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Profile
Derina
studies with Suzanne Murphy at the Royal Irish Academy of Music.
She is a Licentiate of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools
of Music and a graduate of University College Dublin where she
obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with German, Italian
and French studies.
Derina has broad
experience both as a solo singer and in ensemble. She performed
in the Opera
Ireland productions of Tosca and Jenufa in the Gaiety Theatre,
Dublin. She has been a soloist with Anúna
since 1998, recording numerous albums, travelling extensively
world-wide and performing regularly on television and prominent
Irish stages including The Point, RDS and National Concert Hall.
Performing with the National
Chamber Choir, Derina toured Ireland under Celso Antunes and
also sang with the conductors Johan Duijck and Terry Edwards.
She sings regularly with many Dublin based professional choirs
including critically acclaimed performances with Resurgam and
the Irish Baroque Orchestra under Lawrence Cummings. As a student
Derina was awarded a scholarship to sing with the University College
Dublin Choral Scholars, recording an album and travelling on two
European tours.
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