Soprano

Caroline Behan

Rigoletto

Biography

Caroline, a native of Kill, Co. Kildare, is currently a member of Irish National Opera’s Company Chorus for the 2024/25 season. Caroline is a graduate of both the Royal Irish Academy of Music and the Royal Northern College of Music, where she studied with Mary Brennan, Dearbhla Collins and Elizabeth Ritchie. Caroline has performed with Irish National Opera, Opera Collective Ireland, Blackwater Valley Opera Festival and Lyric Opera Productions, along with performances across the UK and Europe. Her operatic roles include Mimì in Puccini’s La bohème, Humpty Dumpty/Dormouse in Will Todd’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Venus in Purcell’s King Arthur, Serpina in Pergolesi’s La Serva Padrona, Juno in Cavalli’s La Calisto and Damsel in Caccini’s La Liberazione di Ruggiero dall’isola d’Alcina. Concert Engagements include Soprano Soloist for the Manchester premiere of Bernstein’s Mass at Bridgewater Hall and the ‘Joyce in Music’ Recital for Blackwater Valley Opera Festival and The Princess Grace Irish Library Monaco. An experienced oratorio singer, Caroline’s repertoire includes Handel’s Messiah, Haydn’s The Creation and Stanford’s Mass in G. In March 2024, Caroline was the winner of the Dramatic Cup and Quigley Awards at the Feis Ceoil. Other awards include the N.W. Award at RNCM, the ‘Canto al Serchio Award’ at the Trench Award Finals, 3rd Place in the RIAM Irené Sandford Award, the Gaiety Bursary and the inaugural winner of the Song Prize at Northern Ireland’s Festival of Voice.

Novemeber 2024