What we do

Find out about our development programmes for emerging talent, our outreach work in the community and schools, the annual Glenarm Festival of Voice and view some of our past productions.

Developing Talent

Developing Talent

Find out about how we work with artists to help them grow and reach their potential.

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The NI Opera Chorus

Our artist development programme for locally based singers delivering coaching, training and performance opportunities.

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Outreach and Education

Community

Our community outreach projects, bring creativity and music to people across NI.

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Education

Our outreach projects take music and creative skills to children in their schools and in workshops at local venues.

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Hydebank Wood Women's Choir

Our project in Hydebank Wood Women's Prison supported by the National Lottery Community Fund Awards for All

Hydebank Wood Women’s Choir

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Morning Melodies Club

Morning Concerts showcasing emerging local talent

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Past Productions

Main Stage

Follies

Northern Ireland Opera’s next major production at the Grand Opera House is ‘Follies’, winner of 7…

Concert

Morning Melodies – ‘A Rose By Any Other Name’

A rose….By any other name would smell as sweet Composers have used roses as a powerful…

January 2025

Out To Lunch Festival Event

Join us for an hour of glamour and sparkle in The Black Box, Belfast. We're excited…

Past Production

Summer Events 2025

Northern Ireland Opera will be performing concerts, pop-up performances and special events throughout the summer Full…

Past Production

Summer Recital Series 2025

In partnership with First Church, Belfast and RIAM as part of the annual Summer Recital Series,…

Main Stage

Eugene Onégin

Love, friendship and fidelity collide with devastating consequences in this story of passion, pride, a moment’s…

Past Production

Cocktails and Cabaret

Introducing a unique event this summer in The Studio at the Grand Opera House... Enjoy a…

Concert

Music for Good Friday

The Northern Ireland Opera Chorus and soloists will be performing with The Ulster Orchestra in their…

Concert

CHORUS! 2024

Following on from the huge success of our 2023 Opera Chorus Development Programme and our chorus's…

July 2024

Springtime, Summertime and Mischief

Join us for an hour of arias and songs on a theme of ‘Springtime, Summertime and…

NI Opera Studio

The Juniper Tree

'The Juniper Tree' is based on a famous Grimm's fairytale, in which a jealous stepmother murders…

New Work

Cupid’s Bow

Celebrate Valentine’s week as Cupid and a host of wonderful and recognisable characters from some of…

Summer 2024

Free Summer Events 2024

Join us for some fantastic free performances across Northern Ireland this summer. 25 August 3pm:

Main Stage

Tosca

Northern Ireland Opera returns in 2023 with Puccini’s ‘Tosca’, after our critically acclaimed and sold-out production…

Past Production

Sea Wrack

'Sea Wrack' is one of six productions making up The Salon Series, featuring staged performances by…

Past Production

From Old to New – Ulster Scots Song

Come and explore how Ulster Scots song has changed over time: from folk song evolving into…

June 2024

The Stars, The Moon and The Georgian Sky

Join us in a brand new Salon event designed for and performed in the stunning Bishop’s…

July/August 2024

Summer Recital Series 2024

In partnership with First Church, Belfast, as part of their annual Summer Recital Series, Northern Ireland…

Past Production

The Salon Series

The Salon Series is a new programme of short operas, art songs, cabaret and music theatre…

Concert

Chorus! 2023

Following on from the huge success of the 2022 Opera Chorus Development programme and their performances…

Concert

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

An evening of music with the Ulster Orchestra which starts with Schumann's Violin Concerto performed by…

New Work

Nobody/Somebody

'Nobody/Somebody' is an exciting and powerful new opera created by composer Neil Martin and playwright Fionnuala…

Main Stage

La Traviata

Come and celebrate the return of opera to the Grand Opera House Belfast in September 2022.…

March 2024

‘Songs and Dances of Death’ & ‘Kindertotenlieder’

A double bill of 'Songs and Dances of Death' by Mussorgsky and 'Kindertotenlieder' by Mahler: part…

Past Production

The Lost Boy

Vocalist Conor Quinn, who audiences loved as 'Jack' in our critically acclaimed production of 'Into The…

Past Production

Les Nuits d’Été & À Chloris

À Chloris and a selection of mélodie by Reynaldo Hahn will be performed by soprano Anna…

Past Production

Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered

Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered will be performed by soprano Wendy Ferguson and pianist Ruth McGinley, with songs from the golden…

Past Production

La Voix Humaine

Northern Ireland Opera's production of 'La Voix Humaine' will be staged at The Everyman, Cork in…

Past Production

Cabaret de la Boîte Noire

THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT Join us for an hour of glamour and sparkle, taking…

Education

Music and Theatre Skills Summer Scheme

Are you 12-18, interested in theatre skills and looking for something to do this summer? We…

