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Tosca

Tosca

Our main stage production in the Grand Opera House this September with the Ulster Orchestra

Tosca
Les Nuits D'Été

Les Nuits D'Été

A Salon Series event in the Throne Room, Hillsborough Castle on June 17

Les Nuits d’Été
Outreach Week School Events

Outreach Week School Events

Free workshops for Primary and Secondary Schools in the Grand Opera House

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Les Nuits d’Été

‘Les Nuits d’Été’ or Summer Nights is a song cycle in a staged performance by soprano…

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Music and Theatre Skills Summer Scheme

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

Concert

The 13th Glenarm Festival of Voice

Join Northern Ireland Opera in the beautiful coastal village of Glenarm from August 25-27 for our…

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School Events and Workshops

NI Opera's much anticipated 'Outreach Week' returns this September in the Grand Opera House in the…

Concert

The Salon Series

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

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A look back at our event in the splendid Throne Room in Hillsborough Castle and Gardens in February for our Salon Series performance of Poulenc's one-act opera, 'La Voix Humaine'... Soprano @marymccabesoprano , pictured here performing with pianist @davidquigleypianist , will be returning to this royal venue to perform 'Les Nuits D'Été' by Berlioz and 'A Chloris' and other mélodies by Hahn for NI Opera, with pianist @bryanevansinsta in a different Salon Series event. Tickets are £20 and include a complimentary drink on arrival. The performance starts at 8pm will last around 45 minutes: doors open from 7pm and if the weather is nice, you will be able to enjoy the views from the castle terrace. Find out more and book your tickets in the link in the bio. (Please note, this event was originally announced with Sinéad O’Kelly as the soloist, but in a change of cast, Mary McCabe will now be performing.) Photo credit @neilharrisonphotography Mary's gown: @lindabritten @cameronmenziesdirector @artscouncilni @hillsboroughcastle @royal_hillsborough_village @visitlisburncastlereagh #Berlioz #FrenchSong #Hahn #LesNuitsD'Été #AChloris #france #frenchmusic #palace #royalpalace #throneroom #whatsonni #hillsborough #northernireland #juneevents #classicalmusic #artsong #songcycles #frenchcomposers #soprano #stagedperformance #saturdaynight
We're welcoming brilliant pianist, accompanist, music director and repertoire coach Bryan Evans to Belfast today: he will be working with some of our artists over the next few days. Bryan trained as a concert pianist at The Royal College Music, winning the Chopin Prize, Mozart Prize and all the piano accompaniment Prizes. He later specialised in piano accompaniment. He has performed extensively as soloist and accompanist throughout the UK and Europe, in London at The Purcell Room, Wigmore Hall and St John’s Smith Square and has appeared on BBC Radios 3 and 4, Channel 4 Television and the BBC World Service. As a leading exponent of accompanying chamber opera and Music Director of Diva Opera, he has played for over 4,500 performances of full operas world-wide and conducted performances of Don Giovanni, Die Zauberflöte, L’elisir d’amore, Le Nozze di Figaro (including five performances in the Opera House at the Palace of Versailles) and Lucio Silla (Belfast and Dublin). Since 2020 he has been a professor of Vocal Repertoire at the Royal College of Music and is a visiting repertoire coach at the Jette Parker Young Artists Programme at The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Pictured: Bryan Evans performing in NI Opera's award-winning 2021 film 'Old Friends and Other Days' for which he also arranged the score. Photo credit: @ste_murray @artscouncilni @cameronmenziesdirector @bryanevansinsta #coaching #youngartists #repertoirecoach #musicdirector #pianist #accompanist #belfast #oldfriendsandotherdays #bryanevans #opera #operasingers #divaopera #northernireland #coachingartists #vocalcoaching #training #professionaldevelopment #performanceskills
