Donna entered into the item absolutely, providing the audience with real enjoyment. Vocal acrobatics and gymnastics were amazing, and she entered into the characterisation with wonderful commitment. What a wonderful item!
M. Marsden on a performance in Feb 2006 of The Doll Song from Tales of Hoffman, (Offenbach)

Dublin-born coloratura soprano Donna Gallagher is one Ireland's up-and-coming talents. She most recently sang with the Spartanburg Philharmonic Orchestra in a performance of By the Streams of Babylon (Kati Agocs). Roles include Princess Lenore in Many Moons (Celius Dougherty), the Queen of the Night (Mozart, The Magic Flute), Norina (Don Pasquale, Donizetti), Yum-Yum in The Mikado, Clorinda in Rossini's La Cenerentola, Susanna and Barbarina in Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro and Nella and Lauretta in Puccini's Gianni Schicchi. In Dublin, she often enjoys performing on the concert stage, including several times in the National Concert Hall where she sang in Unchained Melody and played Jenny Lind in The Life and Times of Stephan Foster. Donna completed her Bachelor of Music Performance in the DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama (First Class Honours) where she studied voice with Mary Brennan and Trudi Carberry. Donna has been lucky enough to participate in masterclasses with top professional singers including Montserrat Caballe, Barbara Bonney and Dennis O'Neill. In 2010, she graduated with a Masters in Vocal Performance from the prestigious Petrie School of Music in Converse College, South Carolina where she studied with Rebecca Turner.