Michelle Sheridan

Irish soprano Michelle Sheridan studied at the DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama, the Royal College of Music, London and the Flanders Opera Studio in Ghent, Belgium. Prizes include the Ford/Sunday Independent ‘Spirit of Life’ Bursary for most promising young Irish artist.

She has performed the roles of Despina (Così fan tutte) for Garden Opera and Co-Opera, Pamina (The Magic Flute), Musetta (La Bohème)and Susanna (The Marriage of Figaro) for Opera à la Carte; Barce (The Kiss) and Sand Man and Dew Fairy (Hansel and Gretel) for Opera Theatre Company; Hyacinthus (Apollo and Hyacinthus) for OTC / Classical Opera Company; Pepick (The Cunning Little Vixen) at the Janaçek Theatre in Brno, Zerlina (Don Giovanni) for Opera Ireland, English Touring Opera and at the International Music Festival in Bermuda; Barbarina (The Marriage of Figaro) for OTC and ETO; Tytania (A Midsummer Night’s Dream) for ETO; La Madelon and La Julienne (La Jolie Parfumeuse) at Flanders Opera, Micaela (Carmen) at the Aberdeen International Youth Festival and for Opera à la carte and Xenia (Boris Gudonov) for Opera Ireland.

Oratorio and Concert engagements have included Carmina Burana at the Two Cathedrals Festival in Derry, Creation at the Dublin International Organ Festival, Messiah with Our Ladies Choral Society and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Steve Reich’s Music for 18 with the RTÉ Symphony Orchestra, Berg’s Seven Early Songs at the National Concert Hall, Dublin and Mahler 4 with the National Youth Orchestra of Ireland.

Michelle has recorded recitals for RTÉ and BBC Radio Northern Ireland and in 2002, she recorded the role of Chief Hen for the European Opera / BBC cartoon version of the Cunning Little Vixen, conducted by Kent Nagano.