Aebh Kelly

Aebh Kelly Mezzo-soprano

Biography

Born in Dublin, Irish mezzo-soprano Aebh Kelly graduated from the Royal Irish Academy of Music. She is currently working at the Hamburg State Opera as a member of the International Opera Studio. While still a student, she participated in the finals of the international singing competition Neue Stimmen.

She joined the Irish National Opera’s Opera Studio for the 2020–2021 season and took part in various productions, including 20 Shots of Opera and A Thing I Cannot Name. More recently, she made her debut there in the role of Flora (La Traviata). Her repertoire includes Hänsel (Hänsel und Gretel), the Page of Herodias (Salome), Dryad (Ariadne auf Naxos), Anna Kennedy (Maria Stuarda), the Innkeeper (Boris Godunov), Annina (La Traviata), Kate Pinkerton (Madama Butterfly), Wowkle (La Fille du Far-West), the Sandman (Hänsel und Gretel), Kürdchen (Die Gänsemagd), and the Second Squire (Parsifal). During the 2025–2026 season, she performs the roles of the Page of Herodias, Dryad, Hänsel, Annina, and Kate Pinkerton in Hamburg.