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 the 22/23 season. His Royal Opera roles have included the world premiere of Leif (Festen), Second Prisoner (Fidelio), Count Ceprano 
(Rigoletto) and Second/Fourth Burgess (Peter Grimes). In 2025 he made his BYO and Cambridge Philharmonic debut as Swallow (Peter Grimes), returning in 2026 as the bass soloist for Dvorak's Requiem. 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 Verdi's Requiem, Le petite messe solonelle 
(Rossini), and Armida and Orlando Paladino (Haydn).