Angela Feeney, a St Paul’s and Antrim legend, returned to Scór this weekend again, 50 years after her All Ireland win in 1974 in the Olympia Theatre in Dublin. Angela came to the Scór County final from Munich after being contacted by Bronagh Lennon. She was presented with a County medal and also with a gift to welcome her. The County was so proud to have someone as well known as Angela in Randalstown at Scór na nÓg on Sunday. Angela Feeney told the crowd how her performance was broadcast on the radio after the All Ireland and Irish Opera discovered her talent. She has been all over the world ever since.
Angela made her professional singing debut as Cherubino in “The Marriage of Figaro” in 1977 and continued her studies in Munich. She was the first Irish singer to be signed as a soloist by the Munich State Opera and has made guest appearances with the Bamberger Symphoniker and the Hamburg State Operaand Frankfurt Opera companies. Her performances include: Elvira in English National Opera’s Don Giovanni and Un giorno di regno, as Giulietta at the Wexford Festival (recorded live for BBC Radio 3). She opened Cork City Opera’s first season as Leonora in Il trovatore and returned the following year in La bohème as Mimi. She has performed Madame Butterfly at the Berlin State Opera. Other performances have been as Marie in The Bartered Bride, Michaela in Carmen and Nedda in Pagliacci Angela Feeney is founder of the Belfast Classical Music Bursary Scheme and initiated Féile an Phobail’s West Belfast Classical Bursary Awards and has promoted various charities and tourism in local and wider Northern Ireland.
In 2002 she was recognised by the Belfast City Council and given a special award by the judges in recognition of her outstanding services. Angela performed for a packed parish hall in Randalstown and presented the County Champions with their medals. It certainly is a day that we will remember for a long time.