Mairéad Buicke was born in Limerick and graduated with first class honours BA Performance Degree from the Royal Irish Academy of Music where she studied with Dr. Veronica Dunne, then subsequently at the National Opera Studio in London, where her roles included Fiordiligi Cosi fan tutte, Antonia Les Contes d’Hoffmann and Violetta La Traviata.  Mairéad was a semi finalist and special prize winner of the Belvedere International Singing Competition in Vienna in 2004.

Mairéad sang as a young associate artist with Opera Theatre Company in 2004 and also joined the young artist programme at the Aix en Provence Festival in 2005.   Operatic engagements have included Marenka The Bartered Bride for Mid Wales Opera and concert performances as MimiLa Bohème and Gretel Hänsel und Gretelwith the RTE National Symphony Orchestra, title role in Wallaces’s Maritana with the RTE Concert Orchestra and Amor L’Egisto with the Royal Irish Academy of Music.  Mairéad joined the young singers programme at English National Opera for the 2007/2008 season, and roles there have included 1st Lady Die Zauberflöte, Sylviane The Merry Widow and Paquette Candide.  .

Concert engagements have included Mahler Symphony No. 8 and Symphony No. 4 with the RTE National Symphony Orchestra, Ravel Shéhérazade with the RTE Concert Orchestra, Verdi Requiem(National Concert Hall, Dublin) and Messiah with the Orchestra of St Cecilia and her debut in a series of Viennese Concerts for English Northern Philharmonia in 2006.  Mairéad is also a keen recitalist and as such has appeared at the Wexford Festival, Music for Galway Festival, the Boyle Arts Festival, Bantry Chamber Music Festival and at the National Concert Hall in Dublin.  She has also appeared in recital with the Aix en Provence Academy Festival, The Metropolitan Club, New York, the House of Lords, London and at Leighton House.  Mairéad also recently completed a series of recitals in Ireland promoted by the Irish Music Network.   Recent engagements at ENO include Pamina Die Zauberflöte, Karolka Jenufa and 2nd Niece Peter Grimes.  Engagements in 2009/2010 include Barber Knoxville Summer of 1915 with RTE National Symphony Orchestra. The  Governess  ( understudy) in Benjamin Britten’s  Turn of the Screw and Elettra ( understudy)  from Mozart’s Idomeneo for English National Opera.  Mairéad is the recipient of ENO’s Audrey Gunn Award.

Sample Programmes

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Reviews

""Buicke demonstrated her prowess at the NCH on 25 May in Ravel's 'Sheherazade'"."

Ian Fox, The Sunday Tribune, 2004.

""Rapidly rising Limerick soprano Mairéad Buicke, whose wide- ranging programme …… showed a musical manner that was forthright, a tone that was pleasing and a delivery that was sure and strong... The voice is one that commands serious attention." "

Michael Dervan, The Irish Times, 2004

""Mairéad Buicke, making her debut in the title role... gave a performance of some distinction. Her smooth soprano read in all the right places and she spanned Puccini's wide phrases with ease... and vocal acting in the last act was heart breakingly convincing," "

John Allen, The Irish Times, 2005

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