Past Production

Feline Intimate

Meow Meow’s Belfast appearance promises an intimate introductory evening of musical mayhem and beauty from Brecht…

Musical

Into The Woods

BEST PRODUCTION, THE IRISH TIMES IRISH THEATRE AWARDS 2022 In a whirlwind quest to make their…

Main Stage

La Bohème

Opera Now: Music:★★★★★ Staging:★★★★★ ''This is opera at its finest' The Times:★★★★ "Northern Ireland Opera…

Concert

Summer Recital Series 2023

In partnership with First Church, Belfast, as part of their annual Summer Recital Series, Northern Ireland…

Film Production

Old Friends and Other Days

Old Friends and Other Days, a film by Northern Ireland Opera, supported by the Arts Council…

Past Production

Tosca & a Tipple

Northern Ireland Opera welcomes you to The Black Box, Belfast, for an evening of trivia, fun…

August 2025

Opera at The Court House

We're delighted to be returning to The Court House this summer as part of the Open…

Past Production

Cabaret de la Boîte Noire’

********** SOLD OUT ************** After a sold-out presentation last year we return to the Black Box…

Film Production

At Home for Heroes

At Home for Heroes: A classical thank you to the NHS and frontline workers Northern Ireland…

Film Production

At Home for Christmas

Enjoy our celebration of Christmas in this short film produced last year with some of our…

Associate Artist Production

White Ribbon

‘White Ribbon’ is a collaborative anthem created in support of the White Ribbon Campaign, a global…

Film Production

Northern Songs Series 2

Northern Songs Series 2 returns on May 13th 2021 and every Thursday at 8pm for eight…

Film Production

Northern Songs

Join some of Northern Ireland’s best known opera singers as they take you to their home…

Associate Artist Production

Puccini and a Pint

As part of the 11th Festival of Voice, which is taking place in Belfast this year…

Past Production

Agrippina

Main Stage

Powder Her Face

“A brilliant new production… a triumph for (Antony) McDonald, NI Opera and, above all, (Mary) Plazas”…

Main Stage

Radamisto

‘The young company made a persuasive case for both the work, in Christopher Cowell’s eminently singable…

Main Stage

Sweeney Todd

Northern Ireland Opera and the Lyric Theatre present Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Attend the tale of…

Past Production

The Chronic Identity Crisis of Pamplemousse

Pamplemousse the grapefruit is upset. And lonely. His mouse neighbours aren’t very friendly unless he’s crying…

Main Stage

Così fan tutte

'An entertaining and novel take on Mozart’s Così fan tutte - a big hit for Northern Ireland Opera'…

Main Stage

Don Giovanni

“Mears’s last hurrah in Belfast was a hugely entertaining and witty show, met with chuckles throughout”…

Past Production

L’elisir D’amore

“This is a staging of L’Elisir d’Amore rich in comic detail, but also highly sensitized to…

Past Production

Macbeth

“This production is another memorable landmark for a company that’s just four years old” – ★★★★ The Times…

Past Production

The Turn of the Screw

“This is a first-rate cast…It’s a Screw that any company would be proud to…

Main Stage

The Threepenny Opera

‘A tight, energised entertainment that is a fine addition to the company’s catalogue’ – Music: ★★★★ |…

Past Production

The Magic Flute

“Couldn’t have been more of a success… a Flute far-better-endowed companies would be proud to tour”…

Past Production

The Importance of Being Earnest

“Visually and dramatically, (Antony) McDonald has realised (Gerald) Barry’s surreal operatic world with wonderful precision…musically it…

Past Production

The Flying Dutchman

“An achievement of which Wagner himself would no doubt have been proud” – ★★★★ The Telegraph “A thrilling…

Main Stage

Salome

“A fine, startling achievement that confirms Northern Ireland Opera’s growing status as a force to be…

Main Stage

Rigoletto

Northern Ireland Opera, in co-operation with the Ópera Nacional de Chile, presents Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi. Sung in the original…

Past Production

Orpheus in the Underworld

“Flamboyantly irreverent” The Guardian “A show that’s full of fizz, contemporary relevance and belly laughter” Irish…

Musical

Kiss Me Kate

Kiss Me, Kate, Cole Porter’s iconic musical comedy follows a fiery couple of co-stars feuding both…

Past Production

Hansel and Gretel

“Lively, funny and provocatively gruesome” The Sunday Times “A feisty staging of Humperdinck’s opera… Northern Ireland…

Main Stage

Die Fledermaus

Friends – who’d have ‘em? This was probably one of the less offensive thoughts to go…

NI Opera Studio

Così fan Tutte/School for Lovers

Brides, Boys, Booze Welcome to opera as you’ve never seen it before. Mozart’s Così fan Tutte/School for Lovers,…

Concert

Summer Recital Series

In partnership with First Church, Belfast as part of their annual Summer Recital Series, Northern Ireland…

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