Northern Ireland Opera Announces ‘La Bohème’ Cast

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The Northern Ireland Opera has announced the cast to its upcoming “La Bohème” production. The production will star Noah Stewart as Rodolfo while Gemma Summerfield will take on the role of Mimi. Meanwhile, Emma Morwood will sing Musetta, and Yuriy Yurchuk will sing the role of Marcello. Joining these four principal artists will be one of the country’s finest basses {…}

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Northern Ireland Opera Returns to Live Performances with New Staging of ‘La Bohème’

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Northern Ireland Opera is set to celebrate the return of live performances with a new staging of “La bohème” in September. The production will be the first to be done by Cameron Menzies since he joined as NIO’s new Artistic Director in February. Menzies is known for his work spanning opera, musical theatre, cabaret, and filmmaking, and has been seen {…}

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Jessica Reynolds & Charlotte Rampling to Star in Opera Drama ‘Maya Butterfly’

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(Jessica Reynolds and Charlotte Rampling/ Credit: Emma Harries) Opera will be back on the big screen with the new film “Maya Butterfly,” which is set to star Jessica Reynolds and Charlotte Rampling. Variety is reporting that the film will be an Irish psychological drama that is being described as “Tár” meets “Sound of Metal.” “Maya Butterfly” tells the story of a {…}

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FEDORA Opera Prize Winner ‘The Curing Line’ Set to World Premiere in Ireland

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FEDORA Prizes will present the world premiere of “The Curing Line,” winner of the FEDORA Opera Prize 2025, at Kilkenny Arts Festival’s Watergate Theatre in Ireland this August. Irish music-theatre company Straymaker presents the work, composed by Michael Gallen and co-directed by Shawn Fitzgerald Ahern. The immersive, multi-platform opera blends traditional sean-nós singing, industrial soundscapes, and techno music to explore {…}

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Blackwater Valley Opera Festival Announces 2025 Season

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(Photo credit: Sean O’Riordan) The Blackwater Valley Opera Festival unveils programming for its 15th anniversary season. For the purposes of this article, only vocal works are featured. Recitals & Mainstage Performances Festival artists and the Discover Singing Children’s Choir perform in the opening ceremony. Performance Date: May 27, 2025 (Lismore Millennium Park) Purcell’s “Dido And Aeneas” is presented by mezzo-soprano {…}

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Ulster Touring Opera & Merry Opera Company Team Up for ‘Messiah’

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Northern Ireland’s Ulster Touring Opera and Merry Opera Company are teaming up to present Händel’s “Messiah.” The work will be directed in a reimagining by John Ramster and features 12 strangers seeking spiritual comfort. Among the soloists are Anna Gregg, Ellen Mawhinney, Valerie Wong, Rebecca Milford, Tilly Green, Samantha Lewis, Ralph Thomas Wiliams, Cameron Gergett, Glenn Tweedie, David Walsh, Ashley {…}

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English National Opera Announces Two Cast Changes for ‘The Elixir of Love’

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The English National Opera has two cast changes for its production of Donizetti’s “The Elixir of Love.” The company said that due to unforeseen circumstances, Innocent Masuku and Nmon Ford have withdrawn from the roles of Nemorino and Belcore in November 2024. As a result, Thomas Atkins will sing Nemorino and Dan D’Souza will perform Belcore. Both will make their {…}

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English National Opera Announces New Chorus Director

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The English National Opera has announced that Matthew Quinn will be the new Chrous Director. In a statement via social media Quinn said, “Delighted to be able to finally announce that I’ll be joining the English National Opera from this season as their new Chorus Director! To take this position with a National company that I admire so much with {…}

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Welsh National Opera Announces New General Directors & CEOs

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The Welsh National Opera has announced that Adele Thomas and Sarah Crabtree will be jointly taking on the role of General Director and CEO starting this coming January. Thomas has established herself as a major opera director who has led productions at Glyndebourne, Opernhaus Zürich, the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, the London Handel Festival, and Northern Ireland Opera. Her {…}

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Northern Ireland Opera Announces ‘La Bohème’ Cast

Northern Ireland Opera Returns to Live Performances with New Staging of ‘La Bohème’

Jessica Reynolds & Charlotte Rampling to Star in Opera Drama ‘Maya Butterfly’

FEDORA Opera Prize Winner ‘The Curing Line’ Set to World Premiere in Ireland

Blackwater Valley Opera Festival Announces 2025 Season

Ulster Touring Opera & Merry Opera Company Team Up for ‘Messiah’

English National Opera Announces Two Cast Changes for ‘The Elixir of Love’

English National Opera Announces New Chorus Director

Welsh National Opera Announces New General Directors & CEOs