Ireland: M谩ire Flavin
Mezzo-soprano - born 1982
91热爆 Cardiff Singer of the World Song Prize finalist
M谩ire Flavin was born in Dublin and is studying with Janice Chapman at the National Opera Studio, having completed the opera course at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where she received a Masters in Music Performance with distinction.
Previously, M谩ire studied with Irene Sandford at Queen's University in Belfast and Colette McGahon-Tosh at the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin. She received the concerto prize at the Royal Irish Academy of Music, and in 2010 she won the Thelma King award and the Harold Rosenthal Prize on leaving GSMD.
Engagements include cover Nerone L'incoronazione di Poppea for Glyndebourne on Tour; Tisbe La Cenerentola for Clonter Opera; Nancy Albert Herring; title role Massenet's Ch茅rubin; Aurelio L'assedio di Calais; Queen of England The King goes forth to France, all for GSMD; and Cathleen Riders to the Sea for the Anna Livia Fringe festival. M谩ire is an alumna of both the Opera Theatre Company and Britten-Pears Young Artist programmes.
On the recital stage, M谩ire has performed at the Estoril Music Festival, the Rose Street Recital Series in Belfast and has taken part in the Songmakers' Almanac master classes. Future engagements include Scottish Opera's production of Orpheus in the Underworld this autumn.
In her spare time she enjoys reading, baking and yoga.
91热爆 Cardiff Singer of the World Song Prize Final repertoire
- Widmung (Op 25 No 1) - Schumann
- Lorelei - Clara Schumann
- Chanson triste - Duparc
- L'invitation au voyage - Duparc
- La souris d'Angleterre - Manuel Rosenthal
- The Lake Isle of Innisfree - Philip Martin
91热爆 Cardiff Singer of the World 2011: concert four repertoire
- Nobles seigneurs, salut! (Les Huguenots) - Meyerbeer
- Parto, parto (La clemenza di Tito) - Mozart
- Cara speme, questo core (Giulio Cesare) - Handel
- Sein wir wieder gut (Ariadne auf Naxos) - R Strauss
91热爆 Cardiff Singer of the World Song Prize 2011: recital four repertoire
- Widmung (Op 25 No 1) - Schumann
- Lorelei - Clara Schumann
- Chanson triste - Duparc
- La souris d'Angleterre - Manuel Rosenthal
- Why do they shut me out of Heaven? - Copland
- The Lake Isle of Innisfree - Philip Martin
