Rossini's classic Il barbiere di Siviglia comes to the Grand Opera House presented by Lyric Opera in partnership with GOH.

Conductor - Carmen Santoro
Director - Vivian J. Coates
Designer - Vivian J. Coates
Orchestra - Lyric Opera
Repetiteur - Jack Redmond

Figaro - Morgan Pearse
Rosina - Sarah Richmond
Count Almaviva - Randall Bills
Don Bartolo - Matteo Torcaso
Don Basilio - Trevor Eliot Bowes
Berta - Sandra Oman

Dates: 7.30pm 17th, 18th, 20th, 21st Feb 2026
Venue: The Grand Opera House, Belfast
Info: Grand Opera House

Irish National Opera present: 7 Deadly Sins of Opera at Electric Picnic.

Soprano: Claudia Boyle
Mezzo: Sarah Richmond
Tenor: Gavan Ring
Baritone: Gyula Nagy

Date: 31st August 2025
Venue: Electric Picnic, Stradbally Hall, Co. Laois, Ireland
Info: Electric Picnic

The New York Times ran a feature on MARS by Jennifer Walshe, with Sarah in the role of Judith, one of four cosmonauts to go to Mars.

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You can read the MARS programme notes here

Irish National Opera perform Jennifer Walshe's Mars at Ireland's national theatre The Abbey.

Composer/Co Director - Jennifer Walshe
Co Director - Tom Creed
Conductor - Elaine Kelly
Librettist - Mark O'Connell
Set and Lighting Designer - Aedin Cosgrove

Dates: 7th, 8th, 9th August 2025
Venue: The Abbey Theatre Dublin
Info: The Abbey Theatre

Irish National Opera co-produce Dvorák's Rusalka with The Royal Swedish Opera and Nouvel Opéra Fribourg.

Conductor - Fergus Sheil
Director - Netia Jones
Set, Costume and Video Design - Netia Jones
Lighting Design - Lotta Hammarstrand
Choreographer - Jessica Kennedy
Assistant Conductor - Lada Valesova
Chorus Director - Richard McGrath
Assistant Director - Grace Morgan
Language Coach - Lada Valesova

Rusalka - Jennifer Davis
Prince - Ryan Capozzo
Vodník - Ante Jerkunica
Ježibaba - Michelle DeYoung
Foreign Princess - Giselle Allen
First Wood Nymph - Rachel Croash
Second Wood Nymph - Sarah Richmond
Third Wood Nymph - Alexandra Urquiola
Kitchen Boy - Sarah Richmond
Gamekeeper - Benjamin Russell
Huntsman - Andrew Masterson

Dates: 22nd, 24th, 26th and 28th March 2026
Venue: Bord Gáis Energy Theatre
Info: Irish National Opera

Sarah plays the hydro specialist astronaut Claire in the premiere of Water at Arcola Theatre London. Composed by Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres, directed by librettist Beverly Andrews and conducted by Kelvin Lim.

Date: 22nd August 2025
Venue: Arcola Theatre London

Irish National Opera present MARS commissioned by INO, Muziekgebouw Amsterdam and Klangforum Wien.

Composer/Co Director - Jennifer Walshe
Co Director - Tom Creed
Conductor - Elaine Kelly
Librettist - Mark O'Connell
Set and Lighting Designer - Aedin Cosgrove
Costume Designer - Catherine Fay
Video Designer - Conan McIvor
Sound Designer - Una Monaghan
Movement Director - Bryan Burroughs

Sally -Nina Guo
Valentina - Jade Phoenix
Judith - Sarah Richmond
Svetlana - Doreen Curran

Date: 25th, 26th, 27th July 2025
Venue: Leisureland Galway

Info: Irish National Opera

Carmen in La tragedie de Carmen: Marius Constant, Jean-Claude Carrière and Peter Brook's adaptation of Carmen.

Director - Tom Deazley
Music Director - Rebecca Warren
Set and Costume Designer - Lisa Krügel
Lighting Designer - Maksym Diedov

Carmen - Sarah Richmond
Don José - Dafydd Allen
Escamillo - Philip Kalmanovitch
Micaëla - Roisin Walsh
Zuniga - Conor Cooper
Lillas Pastia -Vladimir Sima
Garcia - Jonah Halton

Date: 18th, 20th, 22nd, 24th, 26th, 28th, 30th October, 1st Nov 2025
Venue: Wexford Festival Opera

Jac van Steen conducts The Ulster Orchestra with Sarah in a performance of Elgar's Sea Pictures broadcast on BBC Radio 3.

Date: 1pm Tues 8th April 2025
Venue: BBC Radio 3
Link: Classical Live

John Toal on 'Classical Connections' broadcast Sarah's performance of Elgar's 'Where Corals Lie' and 'The Swimmer' from Sea Pictures with The Ulster Orchestra conducted by Jac van Steen.

