Soprano

Anna Devin

Beatrice & Benedict

Biography

Widely admired for her “vocal control, artistry and musico-dramatic intelligence” (Opera News) Irish soprano Anna Devin has gained recognition for her interpretations of baroque and classical repertoire. Previous Irish National Opera roles include Fiordiligi in Mozart’s Così fan tutte, Elisabetta in Rossini’s Willian Tell, Musetta in a concert performance of Puccini’s La bohème, Elisabetta in Donizetti’s Maria Stuarda and Pamina in Mozart’s The Magic Flute.

Anna’s 2024-25 season comprises of a full calendar of concert work, she will join Vladimir Jurowski and the London Philharmonic Orchestra to sing Haydn’s Paukenmesse and will sing Handel’s Messiah in Benjamin Appl’s conducting debut with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Anna continues her affinity for the baroque with a new programme with the Academy of Ancient Music under Bojan Čičić in London and Cambridge. She will also sing Vaughan Williams’s Dona Nobis Pacem with Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra under David Hill, Haydn’s Creation at the National Concert Hall under Peter Whelan and Bach’s Mass in B minor with Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra under Marios Papadopoulos.

Recordings include Puccini’s La bohème for Signum with Irish National Opera; Handel’s Arminio and Faramondo for Accent from the International Händel Festspiele Gottingen; Mozart’s Il re Pastore and Mitridate, re di Ponto with Classical Opera for Signum Classics; and Arias for Benucci with Arcangelo for Hyperion.

Anna is an alumna of the Royal Opera House’s Jette Parker Young Artist program, the Royal Irish Academy of Music, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and the National Opera Studio.

Sept 2024