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Follies

Follies

A new production at The Grand Opera House Belfast, September 2025

Follies
La Voix Humaine

La Voix Humaine

Poulenc's one woman, one act opera is coming to The Everyman, Cork

La Voix Humaine
An Evening of Music

An Evening of Music

Join us in 'The Frenchman's Nose' for an evening of songs and arias from jazz, cabaret and opera

The Frenchman's Nose

Main Stage

Follies

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

May 2025

An Evening of Music at The Frenchman’s Nose

A night filled with songs from the world of jazz, cabaret and opera. Featuring singers Jenny…

Concert

Morning Melodies

*********** SOLD OUT *********************** 11 June: Northern Ireland Opera & The Grand Opera House Present Morning…

Special Event

La Voix Humaine

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

Special Event

Summer Events 2025

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

Special Event

Cocktails and Cabaret

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

Pre Show Talk

Follies – Director’s Talk

Enjoy a pre-show talk before the performances of Follies. NI Opera’s CEO and Artistic Director Cameron…

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

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We'll be at @theharrisonbelfast on the Malone Road in Belfast tomorrow night between 5 and 8pm, performing songs and arias from cabaret, musicals and opera in the gorgeous new hotel bar at The Harrison, 'The Frenchman's Nose'. Book a £20 ticket via the linktree in the bio and come along between 5 and 8pm to start the weekend in style with some beautiful music performed by mezzo @jennybourke_mezzo vocalist @laura.shaww with pianist @tristanrusscher #FridayNight #PostWork #FridayNightDrinks #hotelbar #fridaynightplans #belfast #whatsoninbelfast #weekendplans #maloneroad #southbelfast @artscouncilni @ourbelfastmusic
This summer we're back performing at locations around the country with free pop-up concerts (like the one pictured at @flowerfieldarts last year), summer recitals, cabaret events, festivals and more! Check out the linktree in the bio for currently confirmed dates - more details and further events, including the full Glenarm Festival of Voice programme will be added in the next few weeks. @artscouncilni #summerevents #whatson #summerprogramme #operacompany #opera #musicals #summerconcerts #diarydates #whatson
Meet the artists who will be performing at our event with @theharrisonbelfast on the Malone Road next Friday 23 May between 5pm and 8pm in the hotel bar 'The Frenchman's Nose' Mezzo Soprano @jennybourke_mezzo has been an Associate Artist with Northern Ireland Opera for the last three years and performed as Filipevna in our Eugene Onégin, Stepmother in ‘The Juniper Tree’ as well as solo concerts and performances in our Salon Series and Morning Melodies events. Vocalist @laura.shaww is a recent drama graduate from the University of Exeter where she obtained first class honours. She is also a past vocal studies pupil of Jenny Bourke! They will be accompanied by pianist @tristanrusscher a collaborative pianist, who has worked with Irish National Opera, Lyric Opera, the National Symphony Orchestra Ireland, NUI Maynooth, the Royal Irish Academy of Music, the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Sestina, TU Dublin and the Ulster Orchestra. The artists will be performing between 5 and 5.45pm and again between 7 and 7.45pm. Come for an hour or stay for the evening - a perfect post-work start to the weekend. Further details via the linktree in the bio - book at niopera.com @artscouncilni #livemusic #mayevening #whatson #whatsoninbelfast #whatsoninmay #fridaynight #hotelbar #maloneroad
Join us in 'The Frenchman's Nose' at @theharrisonbelfast on Friday 23 May for an evening of songs from cabaret, musicals and opera performed by mezzo soprano @jennybourke_mezzo and vocalist @laura.shaww, with pianist @tristanrusscher There'll be two performances during the evening from 5 to 5.45 and repeated from 7 to 7.45 so book a ticket and come along when suits you - come for an hour or stay for the evening! Find out more and book via the linktree in the bio. @artscouncilni @ourbelfastmusic #livemusic #whatson #fridaynight #cabaret #belfast #whatsoninbelfast #hotelbar #hotelevents