Date: 7pm 27th April 2025
Info: BBC Radio Ulster
At 1 hour 30: Classical Connections

The Olivier Awards 'Best New Opera Production' nominees:
Duke Bluebeard's Castle ENO at the London Coliseum
Festen RBO at the Royal Opera House
L'Olimpiade INO/RBO/NOF at the Royal Opera House
The Tales of Hoffmann RBO at the Royal Opera House

Sarah played Argene in Vivaldi's L'Olimpiade directed by Daisy Evans and conducted by Peter Whelan

Date: 6th April 2025
Venue: Royal Albert Hall, London

SOMM Recordings release of 'Falla' with Jac van Steen conducting The Ulster Orchestra has been reviewed in Gramophone Magazine by Richard Bratby.
"Sarah Richmond lays down her invocation and you just know something big is about to happen", "Richmond has a juicy Rioja of a mezzo".

Date: March 2025
Info: Gramophone

Sarah will be Alto Soloist in Bach's masterpiece St John Passion conducted by Blánaid Murphy with the Dublin Bach Singers and Marlborough Baroque Orchestra.

Evangelist - Christopher Bowen
Christus & Bass - Christopher Cull
Pilate - Nathan Phipps O'Neill
Soprano - Kelli Ann Masterson
Alto - Sarah Richmond
Tenor - Sean Tester

Date: 3.30pm 13th April 2025
Venue: St Ann's Church, Dawson Street, Dublin
Tickets: EventBrite

UCD Symphony Orchestra conducted by Dr Ciaran Crilly present Shostakovich's 10th Symphony and highlights of Bizet's Carmen.

Conductor - Dr Ciaran Crilly
Carmen - Sarah Richmond
Laetare Vocal Ensemble

Date: 8pm 3rd April 2025
Venue: Whitefriar Street Church, Dublin
Info: UCD Symphony Orchestra
Tickets: EventBrite

SOMM Recordings' release FALLA receives a double 4 star review in BBC Music Magazine, "Mezzo Sarah Richmond makes a strong, warm sound throughout the Siete Canciones"

Date: February 2025
Info: FALLA album

Our Lady's Choral Society conducted by Proinnsías Ó'Duinn perform highlights of Handel's Messiah in Fishamble Street - where Messiah had it's premiere.

Date: 1pm 13th April 2025
Venue: Fishamble Street, Dublin
Info: Our Lady's Choral Society

Sarah's album 'Falla' with The Ulster Orchestra and Clelia Iruzun conducted by Jac van Steen has been chosen for Spotify's 'Spotify's Picks' Playlist

Tidal's 'Classical Classics' also features tracks from 'Falla'

Radio 3 'Essential Classics' played The Seguedilla from 'Falla' and played 'Gardens of Spain' on 'Record Review' where Sarah was described as "absolutely a name to remember. She has that operatic drama but also purity, flexible sound that it needs".

Radio Ulster has selected 'Falla' as it's album of the week

Date: January 2025

Read Sarah's Interview with 'Cross Eyed Pianist' Frances Wilson chatting about their background and career. Previous interviewees include Roger Vignoles, Nikolay Khozyainov and Francesco Cilluffo.

Info: Meet the Artist

The magic of the Grimm tales comes to life in this mischievous production. Drawing out the magic of the score is conductor Giedr Šlekyt. Antony McDonald’s witty and imaginative production is the perfect treat for families and operatic newcomers alike. Sarah is Kate Lindsey's cover Hansel.

Dates: 2pm 22nd, 12.30pm 24th, 7.30pm 27th, 2pm 29th, 7.30pm 30th Dec 2024, 7.30pm 2nd, 12.30pm 4th, 7.30pm 7th and 11.30am 9th Jan 2025
Venue: Royal Ballet and Opera, London
Info: Royal Ballet and Opera

Discover opera, ballet and the Royal Opera House with fun-packed creative activities for all the family. Sarah will be performing an excerpt from the recent RBO production of Hansel and Gretel.

Date: 10-12:30pm and 1.30-4pm 26th Jan 2025
Venue: The Royal Opera House, London
Info: Royal Ballet and Opera Family Days

Jac van Steen conducts The Ulster Orchestra in a glorious CD of Manuel de Falla repertoire, released by SOMM Recordings

The Three-Cornered Hat
Nights in the Gardens of Spain
Seven Spanish Folk Songs

Date: 17th January 2025
Info: SOMM Recordings

A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Blackwater Valley Opera Festival 2025.

Conductor: David Brophy
Director: Patrick Mason
Assistant Conductor: Niall Kinsella
Set and Light Design: Paul Keoghan
Costume Design: Catherine Fay
Orchestra: Irish Chamber Orchestra

Oberon - Iestyn Morris
Tytania - Ami Hewitt
Puck - Barry McGovern
Theseus - Christopher Cull
Lysander - Peter O’Reilly
Demetrius - Gregory Feldman
Hermia - Sarah Richmond
Helena - Amy Ní Fhearraigh
Hippolyta - Gemma Ní Bhriain
Bottom - Dominic Veilleux
Quince - Jakob Mahase
Flute - Connor Prendiville
Snug - Rory Dunne
Snout - Sean Tester
Starveling - Massimo Modoni

Dates: 7.30pm 28th, 30th and 31st May, 1st June 2025
Venue: Lismore Castle, Ireland
Info: Blackwater Valley Opera Festival