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Our fully staged brand new production of Giacomo Puccini's La Bohème was created in a dramatic, empty church in Belfast with a stellar cast and creative team. Follow the link to find out more about this major production for Northern Ireland Opera and some of our other recent projects.

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La Bohème

The Times:★★★★ "Northern Ireland Opera comes back to life with Puccini... this is an admirably…

Concert

11th Festival of Voice 2021

The Glenarm Festival of Voice, our annual celebration of voice and song, is now in its…

NI Opera Studio

NI Opera Studio

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The Associate Artists

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Old Friends and Other Days: a film by Northern Ireland Opera has been selected for the Belfast Film Festival and will premiere at the Strand Arts Centre on 10th November 2021. Watch the trailer, find out more and book tickets in the link.

Old Friends and Other Days

Main Stage

La Bohème

The Times:★★★★ "Northern Ireland Opera comes back to life with Puccini... this is an admirably…

Film Production

New cinematic project featured on UTV Life

Northern Ireland Opera’s Artistic Director, Cameron Menzies, was recently interviewed for UTV Life, talking about his…

Special Event

The Devil Made Me Do It

Northern Ireland Opera invites you to join us for an hour of devilish arias, duets, and…

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What we do

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We are Northern Ireland's award-winning national opera company, dedicated to the highest standards of opera performance and development of young talent. Find out more about our productions since our foundation in 2010 via the link.

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Developing Talent

The NI Opera Studio The Northern Ireland Opera Studio, (previously known as the Young Artists Programme)…

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Northern Ireland Opera bring innovative new productions of the highest artistic quality to the stage, reflecting…

The Glenarm Festival of Voice

The festival features public recitals and events, including three concerts in partnership with and broadcast by…

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20th October 2021

Northern Ireland Opera takes part in a landmark concert, ‘Live at the Waterfront’

Live at the Waterfront! is a landmark concert at Belfast’s Waterfront Hall showcasing Northern Ireland’s musical and artistic talent – past, present, and future. Featuring some of Northern Ireland’s finest singer-songwriters, musicians,…

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Northern Ireland Opera takes part in a landmark concert, ‘Live at the Waterfront’
12th October 2021

‘Old Friends and Other Days’ selected for the Belfast Film Festival

We are delighted to have been selected for the Belfast Film Festival with our film, ‘Old Friends and Other Days’ created in March with Renewal and Stability Funding from the Arts Council…

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‘Old Friends and Other Days’ selected for the Belfast Film Festival
12th October 2021

BBC Radio 3 recitals from the Festival of Voice 2021

This year’s BBC Radio 3 recitals were recorded in Belfast at the end of August, where our annual celebration of voice and song, The Festival of Voice, had relocated temporarily from its…

