Soprano

Anna Devin

Così fan tutte

Biography

Irish soprano Anna Devin is widely admired for her “impeccable Baroque style” (Bachtrack), and “vocal control...artistry and musico-dramatic intelligence” (Opera News). In addition to Così fan tutte, her engagements in the current season have included a tour of Bach’s Mass in B minor with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and upcoming concerts in the West Cork Chamber Music Festival. She has also performed Elisabetta in Rossini’s Willian Tell for INO, Almirena in Handel’s Rinaldo with Glyndebourne Tour, Michal in Handel’s Saul at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, Rosane in Vivaldi’s La verità in cimento at Zurich Opera House and the title role in Cavalli’s La calisto at Teatro Real, Madrid. In concert she has performed Handel with the Irish Baroque Orchestra, the Royal Northern Sinfonia and at the London Handel Festival. She has also appeared at the Albert Hall with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, given a New Year’s Day concert with the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, and performed Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 2 (Lobgesang) with the Irish Chamber Orchestra. In addition to her work on stage, she is proud to be an Ambassador for the British Dyslexia Association. She is passionate about nurturing new talent and has given masterclasses at the Royal Irish Academy of Music as well as coaching at the Royal Academy Opera Course, London. When not on stage, she is a keen runner and enjoys keeping fit and relaxing with her husband, two daughters and a Norwegian Forest Cat in their Bedfordshire home.

May 2023