Past Productions

18 May - 1 June 2024

La traviata

Giuseppe Verdi

Violetta, a high-spirited, popular courtesan. Alfredo, her devoted but naive lover. The rural bliss they choose is shattered by fear of scandal. When their love reasserts itself, she is already on her deathbed. Opera’s most moving reunion.

21 April - 2 June 2024

L’Olimpiade

Antonio Vivaldi

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.

3 - 16 March 2024

Salome

Richard Strauss

A royal, Succession-like power struggle. Lust and death at every turn. A king who desires his wild and wilful step-daughter. Her erotic fascination with a condemned prophet. The result is a horrific trade. Based on Oscar Wilde’s play.

10 - 17 February 2024

Out of the Ordinary
As an nGnách

Finola Merivale

A virtual reality community opera about winning/losing society’s battle for survival. Your in-the-moment reactions decide what ending you will see.

1 - 2 December 2023

The Scorched Earth Trilogy

Brian Irvine and John McIlduff

A series of three street art operas. A co-production with Dumbworld.

20 - 26 November 2023

La bohème

Giacomo Puccini

The Paris of love and art. A poet, a painter, a musician and a philosopher. Live at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre.

2 - 8 October 2023

Faust

Charles Gounod

A trade with the Devil. The ageing Faust sells his soul for another lifetime in which to live and love. But the Devil always wins. Marguerite, the object of Faust’s desire, is borne to heaven. Faust’s destiny is Hell.

28 September - 1 October 2023

Breathwork

Éna Brennan

Beware! The well is poisoned. The sea is infected. Everything has been consumed. Lamentation is too late. Guilt has no positive outcome. An opera about a dystopian world affected by some form of destructive force.

19 May - 2 June 2023

Così fan tutte

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Mozart’s questionable tale of sexual manipulation, on tour

22 April - 14 May 2023

Werther

Jules Massenet

A masterly and nuanced portrayal of hopeless love, on tour nationwide

5 - 11 March 2023

Der Rosenkavalier

Richard Strauss

A co-production with Garsington Opera and Santa Fe Opera

2 - 11 February 2023

Don Pasquale

Gaetano Donizetti

Donizetti’s effervescent comic masterpiece, on tour nationwide

2 - 4 February 2023

Old Ghosts

Evangelia Rigaki and Marina Carr

Old Ghosts, the final episode of Ulysses 2.2 - the world premiere of a new opera.

15 - 19 January 2023

Least Like The Other

Created by Brian Irvine & Netia Jones

Presented in association with the Royal Opera House

8 - 13 November 2022

William Tell

Gioachino Rossini

Co-production with Nouvel Opéra Fribourg

14 - 25 September 2022

The First Child

Donnacha Dennehy and Enda Walsh

A co-production with Landmark Productions

11 - 17 July 2022

Tosca

Giacomo Puccini

In partnership with Bord Gáis Energy Theatre

24 - 26 June 2022

Horse Ape Bird

David Coonan & Dylan Coburn Gray

A one-act youth opera (in three parts)

5 - 22 June 2022

Maria Stuarda

Gaetano Donizetti

On stage in Dublin, Cork & Wexford

23 April 2022

Paper Boat

Elaine Agnew & Jessica Traynor

Music for Galway and Galway 2020 present Paper Boat: An Opera for Galway in association with Irish National Opera

7 - 12 March 2022

Carmen

Georges Bizet

A co-production with Opera Philadelphia & Seattle Opera, in partnership with Bord Gáis Energy Theatre.

15 January - 12 February 2022

Bajazet

Antonio Vivaldi

A co-production with the Royal Opera House. In partnership with the Irish Baroque Orchestra. On tour nationwide.

20 November - 11 December 2021

The Lighthouse

Peter Maxwell Davies

Nationwide tour of a new production of Peter Maxwell Davies' chamber opera

7 - 13 November 2021

Fidelio

Ludwig Van Beethoven

Live performances at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin

5 November - 4 December 2021

Alice's Adventures Under Ground

Gerald Barry

A film premiere based on the original opera production of the same title, a co-production between Royal Opera House Covent Garden and Irish National Opera

5 - 14 August 2021

Elektra

Richard Strauss

Fully-staged outdoor performance with pre-recorded orchestra in association with Kilkenny Arts Festival

27 July 2021

A Thing
I Cannot Name

Amanda Feery & Megan Nolan

World premiere of a new filmed opera by Amanda Feery and Megan Nolan

7 July - 7 August 2021

The Lighthouse

Peter Maxwell Davies

World premiere of new film version directed by Edwina Casey

13 - 21 March 2021

La bohème

Puccini

Livestreamed concert performance from the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre.

17 - 31 December 2020

20 Shots of Opera

Twenty New Short Operas on Film

20 composers. 20 short operas. In partnership with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra.

2 - 7 December 2020

The Abduction from the Seraglio

Mozart

Concert performance in partnership with Irish Chamber Orchestra.

