INO Chorus
The Irish National Opera Chorus is a flexible ensemble of freelance professional singers that has ranged in number from four, in Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice, to 60, in Verdi’s Aida. The chorus is a valuable training ground for many emerging singers and has been heard in venues large and small throughout Ireland as well as internationally.
There is currently a core of 16 singers in the INO Company Chorus who perform in most of the company’s large-scale productions. Additional singers are engaged in the Extra Chorus as required.
In 2022 the chorus appeared in Rossini’s William Tell, one of the most chorally demanding operas. INO Company Chorus members are regularly featured in solo roles and have most recently been heard in INO’s productions of Richard Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier, Puccini’s La bohème and Verdi’s La traviata. During the 2024/25 Season, chorus members will also feature in solo roles in Verdi’s Rigoletto, Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore and in a touring production of Johann Strauss’s Die Fledermaus.
The chorus can be heard on Irish National Opera’s recording of Puccini’s La bohème on Signum Classics.
“The Irish National Opera Chorus was outstanding, singing with tremendous energy” - BACHTRACK on Faust (2023) ★★★★
“the real star of the show was undoubtedly the chorus” - JOURNAL OF MUSIC on William Tell (2022)
Work with the INO Chorus
Auditions for singers who would like to perform with the INO Company Chorus take place whenever there is a vacancy to fill.
Annual auditions are held for singers wishing to join the pool of freelance professional singers from which INO Extra Chorus members are engaged as required on a production-by-production basis. Auditions for the Extra Chorus usually take place in January or February and are often held alongside auditions for the INO Company Chorus.
Register your interest to audition
If you would like to audition to work with the INO Chorus, please complete the online expression of interest form, and we will be in touch when the next round of auditions has been scheduled.