Meet Jennifer Rooney @jrooneydance, Choreographer for our new production of 'Follies' coming to @gohbelfast, Belfast this September. Jennifer has worked with Northern Ireland Opera numerous times in the last few years, including on our award-winning production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's 'Into The Woods' both at the Lyric Theatre in Belfast and when it travelled with a new cast to West Australian Opera in 2023. She has worked on several of our recent operas including both the Juniper Tree and Eugene Onegin in 2024. Recent credits include:: TV and Film: Derry Girls (series 2 and 3), How to Get to Heaven from Belfast (series 1), World on Fire (series 2), Old Friends and Other Days (Northern Ireland Opera), Flight (BBC & One Dance Uk), Lark (NI Screen) Musical Theatre: Murder for Two (Bruiser Theatre Company), Fun Home & Piaf (Gate Dublin), Good Vibrations (Lyric Belfast & IAC New York), Into the Woods (West Australian Opera & Northern Ireland Opera) Opera: Eugene Onegin, The Juniper Tree & La Boheme (Northern Ireland Opera), La Traviata, Rigoletto & L’elisir d’amore (Diva Opera) Associate Movement Director: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Palace Theatre London), Once (Coex Theatre Seoul), Truth (Helen Chadwick Company, UK Tour), Once (The Olympia Theatre, Dublin & Charlotte Theatre, Seoul) We welcome Jennifer to the 'Follies' team and look forward to getting started on rehearsals this summer. Find out all about the production and book your tickets via the linktree in the bio. @artscouncilni @cameronmenziesdirector @fourthwallpr #follies #sondheim #stephensondheim #jamesgoldman #broadway #belfast #northernireland #creatives #choreographer #showtunes #musicals #musicaltheatre #musictheatre #whatsoninseptember #dance #choreography
We're off to @theeverymancork in early June with 'La Voix Humaine', performed by @marymccabesoprano with @davidquigleypianist. Our acclaimed production of this legendary one-woman, one-act opera by Poulenc has been touring to locations around Northern Ireland since 2023 - we're so excited to be taking it to the stunning Everyman in Cork in just over a month's time on Thursday 5 June. Find out more via the link in the bio - and come and see us in the beautiful Everyman Theatre in Cork! Directed by @cameronmenziesdirector Wigs and Make Up @nualacampbell Gown @lindabritten Photo taken at the opening performance in @hillsboroughcastle by @neilharrisonphotography @artscouncilni @afcork #cork #corkcity #poulenc #juneevents #frenchopera #onewomanshow #opera #loveopera #frenchculture #chamberopera #touring
It's still a few months until we're back in beautiful Glenarm for this year's 15th Festival of Voice, but our friends at Glenarm Castle have an wonderful seasonal event on this week and weekend which will delight the gardeners amongst you and which includes events for all the family. The Tulip Festival will be taking place on the May Bank Holiday Weekend (Saturday 3rd to Monday 5th May) There’ll be all the wonderfully, colourful tulips and spring flowers to see in the Walled Garden, expert advice from professional gardeners, children’s entertainment (including an appearance from Squishmallows on Sunday 4th and Monday 5th!), craft stalls and delicious food and drink. The Tulip Festival Pre-Show starts tomorrow, Tuesday 29th April and runs to Friday 2nd May, for those garden enthusiasts who would like to look around the displays and talk to the experts at their leisure. Find out more via @glenarmcastle Picture Credit: Glenarm Castle #Glenarm #Tulips #SpringFlowers #FlowerFestival #WalledGarden #Gardeners #Squishmallows #flowers #northernireland #antrimcoast #bankholidayweekend #weekendplans
Our free Easter Week Music and Theatre Skills programme finished on Friday - here are just a few more photos from some of the activities which the children took part in. From creating characters and costume designs, making bird props for Papageno, discovering the skills used in stage make-up and prosthetics, singing, movement and choreography, our fantastic facilitators have covered a lot of ground! Thank you to all the children who took part in this week-long programme who came from more than eight different local schools and made new friends through the week as well as learning lots of new skills. Thank you to St John The Evangelist for hosting us, to @bobbiraipurdy and Gerard Kelly for devising, planning and running this busy week of activities and to @gillian.lennox01 , Liz Cullinane, Debra Hill, Paula O'Reilly, @darrenfranklin645 Ryan Greer and Toni Campbell for their brilliant workshops. This free week of activities (and breakfast, lunch and snacks from @fireawaybt6!) would not have been possible without the generous support of our principal funder @artscouncilni , @westonfdn and the Foyle Foundation. To find out more about all out outreach and education work, visit the linktree in our bio. #theatreskills #education #theatrecareers #musicskills #learningthroughplay #outreach #education #westbelfast @belfastlearning
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