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Mary McCabe, Wendy Ferguson, Sinéad O’Kelly Headline Northern Ireland Opera’s ‘The Salon Series’

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Northern Ireland Opera has announced the launch of “The Salon Series.” The series will feature six performances around historic venues throughout Northern Ireland. The series will get a total of six performances throughout 2023 for a total of 36 showcases overall. “’The Salon Series’ is a [program] I’ve been thinking about since I joined Northern Ireland Opera in 2021 as {…}

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Noah Stewart, Ruby Dibble to Star in Northern Ireland Opera’s First ‘Carmen’

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Northern Ireland Opera has announced the cast and creative team for its production of Bizet’s “Carmen.” This will mark the company’s first staging of the work. The production, directed by Cameron Menzies, runs Sept. 12 – 19, 2026. Greg Arrowsmith conducts. Tenor Noah Stewart takes on Don José. He is joined by Ruby Dibble in her role debut as Carmen. {…}

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Northern Ireland Opera & Diva Opera Team Up for ‘La Bohème’

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Northern Ireland Opera (NI Opera) and Diva Opera have announced a new collaboration to present Puccini’s “La Bohème” at Belfast’s Carlisle Memorial Church. The production, which will take the stage on May 16, 2026, stars Mary McCabe as Mimì, Robyn Lyn Evans as Rodolfo, Tereza Gevorgyan as Musetta, and Jean-Kristof Bouton as Marcello. The production has been made possible through {…}

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Northern Ireland Opera 2024 Review: Eugene Onégin

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(Photo: Neil Harrison) Since Cameron Menzies took on the position of artistic director of Northern Ireland Opera in 2020, the company has undergone something of a Renaissance. Although working on a slim budget, enough to fund only one main stage production each season, its imaginative and innovative approach has led to it staging a stream of high-quality short works, which {…}

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Northern Ireland Opera Announces Cast for ‘Eugene Onegin’

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The Northern Ireland Opera has announced the Principal Cast and Creatives in Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin.” The opera, which will be performed in September in Belfast, will be directed by the renowned national opera company’s Artistic Director Cameron Menzies. Conductor Dominic Limburg will lead the performance with a cast that includes Mary McCabe, Carolyn Dobbin, Sarah Richmond, Jenny Bourke, Yuriy Yurchuk, {…}

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Northern Ireland Opera 2023-24 Review: The Juniper Tree

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Fairytales have not been kind to stepmothers. Usually depicted as jealous, manipulative and vicious, with a predilection for maltreating, disinheriting and murdering their stepchildren, stepmothers are probably on par with another favorite hate figure of the genre, the wicked witch. A typical example is found in “The Juniper Tree,” taken from Grimms’ Fairytales, published in 1812. This stepmother is not {…}

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Opera Collective Ireland to Present ‘Mansfield Park’ in Dún Laoghaire

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(Credit: Frances Marshall) Opera Collective Ireland will present Jonathan Dove’s “Mansfield Park” at Pavilion Theatre in Dún Laoghaire from Sept. 25–27, 2026. Dove’s opera features a libretto by Alasdair Middleton and will be directed by Patrick Mason and conducted by David Parry. The 13-piece Opera Collective Ensemble will perform Dove’s chamber score, with designs by Catherine Fay and Paul Keogan. {…}