Equally adept in opera, concert and song, Irish soprano Sarah Brady is a true rising star in classical music.
In the 25/26 season, Sarah will make an eagerly awaited US debut as Merab in a staged concert of Saul at
the Handel and Haydn Society, Boston, later appearing in the same role in Barrie Kosky’s production at
Oper Köln. She continues the season by making her Salzburg Easter Festival debut as Freia in a new
production of Das Rheingold with the Berlin Philharmonic. In concert, Sarah will appear with the NSO
Ireland in a performance of Carmen as Micaela, and with the Bern Symphony Orchestra for Beethoven 9.
Sarah will also continue her longstanding relationship with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic,
appearing as Queen Tye in a staged performance of Akhnaten at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam.

Highlights of the 24/25 season included Sarah’s role and house debut as Woglinde in Tobias Kratzer’s
new production of Das Rheingold at the Bayerische Staatsoper, and her Royal Opera House, Covent
Garden debut as the Sandman and cover Gretel in Hansel and Gretel. She also made her Komische Oper
Berlin debut as Queen Tye in Echnaton before joining the company of the Glyndebourne Festival for her
role debut as Merab in Barrie Kosky’s acclaimed production of Handel’s Saul, with Jonathan Cohen
conducting. In concert, Sarah returned to to the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic for Brahms’ Requiem.

A former member of the prestigious young artist program OperAvenir at Theater Basel, Sarah
subsequently joined the ensemble, and was nominated as Upcoming Artist of the Year by Opernwelt for
her achievements during this year. From 2020-2023, Ms. Brady was a member of the ensemble of
Staatsoper Hannover. In 2022 Sarah’s debut album Matters of the Heart, a CD of Lieder by Robert
Schumann and Richard Strauss, was released on Prospero Classical.