24 October - 16 December 2020

Mezzo Masterpieces

Three Opera Stars, Three Concerts, Three Iconic Locations

7 - 30 July 2020

Seraglio,
the Mini-Series

Mozart

Irish National Opera’s new, socially-distanced, lockdown series. Online July 2020.

8 February - 7 March 2020

Hansel and Gretel

Humperdinck

Nationwide tour of Englebert Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel, a co-production with Theatre Lovett and the Abbey Theatre.

10 - 16 November 2019

Cinderella /
La Cenerentola

Rossini

Rossini's Cinderella produced in partnership with the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre.

12 - 27 October 2019

Griselda

Vivaldi

For the first time in Ireland, INO present Vivaldi's Griselda with the Irish Baroque Orchestra.

26 - 28 September 2019

This Hostel Life

Evangelia Rigaki & Melatu Uchenna Okorie

An installation opera from INO Studio composer Evangelia Rigaki based on the book This Hostel Life by Melatu Uchenna Okorie

17 - 25 May 2019

The Magic Flute

Mozart

Presented in partnership with the Irish Chamber Orchestra

12 - 14 April 2019

The Deadly World of Opera

Created by James Bingham & Sarah Baxter

The Deadly World of Opera is part of Music Town Festival, and is supported by Fedora, Creative Europe and Dublin City Council.

24 March - 5 April 2019

Madama Butterfly

Puccini

Presented in association with the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, in partnership with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra.

7 - 9 March 2019

The Second Violinist

Dennehy & Walsh

A co-production with Landmark Productions. Donnacha Dennehy and Enda Walsh's The Second Violinist travels to Amsterdam.

7 February - 2 March 2019

Orfeo ed Euridice

Gluck

A co-production with United Fall in partnership with the Irish Baroque Orchestra. Nationwide Tour.

24 November - 1 December 2018

Aida

Verdi

Presented in association with the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, in partnership with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra.

12 - 14 October 2018

Bluebeard's Castle

Bartók

Presented in association with the Dublin Theatre Festival in partnership with RTÉ Concert Orchestra.

14 September - 6 October 2018

The Tales of Hoffmann

Offenbach

Nationwide Tour of Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffmann.

17 - 21 April 2018

The Marriage of Figaro

Mozart

Irish National Opera’s first major new production, Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro 13 -21 April 2018

11 - 21 April 2018

The Opera Director

Mozart

A Free performance in the Gaiety Theatre on Saturday 21 April 2018.

24 February - 9 March 2018

Powder Her Face

Thomas Adès

Nationwide Tour of Thomas Adès' Powder Her Face, a co-production with Northern Ireland Opera

9 January 2018

The Big Bang!

Irish National Opera Inaugural Concert at the National Concert Hall, Dublin.

Opera Theatre Company

Ireland’s national touring opera company was founded to create high quality opera productions that can be presented anywhere: from a community centre to an Opera House. The company toured to more than 160 cities, towns, and villages across the island of Ireland as well as touring to Europe.

September 2024

INNOVATIVE IMPROV!

An interactive evening of piano and opera with Peter Foggit.

Past Productions

La traviata

Giuseppe Verdi

L’Olimpiade

Antonio Vivaldi

Salome

Richard Strauss

Out of the Ordinary As an nGnách

Finola Merivale

The Scorched Earth Trilogy

Brian Irvine and John McIlduff

La bohème

Giacomo Puccini

Faust

Charles Gounod

Breathwork

Éna Brennan

Così fan tutte

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Werther

Jules Massenet

Der Rosenkavalier

Richard Strauss

Don Pasquale

Gaetano Donizetti

Old Ghosts

Evangelia Rigaki and Marina Carr

Least Like The Other

Created by Brian Irvine & Netia Jones

William Tell

Gioachino Rossini

The First Child

Donnacha Dennehy and Enda Walsh

Tosca

Giacomo Puccini

Horse Ape Bird

David Coonan & Dylan Coburn Gray

Maria Stuarda

Gaetano Donizetti

Paper Boat

Elaine Agnew & Jessica Traynor

Carmen

Georges Bizet

Bajazet

Antonio Vivaldi

The Lighthouse

Peter Maxwell Davies

Fidelio

Ludwig Van Beethoven

Alice's Adventures Under Ground

Gerald Barry

Elektra

Richard Strauss

A Thing I Cannot Name

Amanda Feery & Megan Nolan

The Lighthouse

Peter Maxwell Davies

La bohème

Puccini

20 Shots of Opera

Twenty New Short Operas on Film

The Abduction from the Seraglio

Mozart

Mezzo Masterpieces

Seraglio, the Mini-Series

Mozart

Hansel and Gretel

Humperdinck

Cinderella / La Cenerentola

Rossini

Griselda

Vivaldi

This Hostel Life

Evangelia Rigaki & Melatu Uchenna Okorie

The Magic Flute

Mozart

The Deadly World of Opera

Created by James Bingham & Sarah Baxter

Madama Butterfly

Puccini

Out of the Ordinary
As an nGnách

A Thing
I Cannot Name

Seraglio,
the Mini-Series

Cinderella /
La Cenerentola

Opera Theatre Company