Anna Brady is an Irish mezzo soprano currently living in Leipzig, Germany. Anna made her debut with Opera Collective Ireland in the Irish premier of Will Todd’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland playing the roles of Alice’s Mother/The Mad Hatter in a national tour of Ireland in April 2022 and looks forward to returning to OCI in September 2023 performing the role of Stewardess in Jonathan Dove’s opera, Flight.

Anna performed the role of Nora in Stanford’s Shamus O’Brien with Retrospect Opera and the orchestra of Scottish Opera under the baton of David Parry. The studio recording will be available in the next few months.

Anna made her role debut as Romeo in Bellini’s I Capuletti e i Montecchi and performed the role of Linda in the premier of Andrew Synnott’s new contemporary opera The 47th Saturday at the Wexford Festival Opera Festival in October 2021. She made her role debut as Cherubino in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro at the Lyric Opera Studio Weimar, Germany in July 2021. Anna was an inaugural member of the Wexford Festival Opera Factory Academy 2020/21 with Wexford Festival Opera. She was the recipient of the Price Waterhouse Cooper Emerging Artist Bursary following her time at the Factory. During the Opera Festival she performed the role of Mistress Quickly in Falstaff by Verdi, performed in masterclasses with international artists and sang in concerts throughout the festival.

Anna is a graduate of the MMUS Vocal Studies Masters from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 2018-2020. During her time in Scotland, Anna performed the role of Margot Frou-Frou in a new production of The Merry Widow by Lehár with Opera Bohemia, Scotland’s leading opera touring company, August 2019. She also debuted the role of Daisy with Opera Eos in their production of The Next Station is Green Park by Anna Semple, June 2019. Anna completed her masters by performing the role of Arnalta in Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea with the Alexander Gibson Opera School in June 2020.

Anna is a 2012/13 alumni of the Young Associate Artist Programme with Opera Theatre Company, now affiliated into Irish National Opera. During her time with OTC, Anna performed the role of Zerlina in an abridged performance of Don Giovanni by Mozart, the role of Lieschen in Bach’s Coffee Cantata and participated in public masterclasses with visiting artists and performed nationally in concerts and recital series across the country. Anna has also worked with Loughcrew Garden Opera and performed as a soloist with the Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra.