INO Orchestra
The Irish National Opera Orchestra performs in most of INO's productions and is made up of leading Irish freelance musicians. Members of the orchestra have a broad range of experience playing operatic, symphonic, chamber and new music repertoire.
Recent performances have ranged from large-scale operas including Strauss’s Elektra, Der Rosenkavalier and Salome (“a thumping triumph” ★★★★★ - Irish Examiner on Salome) to Puccini’s La bohème (“masterly” - Business Post) and Verdi’s ever-popular La traviata.
Contemporary repertoire includes Maxwell Davies’ The Lighthouse, the European premiere of Emma O’Halloran and Mark O’Halloran’s Trade / Mary Motorhead and Brian Irvine and Netia Jones’s Least Like The Other, Searching for Rosemary Kennedy, in which the orchestra made its international debut at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in 2023.
Members of the INO Orchestra are also engaged in INO’s diverse programme of touring and education projects, most recently performing a chamber reduction of Massenet’s Werther on national tour, and a collaboration with Cork-based Hip Hop sensation Kabin Crew, which Hot Press described as “OUT OF THIS WORLD!”.
The orchestra can be heard on Irish National Opera’s recording of Puccini’s La bohème on Signum Classics.
“the orchestra must be a star (...) creating momentum; here, under conductor Sergio Alapont” - IRISH EXAMINER on La bohème (2023) ★★★★