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A Christmas Sing-Along

A Christmas Sing-Along

Join members of the NI Opera Chorus in a Christmas Sing-Along at Custom House Café

Christmas Sing-Along at Custom House
Opera for Tea

Opera for Tea

An 'Out To Lunch Festival event at The Black Box, Belfast

Opera For Tea

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A quick guide to our upcoming events. Find out more by clicking on the links below:…

November 2024

Christmas Carols at The Merchant

Northern Ireland Opera artists will be performing Christmas Carols in The Great Room at The Merchant…

December 2024

Christmas Sing-Along at Custom House

Come along for an hour of festive music with Northern Ireland Opera in The Hub, The…

January 2025

Opera For Tea

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

February 2025

An Evening of Music in Support of Sólás

The Northern Ireland Opera Chorus will be performing at a fundraising evening in The Waterfront Hall…

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Looking for some different Christmas present ideas? Tickets for 'Opera for Tea' @theblackboxbelfast as part of @cathedralquarterartsfest would make a great present. 'Opera for Tea' takes place on 21st January. Doors open at 7 with the performance taking place from 7.30 to 8.30pm. Tickets are £12 each and include a light supper. Full details and booking links can be found via the linktree in the bio. @artscouncilni #ChristmasGift #christmasgiftideas #january #januaryevents #opera #cabaret #Belfast #dinnerandashow #newyear #2025 #lookahead #bookahead
Tonight we're performing @themacbelfast for the opening of their stunning new exhibition 'I See His Blood Upon The Rose'. L-R @marymccabesoprano @jennybourke_mezzo and 🎻Hayley Howe. Thanks to @nualacampbell for Hair and Make-Up Design. #operaandart #opera #gallery #plunkett #song
We'll be kicking off the Christmas season on 30th November with members of the NI Opera Chorus performing carols and festive music in The Great Room of @merchantbelfast during afternoon tea service. There are two sittings, one from 12.45 to 2.15pm and the second from 3.15 to 4.45pm - if you book an afternoon tea on 30 November for either of these sittings you'll experience some beautiful music from NI Opera artists too! Find out more via the linktree in the bio. #festiveseason #belfast #afternoontea #carols #festivemusic #novemberevents #christmasinbelfast
Booking now! We're performing on 21 January with 'Opera for Tea': an hour of musical entertainment as part of @cathedralquarterartsfest annual 'Out To Lunch' festival. Tickets are £12 and include a light supper and an hour of performance. Doors open at 7.30pm with 'Opera for Tea' taking place from 8-9pm in the @theblackboxbelfast Book your tickets soon via the linktree in the bio! @artscouncilni #january #januaryevents #dinnerandashow #cabaret #opera #outtolunch #belfast
Happy World Opera Day! Here's a look back at our most recent main stage production at the Grand Opera House last month, including some of our stunning production shots and a snapshot of our recent community and schools outreach events too. We're proud of all our artists, instrumentalists, creatives, technicians, facilitators, coaches and all the people who help us to bring our productions and events to the stage - and grateful for the support of all our funders, donors, supporters, sponsors and partner venues who make this work possible. Thank you to everyone who has come to see any of our productions or events in the last year, which have included the touring Salon Series, Christmas Sing-Alongs, Out To Lunch for the Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival, The Juniper Tree and Cupid's Bow, Morning Melodies, Rosemary Street Recitals, Opera at The Court House, Flowerfield Arts Centre, Botanic Gardens, the Maritime Mile, Foyle Maritime and the Linen Quarter, Belfast Pride, Chorus! at The Ulster Hall, The Glenarm Festival of Voice and Eugene Onégin, our main stage production last month, not to mention performances at private and corporate events for partners including The Merchant, Lunn’s, The Grand Opera House and Belfast Exposed. Find out more about all our work via the linktree in the bio. Photo credit for Eugene Onégin: @neilharrisonphotography @artscouncilni @cameronmenziesdirector #worldoperaday #opera #loveopera #operafan #tryopera #operalife
Our popular Christmas Sing-Along is back! Tickets on sale now for a Saturday morning event where you'll hear members of the NI Opera Chorus performing some Christmas music followed by a sing-along with the audience of some favourite Christmas tunes. Tickets are £15/£10 concession and include a hot drink and a mince pie. This event takes place in The Hub in @customhousebelfast Find out more and book via the linktree in the bio. @artscouncilni #Christmas #SingAlong #ComeAndSing #ChristmasSongs #Xmas #operachorus #christmasmusic #outreach
Northern Ireland Opera is devastated to hear of the loss of Clare Afshar – a highly accomplished artist who has worked with us on a number of projects in the last few years. Clare was an integral part of our creative team for our award-winning film ‘Old Friends and Other Days’ which was created during lockdown in the Carlisle Memorial Church - pictured here on set. She also worked on our critically-acclaimed production of 'La Bohème', took part in our Creative Skills showcase at the Crumlin Road Gaol inspiring a future generation of potential creative young artists, and most recently worked with us to create the looks for a major photoshoot which launched our recent production of Eugene Onégin. We are truly sad to lose such a creative, kind and generous creative artist and offer her family, friends and colleagues our deepest condolences. @vintagerockshair Photo credit: Ste Murray
Coming next month - a fabulous event with @carolyn_dobbin_mezzo exploring the evolution of Ulster Scots song over time, performed with pianist @tristanrusscher at the Ards Arts Centre @cultureardsandnorthdown This is a lunchtime event at 1pm on 13 November: tickets are £6 and include tea and shortbread. Full details via the linktree in the bio. @artscouncilni #ulsterscots #ardspeninsula #ulsterscotssong #folksong #scottishmusic #northernireland #lunchtimeconcert #novemberevents