Megan O’Neill is a soprano from County Kerry. She has most recently completed the Doctor in Music Performance Degree at the Royal Irish Academy of Music and is a past member of the Irish National Opera Studio. She made her National Symphony Orchestra Debut at the National Concert Hall in June 2024, conducted by Samy Rachid. In February 2024, she played the lead role of Jane in the film-opera DreamCatchr by Kevin O Connell, which premiered at The Lighthouse Cinema as part of the Dublin International Film Festival. Megan made her National Opera House debut, playing the titular role of Cinderella, an opera by Alma Deutscher, at Wexford Festival Opera in November 2022. In the 2022 Feis Ceoil, Megan was the winner of the Gervase Elwes Memorial Cup. She was also awarded the 2022 RDS Music Bursary of 15,000EUR, and the 2023 RDS Collins Memorial Award of 2,000EUR. Megan played the role of ‘Teen polar bear’ in The Scorched Earth Trilogy, a street art opera by Brian Irvine and John McIlduff, which was produced by Irish National Opera and Dumbworld Production Company in March 2022. In association with ‘Cardiff Singer of the World’, The Scorched Earth Trilogy was played in venues across Wales in June 2023.