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“It’s been a total joy” - Performing with The First Child
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The First Child is an opera like no other – an experience that takes opera to new realms, where a cast of sensational opera singers is joined by an actor, a dancer and children in a multi-media extravaganza that electrifies all the senses. The production brings together a world-class creative team with a cast of five singers, an actor, a dancer, a chorus of children and Crash Ensemble, to imagine a terrifying story of lost innocence — a baby on a beach — and the sea. We interviewed Limerick soprano Sarah Shine about what it means to embrace new challenges, what it is like to perform with Crash Ensemble, and the joy of working on this contemporary opera. The opera opens on Wednesday 14 September in the Solstice Arts Centre in Navan, before travelling to Cork Opera House in Cork, Lime Tree Theatre in Limerick and Siamsa Tíre in Tralee. continue reading...
"This production breaks all the rules!" - performing with Don Pasquale
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We sat down with mezzo-soprano and Irish National Opera Chorus member Leanne Fitzgerald on her musical beginnings, starting her opera career and what she thinks audiences will enjoy about Don Pasquale. continue reading...
Rosenkavalier A-Z
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Der Rosenkavalier is one of the most layered operas ever written. With Richard Strauss’s indulgently Viennese celebration of the extravagant lifestyle of a bygone age, it deserves a selective glossary. Strauss biographer and Opera/Classical Music Editor of The Arts Desk David Nice takes a deep dive into the opera. continue reading...
The Audience reacts to Werther
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Critic and audience reactions to Massenet's Werther. continue reading...
L’Olimpiade
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OLD PARTNERS, NEW PARTNERS, AND A HAPPY ENDING Four young people, one an Olympic champion. Tangled relationships. Forbidden love, twice over. An unsuccessful assassination. An execution avoided. And a royal father who has to accept his children as they are. continue reading...
L’Olimpiade Open Foyer
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In the Open Foyer Series, Irish National Opera collaborates with local communities during our national tours. Explore the Open Foyer performances for our nationwide tour of Vivaldi's L'Olimpiade. continue reading...
Fledermaus
Productions
Man-about-town Eisenstein is supposed to report to jail, his wife Rosalinde will stay home for the night and their maid Adele needs to visit a sick aunt. Yet all three turn up in disguise at Count Orlofsky’s masked ball. Mistaken identities and heavy flirting lead to a night of hilarity. continue reading...