Born in Clarecastle, Ireland, Dean Power studied in Dublin with Mary Brennan and répétiteur Mairead Hurley at the Royal Irish Academy of Music and the D.I.T. Conservatory of Music and Drama.After spending two years in the opera studio of the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich, he became a full member of the Ensemble and remained there for nine years.Now an independent singer, his recent engagements include his debut at the Teatro Real in Madrid as Graf Elemer (Arabella), at the Salzburg Festival as Gherardo (Gianni Schicchi) and a venditore di canzonette (Il Tabarro), at the Salzburg Easter Festival as Heinrich der Schreiber (Tannhäuser), and his return to the Irish National Opera for his debut as Ferrando (Così fan tutte). He joined the Dudamel Foundation to sing Jaquino in a unique semi-staged performance of Fidelio conducted by Gustavo Dudamel—a performance created specifically for both deaf and hearing audiences.In recent seasons, Dean Power has joined the Cork Opera House as an associate artist of Cara O’Sullivan, performing Don José (La Tragédie de Carmen), Tamino (The Magic Flute), an aria program for their Cultural Evening, a Christmas concert, and a gala opening concert.In concert, he has performed with the Irish Baroque Orchestra (Handel’s Messiah and Acis and Galatea), the Irish Chamber Orchestra (The Abduction from the Seraglio), the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland (St. John Passion), the Ulster Orchestra (Elijah), and the Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra (Mozart’s Requiem). He has also performed Verdi’s Requiem at Cadogan Hall in London as well as in Limerick and Maynooth, Ireland, and gave the world premiere of James Hurley’s The Great Irish Poets Songbook in Munich, followed by performances in Ennis, Waterford, Cork, Maynooth, and Newfoundland. As part of the Blackwater Valley Opera Festival in 2024, he performed the role of Salieri (La Zingarella).Debut at the Paris Opera

Dean PowerTenor