Mezzo-soprano
Tara Erraught
Biography
A rich, radiant voice, expansive range and dynamic stage presence are Irish-born mezzo-soprano Tara Erraught’s hallmarks. Her extensive repertoire includes, Mozart, Rossini, Strauss, Bellini, Dvořák, Gounod and Handel as well as contemporary composers. She has appeared in recitals and concerts throughout the United States, Canada, Denmark, France, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, Spain, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Among the distinguished organisations and venues at which she has appeared are the Metropolitan Opera, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Theater an der Wien, Berlin State Opera, Vienna State Opera, Opéra national de Paris, Glyndebourne Festival, Irish National Opera, Wide Open Opera, the Salzburg Festival, Wigmore Hall and the BBC Proms. This season’s engagements include the title role in Gluck’s Iphigénie en Tauride at Opéra national de Paris, Rosina in Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia at Berlin State Opera, Carlotta in Strauss’s Die schweigsame Frau at Bavarian State Opera and the title role in Massenet’s Cendrillon, again at Opéra national de Paris. Concerts and recitals will lead her to Spain, Schubertiade in Hohenems and Dublin. A native of Dundalk, she is a graduate of the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin, where she studied with Veronica Dunne. A resident principal soloist with the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich from 2010 to 2018, she also works frequently with famed German mezzo-soprano Brigitte Fassbaender, expanding her song and opera repertoire. Tara is an Artistic Partner of Irish National Opera.
May 2022