Eugene Dillon-Hooper

British/Irish bass Eugene Dillon-Hooper is a graduate of the Royal Northern College of Music. He began his Royal Opera career in 2022 as an extra chorus member in productions of Peter Grimes and Lohengrin, becoming permanent in 2023. His Royal Opera roles have included Count Ceprano (Rigoletto) and covering Fiorello (Il barbiere di Siviglia), Zaretsky (Eugene Onegin) and the baritone solo in Fauré’s Requiem for The Royal Ballet (Requiem). Elsewhere, other recent roles include Un Cantore (La Gioconda); Father Philippe (The Wandering Scholar), Bertrand (Iolanta), Second Armed Man (Die Zauberflöte), and Dottore Grenvil (La Traviata), as well as his international debut at the Al Bustan Festival in Beirut. Recent concert performances include Le Petite Messe Solonelle (Rossini), and Armida and Orlando paladino (Haydn). 2024/25 Season highlights include Leif (Festen) for The Royal Opera and Haydn’s Creation for the English Haydn Festival.