Join us in the Throne Room @hillsboroughcastle for a Salon Series Event on 17th June at 8pm. Mezzo soprano @thesineadokelly and pianist Bryan Evans will perform the beautiful song cycle 'Les Nuits D'Été' by Hector Berlioz and 'À Chloris' and a selection of mélodies by Reynaldo Hahn. This performance will be staged in the round in the historic Throne Room of this royal residence. Book your tickets and find out more about the event via the link in the bio. . . . . @artscouncilni @cameronmenziesdirector @visitlisburncastlereagh #berlioz #lesnuitsd'été #hahn #achloris #castle #throneroom #palace #whatson #whatsoninjune #whatsonni #hillsborough #concerts #stagedperformance #thesalonseries #northernireland #event #lisburn #operasingers #mezzo #songcycle #artsong #frenchsong
This summer NI Opera are running a weekly series of workshops for 12-18 year olds at the @theduncairn where participants can come and find out about all the different theatre and music skills used by theatre professionals to bring a show to the stage. From music-making to storytelling, hair and make-up to choreography, character and costume to bringing the elements together, our creative teams will take you through a wide range of skills needed to put a show together. All interests and abilities are welcome but places are very limited so will be allotted on a first come first served basis. These events will run each Monday from 17th July to 21st August from 9.30 am to 1pm. The scheme is free, but places are very limited and must be booked in advance. Find out more about how to book via the link in our bio. This programme is made possible through the Arts Council of Northern Ireland's 'Articulate' programme which is funded by the National Lottery. Photo credit: @neilharrisonphotography . . . @artscouncilni @connie_mcgrath_makeup @conor_quinnnn #creativeskills #theatreskills #opera #operacompany #stage #theatrecareers #theatrework #choreography #hairandmakeup #stagemakeup #characterandcostume #artists #creativecareers #teens #summerschemes #northbelfast
A few more images from Friday night's concert at the Harbour Commission. Thanks to our fabulous Chorus, our soloists @marymccabesoprano and @aj.ohare , pianist @tristanrusscher , Conductor Jac van Steen, our Chorus Master Matthew Quinn, our lovely audience, @belfastharbour1 for the use of their stunning building, High Seas Spirits and Kenny Bradley for sponsoring the drinks. If you'd be interested in finding out more about future sponsorship of the Chorus Programme either as an individual or as a business, please do get in touch! Photo credit: @neilharrisonphotography @artscouncilni @cameronmenziesdirector #chorus #operachorus #operachoruses #chorusconcert #operacompany #Belfast #NorthernIreland #sponsorship #operalife #operaperformance #operaconcert #supportthearts #emergingtalent #developmentprogramme #culture #singers #talent #loveopera #operasingersofinstagram #operalife
What a wonderful evening we had last night at 'Chorus!' our celebration of great opera choruses in a concert at the Belfast Harbour Commissioner's Office with our NI Opera Chorus. Our singers were conducted by Jac van Steen, with whom they've been working on this repertoire. They have also been working with Matthew Quinn @matthewq96 and @cameronmenziesdirector over the last few weeks in rehearsals, getting ready for this event. The audience enjoyed a repertoire from early music to contemporary works with individual performances by soprano @marymccabesoprano and tenor Aaron O'Hare @aj.ohare and special thanks to brilliant pianist Tristan Russcher @tristanrusscher Thank you to all the amazing team at the Harbour Commissioner's Office @belfastharbour1 for allowing us to hold this event in this historic and beautiful building, to our drinks sponsor for the event, High Sea Spirits and to the fabulous audience for whom we performed on the night. Photo credit @neilharrisonphotography Mary McCabe's gown designed by @lindabritten . . @artscouncilni #opera #operaconductor #jacvansteen #operalife #operaperformance #operachoruses #chorus #chorusconcert #operachorusconcert #operahighlights #belfast #belfastharbour #historicbuilding #concertvenue #northernireland #belfastmusic #belfastevents #whatson #soldoutevent #fullhouse #nioperachorus #niopera