Maria Stuarda Programme Book 2022

ABL AVIATION OPERA STUDIO
STUDIO MEMBERS 2021–22
CATHERINE DONNELLY SOPRANO
AMI HEWITT SOPRANO
FRANCESCO GIUSTI COUNTERTENOR
CONOR PRENDIVILLE TENOR
MOLLY DE BÚRCA CONDUCTOR
ÉNA BRENNAN COMPOSER
DAVEY KELLEHER DIRECTOR
ABL Aviation, the international aviation investment company
with offices in Dublin, New York, Casablanca, Dubai and
Hong Kong, is the principal sponsor of Irish National Opera’s
studio mentoring programme.
Members of ABL Aviation Opera Studio are involved in all
of Irish National Opera’s productions, large and small. They
sing onstage in roles or in the chorus, understudy lead roles
– enabling them to watch and emulate great artists at work –
and, for non-singing members, they join in the world of opera
rehearsals as assistants.
Studio members also receive individual coaching, attend
masterclasses and receive mentorship from leading Irish and
international singers and musicians. Brenda Hurley, Head of
Opera at the Royal Academy of Music, London, is the vocal
consultant who guides our singers throughout the year. One
of Ireland’s leading theatres, The Civic, Tallaght, works with
the studio as a cultural partner, and the theatre’s artistic
director, Michael Barker-Caven, is the studio’s stagecraft
consultant.
Other areas of specific attention are performance and
language skills, and members are assisted in their individual
personal musical development and given professional career
guidance. They benefit from Irish National Opera’s national
and international contacts and ABL Aviation Opera Studio
also develops and promotes specially tailored events to help
the members hone specific skills and showcase their work.
For information contact Studio & Outreach Producer
James Bingham at james@irishnationalopera.ie
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