Birth Name:
Mark Duff
Place of Birth:
Dublin, Ireland
Height:
6' 1"
2011 to Present
Philip Doghan
2006-2010
Barbara Robotham
2001-2006
Anne Marie O'Sulivan
Brenda Hurley
De Netherlandse Opera
Jane Robinson
English National Opera
Mark read music at D.I.T, Conservatory of Music, Dublin, where he was awarded a B.mus Performance degree. Mark pursued Post-Graduate studies at Royal Northern college of Music graduating 2009. Mark recently held a position on the Opera works Singing programme at English National Opera, London and studies with Philip Doghan and Barbara Robotham
Mark has been successful in many competitions, notable awards are the William T. Watt cup for Tenor solo and the Count John Mc Cormack honorary award.
At Dublin, Mark performed regularly in operatic excerpts annually presented at the National Concert Hall, Dublin. At RNCM Mark has sung Monsieur Triquet (Eugene Onegin), Torquemada (L’Heure Espagnole), Le petit Vieillard (L’Enfant et les sortilege) and Eisenstein (Die Fledermaus).
Mark has sung as a member of the chorus for Opera Ireland. Following five consecutive seasons with the company he sang the role of Don Basilio in a ‘Bite-size’ production of ‘The Marriage of Figaro’ under the direction of Dieter Kagei at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin.
Professional opera roles include Don Curzio, Le Nozze di Figaro (Lyric opera), Spiridione, Il Campanello (Anna Livia opera), Dancairo, Carmen (Mananan International opera Festival) and Don Ottavio, Don Giovanni (Longborough Opera festival). Contemporary interests have seen Mark sing in newly Commissioned Operas, in particular ‘Quicksilver’ by Connor Linehan and ‘The Withered Arm’ By Jenny Gould. Recent engagements saw Mark making his European debut singing Monsieur Triquet (Eugene Onegin) with Kammeroper Rheinsburg, Berlin.
Mark sings regularly on the concert and oratorio platform. His Recordings include Faith of our Fathers (R.T.E 1996) which performed in Carnegie Hall live in 1998, BBC radio broadcasts and commissioned works Amore by composer Rosemarie Taylor. Future engagements include a recital world tour of Winterreise with Pianist Jan Loeffler, Oronte (Alcina), Buxton Opera festival ensemble, BBC broadcasts and Ferrando (Cosi fan tutte) London.
