Tenor
Cathal McCabe
Music, Magic & MischiefBiography
Cathal McCabe is a tenor from Dublin, Ireland. He is a Studio Artist with Irish National Opera for the 2024/25 season. At the 2025 Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition, he won the Jane Carty Prize for most promising competitor aged 25 or under. He also won the Dermot Troy Prize for highest-placed Irish competitor. Cathal has participated in masterclasses with world-renowned singers such as Sir Thomas Allen, Tara Erraught and Isabel Leonard. Upcoming roles include Gabriel von Eisenstein in Strauss's Die Fledermaus with Westminster Opera and Le Remendado in Bizet's Carmen with Loughcrew Opera. He recently made his National Symphony Orchestra debut as part of their Valentine’s Day gala.
His performed roles include Nanki-Poo in Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado at the National Concert Hall, Henry Crawford at the Irish premiere of Jonathan Dove's Mansfield Park, and Shouter in Caruso's Lady Gregory in America with Wexford Festival Opera. With Irish National Opera, he has covered the roles of Gabriel von Eisenstein in Strauss's Fledermaus and Nemorino in Donizetti's L’elisir d’amore. He has performed multiple times as a soloist with Northern Ireland Opera in productions and recitals at the Grand Opera House Belfast.
Cathal obtained his bachelor’s degree from the TU Dublin Conservatoire of Music and Drama, where he received the Academic Excellence award for the highest graduating mark from the Department of Arts & Humanities. He has won multiple competitions at the RDS Feis Ceoil and was the recipient of the John McCormack Bursary. Cathal has appeared on national television and radio, including singing on the RTÉ Six One News.
April 2025