Northern Ireland Opera 2023-24 Review: Sea Wrack

(Photo: Neil Harrison Photography) Northern Ireland Opera is not flush with money. Fortunately, however, it has an imaginative artistic director in Cameron Menzies, whose innovative approach ensures that the company is able to provide a wide range of productions over the season, which it tours to locations across the province. Unable to afford more than a single fully staged opera {…}

Nov 9, 2023

Wexford Festival Opera 2023 Review: Suor Angelica

(Photo: Padraig Grant) Each year, Wexford Festival Opera presents a number of Pocket Operas (Opera Beag), short operas played to piano accompaniment, performed during the afternoon in the opera house’s smaller Jerome Hynes theatre or other small venues in the city. Although they are usually low-budget productions, they are usually hugely entertaining and musically to a high standard. This year, {…}

Susie Gibbons

Northern Ireland Opera 2023-24 Review: Sea Wrack

Wexford Festival Opera 2023 Review: Suor Angelica