Our ever popular morning concert event is back on 13 May from 11am to midday in a new location, Carlisle Memorial Church in Belfast. Members of the NI Opera Chorus will perform opera ensembles - tickets are £20 and include tea/coffee and a traybake. Book here:
niopera.com/performances...
Thank you Opera Wire for featuring news about our collaboration with Diva Opera, coming to Carlisle Memorial in May.
Find out more via the link:
operawire.com/northern-ire...
Meet our Mimi (Mary McCabe), Rodolfo (Robyn Lyn Evans), Musetta (Tereza Gevorgyan) and Marcello (Jean-Kristof Bouton): find out all more about this exciting new production of 'La Bohème' coming this May here: niopera.com/performances...
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An exciting new partnership with Diva Opera brings Puccini's La Bohème to the Carlisle Memorial in Belfast on 16 May.
Find out more and book your tickets here:
niopera.com/performances...
Less than a month to go: soprano Anna Gregg and pianist Luke Lally Maguire will be performing arias and songs on a theme of Spring: 1pm 20 March at the Ards Arts Centre.
Tickets are £15 and include tea/coffee and shortbread.
Book here:
niopera.com/performances...
#concert #opera #newtownards
More than 100 singers have applied to audition for the Chorus Development Programme for 2026 to 2027. The 30-strong chorus will perform in our brand new production of Carmen at the Grand Opera House, Belfast this September.
Tickets are on sale now: find out more here: niopera.com/performances...
Coming up on 27 January our cabaret event as part of the brilliant 'Out To Lunch' festival in Belfast. The lunchtime performance is fully booked but there are a few tickets remaining for the evening event.
Find out more and book via the link below - tickets are £12 each.
niopera.com/performances...
The days are lengthening again: we're looking ahead to our Spring Solstice lunchtime concert on March 20 at The Ards Arts Centre, Newtownards. Find out more and book here:
niopera.com/performances...
A reminder for singers that the deadline to register interest to audition for the Chorus Development Programme is 5pm on January 19th. More details via the link in the post below - please note you must be over 18 and domiciled in Northern Ireland to be eligible.
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30.12.2025 20:16 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Artists performing in this Christmas clip: soprano Mary McCabe mezzo Jenny Bourke, tenor Aaron O'Hare, baritone Seamus Brady and pianist Tristan Russcher
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Thank you to everyone we've worked with this year: our brilliant artists and and creatives, our funders, supporters, venue partners and anyone who has come to see one of our events, shows or productions.
Happy Christmas from us all and see you in 2026!
Delighted that 'Follies' has been selected as one of the Top 50 Shows of 2025 around the UK by @thestage.co.uk
Huge thanks to everyone involved on and off the stage, to all our funders and supporters and everyone who came to see the production. www.thestage.co.uk/features/top...
Auditions for our Chorus Development Programme for 2026 will take place in Belfast on 5, 6 and 7 February.
Full details on eligibility and how to register your interest can be found in this link:
niopera.com/chorus-progr...
Our major new production of Carmen next September
at the Grand Opera House, Belfast goes on general sale from 10am today. An excellent Christmas present, with three evening performances and a matinee available to book!
Find out more here: niopera.com/performances...
Booking opens this week for our major production at
the Grand Opera House in September 2026: Bizet's 'Carmen'.
Find out more via this link: niopera.com/performances...
We're very happy to have been nominated in multiple categories in the Broadway World Ireland Awards this year for Follies at the Grand Opera House, Belfast.
If you saw our show and would like to vote for us, we'd be very grateful. Here's the link: www.broadwayworld.com/ireland/awar...
Just a handful of tickets are left for our morning Christmas Sing-Along at Custom House in Belfast on 6 December. Tickets are £15/£10 and include a hot drink and a mince pie. Find out more and book here:
niopera.com/performances...
Nominations are now open for this year's What's On Stage Awards. If you enjoyed our production of #Follies at the Grand Opera House, Belfast in September, please consider nominating us - we're eligible in several categories. Thank you!
awards.whatsonstage.com/26th-annual-...
Booking now - our much-anticipated 'Christmas Sing-Along' back at Custom House in Belfast at 11am on 6 December. Come and enjoy some beautiful music, a mince pie, a hot drink and a sing-along and get in the Christmas mood.
Tickets £15/£10 via the link:
niopera.com/performances...
We're back performing as part of the brilliant 'Out To Lunch' festival on January 27 at the Black Box, Belfast. Tickets are £12 and include lunch or a light supper. This event usually sells out fast so book soon if you'd like to join us for an hour of cabaret.
niopera.com/performances...
NI Opera soloists Mary McCabe, Jenny Bourke and vocalist Chris Kane, and the NI Opera Chorus will be among the artists performing at this unique event at Belfast's Grand Opera House on 14 November, celebrating 130 years of the theatre. Find out more via the link:
www.goh.co.uk/whats-on/on-...
We're taking part in Georgian Week in Armagh next month from 4-5.30pm on 30 November, with a beautiful concert in the Primate's Chapel in the Palace Demesne.
Find out more and book here:
niopera.com/performances...
Nominations are open for the Benefact Group Arts and Culture Special Draw - would you consider nominating NI Opera? We could be in with a chance to win £5000 to put towards our work.
To nominate us, please follow this link - thank you!
culture.movementforgood.com/index.php?cn...
Last few tickets remain for our next Morning Melodies event in the Studio at the Grand Opera House on 5 Nov.
Join us for an hour of gorgeous music on a theme of roses, performed by mezzo Jenny Bourke with violinist Hayley Howe & pianist Frasier Hickland.
Details here:
niopera.com/performances...
This image captures the stage of a theater during a performance, likely a musical. The stage is brightly lit, and a large sign in the background displays the word "FOLLIES" in white capital letters. On the stage, there are many performers in various costumes, some standing and some bowing, suggesting the end of a show. The audience is visible in the foreground, with the backs of their heads silhouetted against the light from the stage. The photo appears to have been taken from a balcony or an upper-level seat, providing a wide view of the entire stage and some of the audience. The theater itself has ornate, classic architecture, with gilded details on the balconies and proscenium arch.
Possibly one of the best productions I have ever seen. Congratulations to NI Opera in a fantastic show. The costumes, lighting, choreo, the vocal talent - all sublime.
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Great feature article out today in The Irish World with
our marvellous Sally, Anna-Jane Casey @ajcasey.bsky.social . Find out all about her role, the show and what to expect if you are coming to see one of the final three performances at the Grand Opera House.
www.theirishworld.com/thinking-of-...
'Northern Ireland Opera's Sondheim show delivers dazzling spectacle and musical virtuosity' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Irish Times
Review in the paper today or for subscribers via the link below. Last few tickets remaining for Friday and Saturday's final shows in this run.
www.irishtimes.com/culture/stag...
Sondheim's Follies surely inspired Kander & Ebb's "Razzle dazzle 'em and you've got a romance" on the strength of @niopera.bsky.social's whip-crack smart staging @ Grand Opera House Belfast. Three performances left: www.goh.co.uk/whats-on/fol... @sondheimiteuk.bsky.social @thesondheimhub.bsky.social
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