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.

Operatic Roles

  • Dublin Theatre Festival

    Lifeguard - Her Father’s Voice (2025)

  • Blackwater Valley Opera Festival

    Sailor - Dido and Aeneas (2025)

    Youth - The Tinker and the Fairy (2025)

  • Irish National Opera

    Gastone de Letorieres - La Traviata (2024)

    Rodolphe - William Tell (2022)

  • Lyric Opera

    Jaquino - Fidelio (2020)

    Camille - The Merry Widow (2015)

  • Northern Ireland Opera

    Romboidal - Tulipatan (2019)

  • Wexford Festival Opera

    Silvio/Pasquin - Le Docteur Miracle (2019)

    “Bernstein a la carte” (2018)

    Erik Oxsnstjerna - Cristina Regina di Svezia (2013)

    Nemorino - L’elisir d’amore (2013)

    Tamino - The Magic Flute (2012)

    Bargee - A Village Romeo and Juliet (2012)

  • Cork Opera House

    Camille - The Merry Widow (2016)

  • Opera Theatre Company

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

  • Brooklyn Academy of Music

    Chorus - Billy Budd (2014)

  • Glyndebourne Festival

    Chorus - Billy Budd (2013)

    Chorus - Falstaff (2013)

    Chorus - Don Pasquale (2013)

    Chorus - La Boheme (2012)

  • Royal Albert Hall

    Chorus - Billy Budd (2013)

  • RTÉ Concert Orchestra

    Remendado - Carmen (2014)

  • Royal Irish Academy of Music

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