Ferdia Walsh-Peelo Biography & Movies

Born and raised in County Wicklow, Ireland, Ferdia began taking singing lessons at a very young age from his mother, a professional opera singer. He began competing at the age of seven and when he was 12, was cast in his first professional role in a tour of Ireland with Opera Theatre Company's production of Mozart's The Magic Flute. Ferdia then played the role of Miles in Benjamin Britten's opera based on the gothic ghost story novella Turn of the Screw, under conductor David Brophy. When Ferdia... See All