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). 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 Onegin for 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.
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Marullo, Rigoletto
English National Opera
''That vocal richness was shared by British-Irish baritone Patrick Alexander Keefe as the conniving nobleman Marullo''
London Unattached
''Baritone Patrick Alexander Keefe has presence to spare as loyal henchman Marullo, with voice to match"
British Theatre Guide
''Baritone Patrick Alexander Keefe, as mobster Marullo, impressed with his sinister suavity."
The Arts Desk
Figaro, Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Waterperry Opera
''Figaro carried the day, of course. Patrick Alexander Keefe made a strapping barber, with a dark savoury voice and a megawatt stage presence.
The Spectator
Schaunard, La bohème
English National Opera
''... adding further magic to this compelling production was a gang of utterly charming Bohemians... Keefe was a consistently dashing Schaunard throughout''
Opera Magazine
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