Irish National Opera

Irish National Opera is one of Ireland's largest arts organisations^[1] and presents opera in Dublin, on tour across Ireland and internationally.^[2] Irish National Opera was created from a merger of the Opera Theatre Company (OTC) and Wide Open Opera in 2017 and launched in January 2018.^[3]

Dublin's Gaiety Theatre, one of the theatres used by Irish National Opera.

Irish National Opera was officially launched on 9 January 2018 with an inaugural concert, The Big Bang! at the National Concert Hall in Dublin.^[4] A national tour of Thomas Adès's chamber opera Powder Her Face followed in March 2018.^[3][5][6]

References

1. webmaster, Arts Council (5 November 2023). "Who we funded". www.artscouncil.ie. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
2. "Our Role | Irish National Opera". www.irishnationalopera.ie. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
3. Dervan, Michael (3 July 2017). "Arts Council announces new opera company".The Irish Times. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
4. "National Opera's Big Bang! a real statement of intent". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
5. Parr, Freya (9 January 2018). "Irish National Opera launches tonight".BBC Music Magazine. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
6. Irish Times 9 Jan 2018 Irish National Opera launches with a Big Bang! A day of celebration and an opera marathon mark birth of a new approach to opera

External links

• Irish National Opera official website
• Opera Theatre Company
• Official website as archived on 10 May 2010
• Video: History Of Opera Ireland 1941–2010 (archived)
• Brochure for the 1963 Spring Festival of Italian Opera presented by the Dublin Grand Opera Society