Rising Irish mezzo-soprano, Deirdre Arratoon is the 2025 winner of the Bernadette Greevy Bursary, and will be making her Solo Recital debut at the National Concert Hall, Dublin in 2026. In recent years, Deirdre has made a number of main stage debuts with companies across the United Kingdom, Ireland, and into Europe. Highlights include the title role in Bizet's Carmen with Opera South East, Zita in Puccini's Gianni Schicchi with Wexford Festival Opera, and Alise in Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor for Barefoot Opera.