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BBC Radio 3 recitals from the Festival of Voice 2021
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On Friday evening, we are taking part in a landmark concert, 'Live at the Waterfront' in Belfast, with an incredible line up showcasing Northern Ireland’s musical and artistic talent – past, present, and future. The event will feature some of Northern Ireland’s finest singer-songwriters, musicians, actors, and comedians, in a completely unique show. We are very proud to have been invited to take part, and will be performing a new arrangement by Bryan Evans of one of Northern Irish composer Hamilton Harty's songs. Opera singers @marymccabesoprano, Ellen Mawhinney @ellennn_maw Owen Lucas and @malachyframe with @davidquigleypianist will perform in front of a backdrop of footage of the breathtaking landscapes, landmarks and coastlines of Northern Ireland created by @causeway_pictures The singers have all either competed in (or won!) The Glenarm Festival of Voice, including our winner from this year, Ellen Mawhinney, or are part of our development programme, the NI Opera Studio. David Quigley has performed for us at The Glenarm Festival of Voice several times. They will be styled for the event by @eadachbysaraoneill whose designs are inspired by the myths and legends of Ireland. 70% of the tickets for this event are being made available free to key workers - we are honoured to be performing for this audience who have given so much over the last year. The concert is being jointly produced by NI’s Shine Productions and Snow Water, and will be filmed for television by Green Inc Film and Television. It is supported by the BPI, Arts Council NI and NI Screen and is funded by the Northern Ireland Office. Find out more in the bio link, or visit the Waterfront website if you are eligible for tickets! @artscouncilni @cameronmenziesdirector #northernireland #hamiltonharty #keyworkers #concertforkeyworkers #liveatthewaterfront #operasingers #operalife #bryanevans #seawrack #singers #pianist #newarrangement #performance #performingarts #operasingersofinstagram #northernirishtalent #irishtalent
A sneak peak of something special planned for Friday night for Live at The Waterfront. A Celebration of Northern Ireland’s musical and Artistic Talent. #liveatthewaterfront @artscouncilni @waterfront_ulster_hall @marymccabesoprano @ellennn_maw @malachyframe Owen Lucas @davidquigleypianist #hamiltonharty
Starting tomorrow on @bbcradio3 at 1pm, on Tuesday to Friday all this week, listen to our Festival of Voice 2021 Recitals, recorded in Belfast in August. This week they will be broadcast as BBC Radio 3's Lunchtime Concert each day. The recitals feature mezzo-soprano @kathryn.rudge, baritone Ben McAteer and soprano Elizabeth Watts, with pianist @simon_lepper and presented by John Toal in a celebration of music from the island of Ireland old and new. This year we were unable to have audiences at the recordings of the recitals due to COVID restrictions but we very much hope next year to be back in Glenarm, where these recitals are recorded during the Festival with a live audience. Long term supporters of the Festival will recall that Ben McAteer was the winner of the very first Festival of Voice Competition Finale - the culmination of the Festival weekend - back in 2010! Listen each day live on BBC Radio 3 or on catch-up via the BBC website. @artscouncilni @cameronmenziesdirector #festivalofvoice #glenarmfestivalofvoice #recitals #bbcradio3recitals #lunchtimeconcert #operasingers #opera #operafestival #irishmusic #northernirishmusic #concert #pianist #operalife #recordedinbelfast #musicofireland
Find out all about our film 'Old Friends and Other Days' in the bio link. We're so proud to have been selected for the Belfast Film Festival with our film, which was financed by Renewal and Stability Funding from the @artscouncilni. It will premiere at @strandartscentre on 10th November 2021 - book tickets via @belfastfilmfestival You can watch the trailer on the IGTV link on this page. 'Old Friends and Other Days' was devised by and directed by @cameronmenziesdirector, produced by @causeway_pictures and post-production by @outpostbelfast. The film stars four opera singers from Northern Ireland - @carolyn_dobbin_mezzo @marymccabesoprano @@soprano_morwood and @sineadokmezzo. See the full cast and creative list via the bio link. . . . . . . .#OldFriendsAndOtherDays #WilliamVincentWallace #MichaelWilliamBalfe #Balfe #operafilm #irishsong #irishsongfilm #northernirishcomposer #irishcomposer #carlislememorialchurch #pandemicfilm #operainthepandemic #operalife #operasingersofinstagram #dance #dancers #belfast #northernireland #opera #operacompany #renewalandstability
Have you listened to 'In The Studio' on @bbcworldservice with @cameronmenziesdirector and some of our creative team over the course of the six weeks it took to create #LaBohème? Find the link on the BBC website or via our La Bohème page in our bio link and get the inside track on how this opera was created. Thanks to the brilliant presenter @mlmuir28! @artscouncilni @fourthwallpr @rebeccalangconductor @padraigoduinnin . . . . . . #podcast #LaBohème #Puccini #buildingaset #operadirector #directinganopera #operainsixweeks #operalife #cameronmenzies #bbcworldservice #creativity #belfast #belfasttheatre #belfastopera #pandemicopera #opera #operaperformance #operaconductor #setbuilding #setdesign #operacreatives #operabudget #newvenues #buildingavenue
Thank you and Congratulations again to our wonderful Bohemians. Huge gratitude and admiration for all the artists on and off the stage and behind the scenes. @artscouncilni @fourthwallpr @cameronmenziesdirector @rebeccalangconductor Jennifer Rooney Claire Morrissey Diana Ennis Kevin Treacy. @padraigoduinnin #carlislememorialchurch @copyright82. Photos: Helen Sloan.