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Old Friends and Other Days

Old Friends and Other Days

Selected for the Belfast Film Festival, our new film will premiere on 10th November in Belfast.

Old Friends and Other Days
La Bohème

La Bohème

We returned to live opera with a production of La Bohème in Belfast 18-25th September 2021. Find out more and watch audience reactions...

La Bohème
The Festival of Voice 2021

The Festival of Voice 2021

The 11th Festival of Voice took place in Belfast from 27-29th August 2021 and highlights from the Competition Finale will be available to view on our YouTube channel in September.

11th Festival of Voice 2021

Concert

11th Festival of Voice 2021

The Glenarm Festival of Voice, our annual celebration of voice and song, is now in its…

Associate Artist Production

Puccini and a Pint

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

Special Event

The Devil Made Me Do It

Northern Ireland Opera invites you to join us for an hour of devilish arias, duets, and…

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On Friday evening, we are taking part in a landmark concert, 'Live at the Waterfront' in Belfast, with an incredible line up showcasing Northern Ireland’s musical and artistic talent – past, present, and future. The event will feature some of Northern Ireland’s finest singer-songwriters, musicians, actors, and comedians, in a completely unique show. We are very proud to have been invited to take part, and will be performing a new arrangement by Bryan Evans of one of Northern Irish composer Hamilton Harty's songs. Opera singers @marymccabesoprano, Ellen Mawhinney @ellennn_maw Owen Lucas and @malachyframe with @davidquigleypianist will perform in front of a backdrop of footage of the breathtaking landscapes, landmarks and coastlines of Northern Ireland created by @causeway_pictures The singers have all either competed in (or won!) The Glenarm Festival of Voice, including our winner from this year, Ellen Mawhinney, or are part of our development programme, the NI Opera Studio. David Quigley has performed for us at The Glenarm Festival of Voice several times. They will be styled for the event by @eadachbysaraoneill whose designs are inspired by the myths and legends of Ireland. 70% of the tickets for this event are being made available free to key workers - we are honoured to be performing for this audience who have given so much over the last year. The concert is being jointly produced by NI’s Shine Productions and Snow Water, and will be filmed for television by Green Inc Film and Television. It is supported by the BPI, Arts Council NI and NI Screen and is funded by the Northern Ireland Office. Find out more in the bio link, or visit the Waterfront website if you are eligible for tickets! @artscouncilni @cameronmenziesdirector #northernireland #hamiltonharty #keyworkers #concertforkeyworkers #liveatthewaterfront #operasingers #operalife #bryanevans #seawrack #singers #pianist #newarrangement #performance #performingarts #operasingersofinstagram #northernirishtalent #irishtalent
A sneak peak of something special planned for Friday night for Live at The Waterfront. A Celebration of Northern Ireland’s musical and Artistic Talent. #liveatthewaterfront @artscouncilni @waterfront_ulster_hall @marymccabesoprano @ellennn_maw @malachyframe Owen Lucas @davidquigleypianist #hamiltonharty
Starting tomorrow on @bbcradio3 at 1pm, on Tuesday to Friday all this week, listen to our Festival of Voice 2021 Recitals, recorded in Belfast in August. This week they will be broadcast as BBC Radio 3's Lunchtime Concert each day. The recitals feature mezzo-soprano @kathryn.rudge, baritone Ben McAteer and soprano Elizabeth Watts, with pianist @simon_lepper and presented by John Toal in a celebration of music from the island of Ireland old and new. This year we were unable to have audiences at the recordings of the recitals due to COVID restrictions but we very much hope next year to be back in Glenarm, where these recitals are recorded during the Festival with a live audience. Long term supporters of the Festival will recall that Ben McAteer was the winner of the very first Festival of Voice Competition Finale - the culmination of the Festival weekend - back in 2010! Listen each day live on BBC Radio 3 or on catch-up via the BBC website. @artscouncilni @cameronmenziesdirector #festivalofvoice #glenarmfestivalofvoice #recitals #bbcradio3recitals #lunchtimeconcert #operasingers #opera #operafestival #irishmusic #northernirishmusic #concert #pianist #operalife #recordedinbelfast #musicofireland
Find out all about our film 'Old Friends and Other Days' in the bio link. We're so proud to have been selected for the Belfast Film Festival with our film, which was financed by Renewal and Stability Funding from the @artscouncilni. It will premiere at @strandartscentre on 10th November 2021 - book tickets via @belfastfilmfestival You can watch the trailer on the IGTV link on this page. 'Old Friends and Other Days' was devised by and directed by @cameronmenziesdirector, produced by @causeway_pictures and post-production by @outpostbelfast. The film stars four opera singers from Northern Ireland - @carolyn_dobbin_mezzo @marymccabesoprano @@soprano_morwood and @sineadokmezzo. See the full cast and creative list via the bio link. . . . . . . .#OldFriendsAndOtherDays #WilliamVincentWallace #MichaelWilliamBalfe #Balfe #operafilm #irishsong #irishsongfilm #northernirishcomposer #irishcomposer #carlislememorialchurch #pandemicfilm #operainthepandemic #operalife #operasingersofinstagram #dance #dancers #belfast #northernireland #opera #operacompany #renewalandstability
Have you listened to 'In The Studio' on @bbcworldservice with @cameronmenziesdirector and some of our creative team over the course of the six weeks it took to create #LaBohème? Find the link on the BBC website or via our La Bohème page in our bio link and get the inside track on how this opera was created. Thanks to the brilliant presenter @mlmuir28! @artscouncilni @fourthwallpr @rebeccalangconductor @padraigoduinnin . . . . . . #podcast #LaBohème #Puccini #buildingaset #operadirector #directinganopera #operainsixweeks #operalife #cameronmenzies #bbcworldservice #creativity #belfast #belfasttheatre #belfastopera #pandemicopera #opera #operaperformance #operaconductor #setbuilding #setdesign #operacreatives #operabudget #newvenues #buildingavenue
Thank you and Congratulations again to our wonderful Bohemians. Huge gratitude and admiration for all the artists on and off the stage and behind the scenes. @artscouncilni @fourthwallpr @cameronmenziesdirector @rebeccalangconductor Jennifer Rooney Claire Morrissey Diana Ennis Kevin Treacy. @padraigoduinnin #carlislememorialchurch @copyright82. Photos: Helen Sloan.