Born and raised in Dublin and based in the Netherlands, Irish soprano Aimee Kearney is a graduate of The Dutch National Opera Academy and The Royal Irish Academy of Music. She performs across Europe in opera, oratorio and recitals and has performed in major concert halls and venues around Ireland, the UK and The Netherlands, including Wigmore Hall, The National Concert Hall Dublin and Het Concertgebouw.
Notable roles include ‘Zerlina’ in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, ‘Vixen’ in Janàček’s Příhody Lišky Bystroušky, ‘Serpina’ in Pergolesi’s La Serva Padrona and ‘Molly Bloom’ in Wenzelberg’s Nighttown.
Aimee is part of the Grote Zangers emerging artist platform, Jonge Grote Zangers. She sings with them regularly in house concerts, voorprogramma and other events across the Netherlands.
Photographer: Baer Photography
‘Prologue’ from Benjamin Parry Wenzelberg’s opera Nighttown, an operatic reimagining of James Joyce’s Ulysses.
Aimee made her wonderfully successful debut as Zerlina in Mozart’s Don Giovanni at Blackwater Valley Opera Festival, May 2026:
“Aimee Kearney shone beautifully as Zerlina, possessing a bright, pearly tone…there was wonderful chemistry between her and Masetto…who proved a fine vocal match.” - Bach Track
“The third soprano of the evening made one sit up and take notice: Aimee Kearney was a delightful Zerlina, whose pretty, fresh voice blended extremely well with Dominic Veilleux’s.” - Das Opernglas
“Kearney sang with a wonderful sense of confidence and freedom” - Operawire
“All three Irish singers simply sensational, delivering a feast of vocal complexities rich in texture, pitch and timbre. Aimee Kearney…divine when solo, or when enriching Mozart’s exquisitely goergous harmonies.” - Arts review