Biography

Anne Marie trained at the Conservatory of Music Dublin where she received the Paul McNamara gold medal for excellence in performance, and subsequently graduated with an MA in advanced vocal studies from the Wales International Academy of Voice.

Originally trained as a soprano, her opera roles include First Mother in Dead Man Walking​ and Handmaiden in Turandot​ (Opera Ireland), Fiordiligi Cosi fan tutte ​(Longborough Opera Festival on tour), Vitellia in La Clemenza di Tito (Giornata Opera), Angelica in Suor Angelica (Zêzere Arts Festival). 

Anne Marie made her mezzo/contralto debut as Melva Phineas in Sortilegio (Sortilego Opera Montréal).

While taking time away from the operatic stage to study this new Fach, Anne Marie co-founded Restless Ecstasy Theatre Company and joined the board of Open House Theatre Company in Vienna, mounting productions in Vienna, Dublin and London. Anne Marie made her professional acting debut in 2024 as Sofie Moriarty in The Suitcase  by Jane Coyle at Vienna’s English Theatre.

Other acting credits include various roles in A Christmas Carol (Open House Theatre) and Sofie Moriarty in The Suitcase (Open House Theatre), Grace in Faith Healer by Brian Friel (Wide Open Vienna), Sir Toby Belch in Twelfth Night (Prague Shakespeare Company), Nerissa in The Merchant of Venice (Prague Shakespeare Company).

CD credits include The Silver Hound: songs by Betty Roe.