Aebh Kelly


Aebh Kelly is an Irish Mezzo Soprano from Skerries in north County Dublin, Ireland.
A multiple Feis Ceoil winner, Aebh has been enchanting audiences since she was nine years old and to date has performed as a soloist in the National Concert Hall, Slane Castle and on RTE, Ireland's national television station.
In 2012, aged just 15, Aebh was invited by the President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins, to give a vocal recital in the gardens of Áras an Uachtaráin. Aebh is currently a fourth year student at the Royal Irish Academy of Music where she is studying for a BA in Music Performance under the direction of Virginia Kerr and Derbhla Collins.

Operatic Roles

2020 - The role of Endimione in 'La Calisto' by Francesco Cavalli.
2019 - The role of Melissa in the RIAM Opera Briefs ‘La
liberazione di Ruggiero dall’isola d’Alcina’ by Francesca Caccini.
2018 - The role of ensemble lady Ann Hardiman in the RIAM's production of Stephen McNeff's opera, 'Banished'.
2017 - The role of Nancy in Benjamin Britten's, ‘Albert Herring’ in the
DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama's ‘Opera Scenes’ concert in the NCH.

Notable Engagements

2020 - Recitalist with the Irish National Opera orchestra at Tara Erraught's, 'A Celebration of the Voice' series, hosted by Drogheda Classical Music.
2018 - Finalist in the Gervase Elwes Memorial Cup in the ESB
Feis Ceoil, RDS Concert Hall.
2017 - Recitalist at the John McCormack Society's annual
event in Mansion House, Dublin.
2016 - ESB Feis Ceoil Young Performers’ Platform Series, John
Field Room, NCH.

Competition achievements