Recent engagements include a trip to Malaysia where, as part of the Penang Arts Festival, Donal sang the role of Alfredo in La Traviata in both Penang and Kuala Lumpur. Other roles include Ferrando in Cosi fan Tutte for the Scène Nationale d’Orléans in France and the role of Orphée in Offenbach’s Orphée Aux Enfers on tour in the Netherlands. With the Vlaamse Opera in Belgium he has sung the role of Ascanio in a production of Lo Frate ´nnamorato (Pergolesi) in Antwerp and Ghent. For the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Bruxelles he has sung the role of Ernesto in their production of Don Pasquale (Donizetti) and Kunz Vogelgesang in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. Other productions at the Monnaie include roles in Le Nozze Di Figaro , Il Tabarro , Die Zauberflöte and Idomeneo. Some of the renowned conductors he has worked with include Antonio Pappano, Philippe Herreweghe, David Robertson, Marcello Viotti and Bertrand de Billy. He has collaborated with stage directors such as Karl-Ernst and Ursel Herrmann, Stein Winge, Christof Loy and most frequently with the young French director François DeCarpentries. In his native Ireland roles have included Ferrando in Opera Theatre Company’s production of Cosi Fan Tutte. He has worked with Opera Ireland in productions of Martha and La Boheme and with other companies around Ireland in productions including Rigoletto - Duca di Mantova, Don Giovanni - Don Ottavio, Albert Herring (Britten) - Mayor Upfold, The Bohemian Girl (Balfe) - Thaddeus and Die Lustige Witwe – Camille. Donal has broadcast on television and radio for RTE (Ireland), RTBF (Belgium) and TF2 (France) as well as an appearance in the film Widows Peak opposite Mia Farrow.

In concert and oratorio Donal’s repertoire includes performances of Bach´s B Minor Mass (Paris); Mahler’s Das Lied Von Der Erde and Bernstein’s Songfest (la Monnaie, Bruxelles); Handel’s Messiah and Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle (Dublin). With the Brussels Operettetheater he has sung Symon Rymanowicz in Der Bettelstudent (Millöcker) ; Caramello in Eine Nacht In Venedi (Strauss) ; Astolf in Die Verschworenen (Schubert) and Ange Pitou in La Fille De Madame Angot (Lecocq).

Contact details and further information

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