} Artist {{!}} Irish National Opera|url=https://www.irishnationalopera.ie/about/artistic-partners/artists/aebh-kelly|access-date=2021-10-26|website=www.irishnationalopera.ie|language=en}}</ref> where she performed in their ''20 Shots of Opera'', ''La Boheme,'' and ''A Thing I Cannot Name ''productions.
2016 - Winner of the Vincent O’ Brien Cup in the
Senior Vocal category at the 2016 ESB Feis Ceoil.


==Notable performances==
2016 - Winner of the Pearl Atock Trophy in the Senior Mezzo Soprano
*2023 – [[Eugene Onegin]] with Theater und Orchester Heidelberg in Germany<ref>[https://www.operabase.com/artists/aebh-kelly-2111815/en Operabase website ]</ref>
category at the 2016 ESB Feis Ceoil.
*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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=“The Barber and the Clown” + Celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee! – Music al British |url=https://www.britishinstitute.it/en/events/the-barber-and-the-clown-plus-celebration-of-the-queen-s-platinum-jubilee.575 |access-date=2023-03-12 |website=The British Institute of Florence |language=en}}</ref>
*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==
2016 - Winner of the Thomas Moore Perpetual Cup in the
In March 2020 Kelly won the Maura Dowdall Concerto Competition at the RIAM.<ref>[https://www.irishnationalopera.ie/about/artistic-partners/artists/aebh-kelly Irish National Opera website, Retrieved 2023-06-06]</ref>
Senior Vocal category at the 2016 ESB Feis Ceoil.


She has also won the ESB Feis Ceoil Cup several times.
2015 - Ricipient of the Mac Greevy Rose Bowl for best Junior Vocal at the 2015 ESB Feis Ceoil.

2015 - Winner of the Brennan Perpetual Cup in the Under 18 girls category of the ESB Feis Ceoil.

2012 - Winner of the Kay Cuileanáin Cup in the Under 16 girls category of the ESB Feis Ceoil.

2009 - Winner of McGrath Cup in the Under 12 girls category of the New Park Music Festival.


==References==
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Latest revision as of 14:18, 6 December 2024

Aebh Kelly
Background information
BornSkerries, Ireland
GenresClassical
InstrumentVocals
Websitehttps://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

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  • 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

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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.

References

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  1. ^ "Aebh Kelly | Artist | Irish National Opera". www.irishnationalopera.ie. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  2. ^ "National Symphony Orchestra Summer Lunchtime: Aebh Kelly Mezzo-Soprano". The Journal of Music. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Aebh Kelly". Aebh Kelly. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  4. ^ Mascarade Opera website, Retrieved 2023-09-14
  5. ^ "Aebh Kelly | Artist | Irish National Opera". www.irishnationalopera.ie. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  6. ^ Operabase website
  7. ^ ""The Barber and the Clown" + Celebration of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee! – Music al British". The British Institute of Florence. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  8. ^ Irish National Opera website, Retrieved 2023-06-06


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