Emily Hogarty is an Irish mezzo-soprano based in London. She is currently pursuing a Masters in vocal performance at the Royal Academy of Music under the tutelage of Marie Vassiliou and Iain Ledingham. She graduated from the TU Dublin Conservatoire in conjunction with Trinity College Dublin with a first-class honours degree in Music Education (BMusEd) in 2021.

Emily is currently a member of the Wexford Opera Factory Young Artists programme. At WFO, she made her debut as ‘Zibaldona’ in the Irish premiere of Alma Deutscher’s Cinderella (Oct, 2022), as well as originating the role of the ‘Student’ in the world premiere of Conor Mitchell’s new opera, Les Selenites (Nov, 2022). This year she made her role debut as ‘La Marquise’ in La Fille du Regiment at WFO (Nov, 2023) and performed in the Factory Gala. She played ‘Fanny Price’ in the Irish Premiere of Johnathan Dove’s Mansfield Park (Jan, 2023). Last summer, she played Lady Macbeth’s ‘Lady in Waiting’ in Blackwater Valley Opera Festival’s (BVOF) production of Verdi’s Macbeth (June, 2023). Other notable works include: Chorus in Irish National Opera’s Maria Stuarda (June, 2022), and ‘Dorabella’ in Mozart’s Cosí fan tutte Vienna Opera Festival (July, 2022), and Chorus in Handel’s Giulio Cesare with BVOF (May-June 2024).

This year, Emily performed a recital in Wigmore Hall as an Irish Heritage Bursary finalist. She is looking forward to performing in various concerts with BVOF, Wexford Festival Opera and Irish Heritage this summer.

Emily was a soloist with Trinity Orchestra since 2017 where she performed all around Ireland including the National Concert Hall in 2019 for their ‘Golden Years’ performance. She was also on the committee where she would organize programming, liaise with event organizers, and coordinate with the conductor and singers. She was the soloist for their Spring concert in April 2022, performing Mozart with Irish National Opera conductor, Medb Hurley.

Emily has also musical directed ‘Chicago’ by Kander and Ebb which premiered in the O’Reilly Theatre in Dublin in 2019.