Opera

Award winning Irish tenor Patrick Hyland is a regular on the operatic stage. Having studied in the Royal Irish Academy of Music under Dr Veronica Dunne he has received widespread critical acclaim from leading global opera magazines Opera News Magazine, Opera Today and Opera Magazine. He has performed lunchtime concerts with both the RTE National Symphony Orchestra and the RTE Concert Orchestra. He was awarded the Dermot Troy Prize for the best Irish singer at the 2016 Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition and was a semi-finalist in the Angelo Lo Forese Competition, Milan in 2017. He was a member of the Glyndebourne Opera Festival Company Chorus (2012 & 2013).

Solo Performance Samples

“Ah! Lève-toi, soleil!” | Roméo et Juliette

Patrick Hyland performs aria "Ah! Lève-toi, soleil!" from opera Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod.

Pianist: Alexsander Ribeiro de Lara.

Recorded on 8th July 2023, National Opera Studio, London.

“Una furtiva lagrima” | L’elisir d’amore

Patrick Hyland performs aria "Una furtiva lagrima!" from opera L’elisir d’amore by Gaetano Donizetti.

Pianist: Alexsander Ribeiro de Lara.

Recorded on 8th July 2023, National Opera Studio, London.

Performed & Upcoming Operatic Roles

  • Irish National Opera

    Gaston in La Traviata (2024)

    Rodolphe in William Tell (2022)

  • Lyric Opera

    Jaquino in Fidelio (2020)

    Camille in The Merry Widow (2015)

  • Northern Ireland Opera

    Romboida in Tulipatan (2019)

  • Wexford Festival Opera

    Silvio/Pasquin in Le Docteur Miracle (2019)

    “Bernstein a la carte” (2018)

    Erik Oxsnstjerna in Cristina Regina di Svezia (2013)

    Nemorino in L’elisir d’amore (2013)

    Tamino in The Magic Flute (2012)

    Bargee in A Village Romeo and Juliet (2012)

  • Cork Opera House

    Camille in The Merry Widow (2016)

  • Opera Theatre Company

    Rodolfo (Cover) in La Boheme (2016)
    Parpignol in La Boheme (2016)

  • Brooklyn Academy of Music

    Chorus in Billy Budd (2014)

  • Glyndebourne Festival

    Chorus in Billy Budd (2013)

    Chorus in Falstaff (2013)

    Chorus in Don Pasquale (2013)

    Chorus in La Boheme (2012)

  • Royal Albert Hall

    Chorus in Billy Budd (2013)

  • RTÉ Concert Orchestra

    Remendado in Carmen (2014)

  • Royal Irish Academy of Music

    Jupiter in Semele (2012)
    Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi (2011)