Dublin-born mezzo-soprano, Patricia Bardon is internationally renowned as a versatile operatic and concert performer.

Educated at a convent school, Patricia studied at the Royal College of Music in Dublin. When she was 15 she was given the opportunity to have a consultation lesson with Ireland's most eminent singing teacher, Dr Veronica Dunne. At the age of 18, she was entered as Ireland's representative in the very first Cardiff Singer of the World Competition and was the youngest ever prizewinner.

She has sung in concerts and recitals throughout Europe, in the United States and Japan, and has appeared with conductors such as Zubin Meha, Bernard Haitink, Claudio Abbado, Antonia Pappano, and Sir Charles Mackerras. She was also invited to sing at Buckingham Palace during a concert celebrating the fiftieth birthday of Prince Charles.

With a voice of unusually wide range and flexibility, Patricia's repertoire spans roles from Giulio Cesare, Orlando and Alcina, through Semiramide, Tancredi, Carmen, Il Trovatore and Das Rheingold. In 2006, she will be be performing at the Paris Opera, at Bastille, in the title role of Adriana Mater by the Finnish female composer, Kaija Saariaho.