The Irish National Opera has announced its 2020-21 season. Opera Fireworks stars the singers of ABL Aviation Opera Studio 2020-21. The evening will feature four singers in arias and duets from some of the best-loved operas. Performance Dates: Nov. 17-21, 2020 Mozart’s “The Abduction from the Seraglio” will be showcased in concert performances starring Claudia Boyle, Dean Power, Sarah Power, {…}
(Credit: Patrick Redmond) OperaVision will present “La Cenerentola” from the Irish National Opera on New Year’s Day 2020. The famed Rossini opera will star Tara Erraught in the title role with Andrew Owens as the Prince Ramiro. Riccardo Novaro, Graeme Danby, David Ostrek, Rachel Croash, and Niamh O’Sullivan will round out the cast. Fergus Sheil conducts a production directed by {…}
(Credit: Marty Sohl/Karen Almond-Metropolitan Opera/Ken Howard-Santa Fe Opera/ Gianfranco Rota-Donizetti Opera) We hope that the end of your 2019 is a prosperous one and that the start of 2020 is even better. As we look forward to the next calendar year, we are taking some time to reflect on the opera performances that defined 2019 for many of us. As {…}
(Photo: Patrick Redmond) The Irish National Opera continues to develop apace. Having been going for less than two years, the company has managed to produce a diverse range of operas that is able to shame more established companies. It could have been excused for playing safe in sticking with popular operas, but it has done no such thing: yes, it {…}
(Photo: Pat Redmond) Irish National Opera’s world premiere of “Least Like the Other, Searching for Rosemary Kennedy” took place at Galway’s International Arts Festival this July, an amazing feat in itself, given that the company has only been in existence for 18 months, yet it was the innovative quality and sheer brilliance of the work that really impressed. Five years {…}
The Irish National Opera has announced its 2019-20 season, featuring six productions. Evangelia Rigaki and Melatu Uche Okorie’s installation opera “This Hostel Life” stars Amy Ní Fhearraigh, Rachel Croash, Andrew Gavin, and Robert McAllister. The work is directed by Caitriona McLaughlin. Performance Dates: Sept. 26-28, 2019 Katie Bray, Jorge Navarro Colorado, Emma Morwood, Sinéad O’Kelly, Russell Harcourt, and Raphaela Mangan star in Vivaldi’s “Giselda” with Peter Whelan conducting and Tom Creed {…}
OperaVision will present the Irish National Opera’s production of “Orfeo ed Euridice” on April 12, 2019. The production will feature Sharon Carty, Sarah Power, and Emma Nash under the direction of Emma Martin. Peter Whelan conducts. The stream kicks off at 7 p.m. local time. That’s around 2 p.m. EDT and 11 a.m. PST for the start time. It will {…}
In October, Tom Creed will direct a new production of Vivaldi’s “Griselda” at the Irish National Opera, marking the first-ever Irish performance of any of the operas written by Antonio Vivaldi. In a press statement, conductor Peter Whelan said, “We are very excited to present the first Vivaldi opera to be performed in Ireland. ‘Griselda’ is one of Vivaldi’s greatest masterpieces: {…}
The Irish National Opera is set to begin its 2019 on tour. The company’s production of Gluck’s “Orfeo ed Euridice,” is set to visit 11 venues between Feb. 7 and March 2 for a total of 13 performances. The opera will be headlined by an all-Irish cast and will be headed by mezzo-soprano Sharon Carty. The cast will also include {…}
The Irish National Opera is opening its first ever season starting on Jan. 9, 2018 with a gala concert. From there the company will showcase its first opera of the season on Feb. 24 when it kicks things off with Thomas Adès’ “Powder Her Face.” That will be followed by Patrick Mason’s new staging of “The Marriage of Figaro,” which will {…}
The new Irish National Opera company has named Fergus Sheil its artistic director. Conductor and opera producer Sheil was formerly artistic director of Wide Open Opera and Opera Theatre. He will be joined by executive director, Diego Fasciati, who has worked with Boston Lyric Opera, Opera Theatre Company, the Arts Council and Rough Magic Theatre Company. The new company was {…}