COLETTE MCGAHON The Irish mezzo-soprano Colette McGahon started her professional career with Glyndebourne Festival Opera, where her rôles included that of Carmen, a part she also undertook for the touring company Opera 80. Solo recitals have included appearances at the Purcell Room and Queen Elizabeth Hall on London’s South Bank and for the BBC and Irish radio and television. Her interest in contemporary music has resulted in her undertaking challenging rôles in works by composers such as Berio and Dallapiccola, and her versatility is demonstrated by her success in her one-woman A Little Late Night Music, based on the songs of Stephen Sondheim.
July 2004
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