ABOUT
Irish Soprano Rebecca Murphy was a member of the Opera Studio at Oper Köln from 2020 - 2022. She was also an Alvarez Young Artist with Garsington Opera (2023), and is an alumni of the Northern Ireland Opera Studio (2018-19). Rebecca is a past recipient of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland Young Musicians Platform Award. The 24/25 season sees her appear at Nederlandse Reisopera, Scottish Opera, Ulster Touring Opera, Music for Galway, Queens University Belfast, and with the Hard Rain Ensemble, as well as appearing with several choral societies as a soloist. She recently released her debut album Traverser, funded by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.
Rebecca’s operatic roles include Zerbinetta Ariadne auf Naxos (Garsington Opera), Miss Wordsworth Albert Herring (English National Opera), Najade Ariadne auf Naxos (Niederlande Reisopera), Frasquita Carmen (Oper Köln), Sandmännchen/Taumännchen Hänsel und Gretel (Oper Köln), Blonde Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Oper Köln), Janine/Ofwarren The Handmaid's Tale (English National Opera), Woglinde and Helmwige in an abridged version of Wagner's Ring Cycle for Young and Old (Oper Köln) Liscione La Dirindina (Northern Ireland Opera), The Vile Little Girl The Musician - Conor Mitchell (The Belfast Ensemble), Mabel Pirates of Penzance (The Belfast Ensemble), Rose Maurrant Street Scene (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland), Soprano 1 Le Vin Herbé (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland) , First Witch in Dido and Aeneas (Sestina Ensemble) and Maria West Side Story (Grand Opera House, Belfast).
An enthusiast for modern music, she regularly performs and records the music of Irish composers Conor Mitchell and Anselm McDonnell (collaborating with duo parter, collaborative pianist Cahal Masterson). The duo feature on Anselm McDonnell's album Kraina (2023), as well as Rebecca's album Traverser, and have given numerous recitals in the U.K, Ireland, and Europe (Centre Cultural Irlandais, Music for Galway, to name a few).
Rebecca is a regular guest with the Ulster Orchestra and the Hard Rain Ensemble, a Belfast-based contemporary music group.
Concert highlights in previous seasons include: Ulster Orchestra, Blackwater Valley Opera Festival, Portico of the Arts, Barrahane Festival Cork, Oper Köln, Gürzenich Orchester, Garsington Opera, Sestina Ensemble, the Charles Wood Singers, the Kellie Consort, The Belfast Ensemble, and Genesis Sixteen.
Rebecca graduated with a Master of Music from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in 2018, under the vocal tutelage of Wilma MacDougall. Previously, she studied with Debra Stuart at Queens University Belfast, where she gained a Bachelor of Music. Rebecca then continued her studies privately in London with the late Kathryn Harries.
As well as her career in singing, Rebecca is a certified Vocal Habilitation Professional, and is passionate about working with voice users of all backgrounds, who may be experiencing voice problems.
Photo - Kalie Reid
Rebecca’s operatic roles include Zerbinetta Ariadne auf Naxos (Garsington Opera), Miss Wordsworth Albert Herring (English National Opera), Najade Ariadne auf Naxos (Niederlande Reisopera), Frasquita Carmen (Oper Köln), Sandmännchen/Taumännchen Hänsel und Gretel (Oper Köln), Blonde Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Oper Köln), Janine/Ofwarren The Handmaid's Tale (English National Opera), Woglinde and Helmwige in an abridged version of Wagner's Ring Cycle for Young and Old (Oper Köln) Liscione La Dirindina (Northern Ireland Opera), The Vile Little Girl The Musician - Conor Mitchell (The Belfast Ensemble), Mabel Pirates of Penzance (The Belfast Ensemble), Rose Maurrant Street Scene (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland), Soprano 1 Le Vin Herbé (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland) , First Witch in Dido and Aeneas (Sestina Ensemble) and Maria West Side Story (Grand Opera House, Belfast).
An enthusiast for modern music, she regularly performs and records the music of Irish composers Conor Mitchell and Anselm McDonnell (collaborating with duo parter, collaborative pianist Cahal Masterson). The duo feature on Anselm McDonnell's album Kraina (2023), as well as Rebecca's album Traverser, and have given numerous recitals in the U.K, Ireland, and Europe (Centre Cultural Irlandais, Music for Galway, to name a few).
Rebecca is a regular guest with the Ulster Orchestra and the Hard Rain Ensemble, a Belfast-based contemporary music group.
Concert highlights in previous seasons include: Ulster Orchestra, Blackwater Valley Opera Festival, Portico of the Arts, Barrahane Festival Cork, Oper Köln, Gürzenich Orchester, Garsington Opera, Sestina Ensemble, the Charles Wood Singers, the Kellie Consort, The Belfast Ensemble, and Genesis Sixteen.
Rebecca graduated with a Master of Music from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in 2018, under the vocal tutelage of Wilma MacDougall. Previously, she studied with Debra Stuart at Queens University Belfast, where she gained a Bachelor of Music. Rebecca then continued her studies privately in London with the late Kathryn Harries.
As well as her career in singing, Rebecca is a certified Vocal Habilitation Professional, and is passionate about working with voice users of all backgrounds, who may be experiencing voice problems.
Photo - Kalie Reid