Soprano · Voice Teacher · Performer
A Journey of Artistry & Education.
Classically trained soprano with a decade of teaching across Meath and Dublin — guiding students from first lesson to national stages including the Late Late Toy Show and Junior Eurovision.
- BA Music Performance — Maynooth
- Musical Theatre Diploma — RIAM
- Berlin Opera Academy
- Lyric Opera Studio Weimar
- Irish National Opera
A working timeline.
2003
RTÉ Star Stream — Semi-Finalist (performing at events from age 9)
2004
TV3 chorus with Karen Lynch & Paul Redmond (Essence)
2004 – 06
TSB High Achiever Award, RIAM (Voice)
2006
National Concert Hall — chorus with Liam Lawton
2006
Studio recording — Liam Lawton Christmas album
2008
1st Prize — Feis Ceoil ag Canadh as Gaeilge
2008
1st Prize — Kilcoole Music Festival
2008
Joint 1st Overall — Swords Young Musician of the Year
2013 – 18
BA Music Performance — Maynooth University
2017 – 18
Maynooth Chamber Choir — Oliver O'Brien Award, ESB Feis Ceoil
2019
Highly Commended — Feis Ceoil Soprano Solo Senior Recital
2019
Meath Stars of the Future (hosted by Virginia Kerr, RIAM)
2021
Lyric Opera Studio Weimar — Barbarina, Le Nozze di Figaro
2021
Berlin Opera Academy — Alms Sister, Suor Angelica
2021 – 22
Private study under Prof. Carlos Montane (Jacobs School of Music)
2023
Irish National Opera — Sturm und Drang
2024
The Lir Academy — Fundamentals of Acting
2024
INO Répétiteur Workshop — TU Grangegorman
The Path to the Stage
“Music is not just what I do, it is the language through which I understand the world.”
Faustina O'Sullivan's vocal journey began with a rigorous foundation in classical technique. A graduate of Maynooth University and the Royal Irish Academy of Music (RIAM), her training was characterised by a pursuit of technical mastery and emotional depth.
Her performance career has taken her across Europe, most notably to the prestigious Berlin Opera Academy and collaborations with Irish National Opera (INO). Faustina's repertoire spans the dramatic heights of the operatic canon, bringing a cinematic intensity to every role she inhabits.
Nurturing the Next Generation
Beyond the stage, Faustina is a sought-after vocal coach. Her students have performed at the National Concert Hall, earned the RIAM High Achievers Award, represented Ireland at Junior Eurovision, appeared on the Late Late Toy Show, and taken multiple lead roles with stage schools across Meath and Dublin. Her approach combines élite technical instruction with the mentorship needed to handle the pressure of high-level performance.
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Recent Performance
Post-recital with fellow performers and faculty.
- Event
- Conservatoire Recital
- Venue
- Maynooth University
- Date
- Spring 2024
Photo courtesy of the artist.
Faustina O'Sullivan is a classically trained soprano and music teacher based in Ardcath, Co. Meath. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Music Performance from Maynooth University (2018) and a Musical Theatre Diploma from the Royal Irish Academy of Music (2021).
She has been performing publicly from the age of nine — beginning as a semi-finalist on RTÉ's Star Stream, followed by live TV3 appearances alongside Karen Lynch and Paul Redmond (Essence), chorus work with Liam Lawton (including a studio recording on his Christmas album), and recitals at major Irish venues including the National Concert Hall, the Mansion House, and the National Gallery of Ireland.
From Ardcath to Berlin — a voice carrying both Irish soul and operatic discipline.
In Performance
In 2021, she was accepted into both the Berlin Opera Academy (performing the role of Alms Sister in Suor Angelica) and the Lyric Opera Studio Weimar, Germany (studying the lead role of Barbarina in Le Nozze di Figaro). She has performed with Theatre Lovetts and Irish National Opera in Sturm und Drang (2023) and at a TU Grangegorman Répétiteur Workshop in collaboration with Irish National Opera (2024).
She was a member of the Maynooth Chamber Choir — winners of the Mixed Voices and Church Music competitions at the ESB Feis Ceoil, and recipients of the prestigious Oliver O'Brien Award. She has also been awarded 1st Prize at Feis Ceoil ag Canadh as Gaeilge and at the Kilcoole Music Festival.
Faustina has taught for over a decade across schools in Meath and Dublin. Her students have performed at the National Concert Hall, earned the RIAM High Achievers Award, represented Ireland at Junior Eurovision (2022–2023), appeared on the Late Late Toy Show as Barbie soloists (2023), taken multiple lead roles within stage schools across Meath and Dublin, and performed at Electric Picnic (2023–2024).