A current Harewood Artist at English National Opera and winner of Glyndebourne’s John Christie Award, British-Irish baritone Patrick Alexander Keefe is becoming known for his ”dark, savoury voice and megawatt stage presence” (The Spectator).
He begins his 2025/2026 season with El Dancaïro in ENO’s Carmen, and recent roles include: Schaunard La Bohème, Marullo Rigoletto, Figaro Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Fiorello Il Barbiere di Siviglia, and the Marchese d’Obigny La Traviata for English National Opera, Figaro Il Barbiere di Siviglia for Waterperry Opera, the title role in Eugene Oneginfor Brunswick Vocal Arts, Il Conte d’Almaviva Le Nozze di Figaro for the Glyndebourne Tour, Notario Don Pasquale for the Glyndebourne Festival, and Robert Dedo Die schwarze Maske for the Polish National Radio Symphony under Marin Alsop for medici.tv.
Patrick studied at the University of Oxford, where he obtained a BA and then a Master’s with distinction in Music Theory and Composition. He was a member of The Choir of Merton College, and commended by Gramophone magazine for his ”intense baritone solo” on their recording of Richard Allain’s Choral Works. He then studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and the Royal Academy of Music.
He was the recipient of First Prize in the 2021 Richard Lewis/Jean Shanks Award, 2nd Prize in the 2021 Pavarotti Prize, and the Musician’s Company’s Prudi Hoggarth Audience Prize 2023. He was a Jerwood Young Artist at Glyndebourne 2022.
