Our Partners

Arts Council of Northern Ireland

ACNI is the main support for arts organisations and artists in Northern Ireland, offering a broad range of funding opportunities.

Garfield Weston Foundation

The Garfield Weston Foundation is a family-founded grant-making trust that supports great charities of all sizes across the UK.

The Foyle Foundation

The Foyle Foundation has awarded a grant to Northern Ireland Opera for 2024-5 to support the salary of an Outreach Officer: this role is shared between two part-time members of staff, one of whom is focusing on Schools and one on Community.

Esmé Mitchell Trust

The Esmé Mitchell Trust have awarded grants to NI Opera for several years, with a current funding focus on The Glenarm Festival of Voice.

The Garrick Club Charitable Trust

The Garrick Club Charitable Trust have awarded NI Opera a grant in support of our Artist Development Programme for 2024.

The D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust

The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust are providing a grant to support coaching and vocal training for three emerging artists in the build-up to our production of ‘Eugene Onégin’ in September 2024.

Fidelio Charitable Trust

The Fidelio Charitable Trust has provided a grant in support of the coaching of young artists during the 14th Glenarm Festival of Voice.

Belfast Buildings Trust

During 2020/21 NI Opera received support from the Belfast Buildings Trust who allowed us to use Carlisle Memorial Church as a film location and opera venue. We continue to work together on outreach plans and projects for 2023.

Tourism Ireland

Tourism Ireland provided funding to NI Opera to help produce a behind the scenes film for our Northern Songs series..

Belfast Harbour

Belfast Harbour have granted us in-kind support by allowing us to use the Harbour Commissioner’s Office to showcase the work of our Chorus Development Programme Artists with a concert in May 2023.

The Friends of Northern Ireland Opera

The Friends of Northern Ireland Opera are a wonderful group of opera supporters whose annual subscription helps us to develop artists, produce new work and take our outreach and educational projects out to new audiences.  We welcome new members – click here to find out more.

Grand Opera House

The Grand Opera House is Northern Ireland’s most iconic theatre. Book tickets here for world class theatre in the heart of Belfast.

Ulster Orchestra

Founded in 1966, the Ulster Orchestra has been at the forefront of musical life in Northern Ireland and the Orchestra’s full-time musicians form the region’s only professional symphony orchestra.

The MAC, Belfast

NI Opera’s ‘Salon Series’ will be performed at The MAC in Belfast between October 2023 and April 2024.

The Playhouse

NI Opera’s Salon Series will be performed at The Playhouse between October 2023 and May 2024.

Ulster Youth Orchestra

The Ulster Youth Orchestra exists to enable young people from throughout Northern Ireland to achieve their musical potential through the provision of the …

Belfast Philharmonic Society

The Belfast Philharmonic Society will be providing additional chorus for our production of ‘Tosca’ in September 2023.

Newry Chamber Music

Northern Ireland Opera will be performing ‘La Voix Humaine’ as part of Newry Chamber Music’s ‘Narrow Water Arts Festival’ in June 2024

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council

Northern Ireland Opera will perform ‘The Stars, The Moon and the Georgian Sky’ in the Palace Chambers for ABC Borough Council in June 2024

Flowerfield Arts Centre

Northern Ireland Opera are performing a free pop up concert at the Flowerfield Arts Centre in July 2024.

Young At Art

NI Opera has worked in partnership with Young At Art and the Belfast Children’s Festival to launch our new teen/young adult opera ‘Nobody/Somebody’

First Church Belfast

This city centre church provides a venue for concerts for musicians from across all disciplines and is where we hold our Christmas Concert and a Summer Recital each year.

Out To Lunch Festival

NI Opera take part in this festival in January each year, delivering a friendly and accessible performance at the Black Box in Belfast with lunch included in the ticket.

Sundays on the Maritime Mile

NI Opera have for the past couple of years performed free pop-up events as part of the Maritime Mile’s ‘Sundays on the Maritime Mile’.

Walled City Music Festival

NI Opera take part in this Festival each March, with Associate Artists performing with pianists from the Walled City Music Festival programme.

The Merchant, Belfast

NI Opera is collaborating with The Merchant Hotel, Belfast on an Opera Dinner Gala and has also performed at private events within the hotel.

The Harrison, Belfast

We have performed at several salon-style events at The Harrison and receive in-kind sponsorship from The Harrison in the form of accommodation.

The Flint, Belfast

‘Tosca’ ticket bookers will receive a 10% discount on booking a room at the Flint if they are coming to see Tosca.

PPR Project

NI Opera produced an opera for teens and young adults celebrating the campaigning work of the young activists of the PPR Project in Belfast.

Springboard Opportunities

NI Opera has worked with Springboard to give four young people the opportunity of paid work experience on our production of ‘Nobody/Somebody’ to give them an insight into creative careers.

Sailortown Regeneration

NI Opera have worked with Sailortown delivering outreach events during 2022 including workshops for children, Christmas concert performances and a Salon Series event.

Beyond Skin and MARRS

NI Opera welcomes members of Beyond Skin and MARRS as our guests to musical events and performances of our productions.