Irish mezzo-soprano Sharon Carty has firmly established a reputation as a respected interpreter of both early and contemporary works, and she also has a busy schedule in mainstream opera and concert repertoire. She is an alumna of the RIAM, Dublin, University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna, and the Oper Frankfurt Young Artist programme. She is a Creative Associate on the Arts Council’s Creative Schools scheme, and as of 2025 is the Artistic Director of Sligo Baroque Music Festival. Her opera repertoire includes many of the important lyric and coloratura mezzo-soprano roles, and on the concert platform she has sung most of the major sacred concert works, including all the major works of Bach, as well as Handel’s Messiah, Mozart’s Mass in C minor, and numerous chamber-music works. She is also a dedicated song recitalist, most recently appearing in song recitals with pianists Finghin Collins and Jonathan Ware. A champion of new music, recent highlights include the world premieres of several new works Silvia Colasanti’s opera, Proserpine at the Spoleto Festival, Deirdre Gribbin’s “The stones of life” and Anne Marie O’Farrells civil war cantata “Who’d ever think it would come to this”, as well as Dorabella for Irish National Opera in their recent production of Cosi fan tutte. 2024 saw the release of two CDs of the music of C.V.Stanford, and 2025 brings her role debut as Orlowsky in Irish National Opera’s Die Fledermaus, as well as a festival and role debut as Kate in Owen Wingrave at the Festivale della valle d’Itria, Martina Franca.