Thank you Classical Connections for a fantastic journey through 'La bohème' in last night's show.
John Toal interviewed Cameron Menzies about the brand new production coming to Carlisle Memorial in partnership with Diva Opera next month. Listen back from 43:40 here -
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Our popular 'Morning Melodies' series of concerts is coming to a spectacular new location on 10 June and 1 July from 11am to midday - the breathtaking Observatory at Grand Central Hotel, Belfast. Beautiful music and panoramic city views!
Full details and tickets here:
niopera.com/performances...
Next week! We're bringing 'Morning Melodies' to Holywood, Co Down from 11am to midday on Weds 15 April.
Singers Rebekah Devlin, Laura Francisca Shaw, Daniel Anti and pianist Frasier Hickland will perform arias and songs in Holywood Old School.
Details/Book here:
www.ticketsource.com/northernirel...
A cast grid of nine opera singers, headshots against a variety of backgrounds.
A marketing image for La Boheme, of a tattoo style candle in an old fashioned candle holder with finger loop and a scroll saying 'La Boheme' across the front of the image. The picture also has date details and times 16 May 2026, 7pm, Carlisle Memorial, Belfast, plus sponsor logos at the bottom.
Meet the cast for our upcoming production of 'La Bohème' in partnership with Diva Opera at 7pm on 16 May in the Carlisle Memorial, Belfast.
Tickets are on sale now. Full cast details and booking links here: niopera.com/performances...
Lovely day for our lunchtime Spring Solstice Concert at the Ards Arts Centre in Newtownards with soprano Anna Gregg and pianist Luke Lally Maguire.
Our next daytime concert is Morning Melodies on 15 April in Holywood Old School.
Another date added to our Morning Melodies programme - this time at Holywood Old School on 15 April from 11am to midday.
Details/tickets on Morning Melodies events via the link:
niopera.com/performances...
A week today! Join us at the Ards Arts Centre for a lunchtime concert from 1 to 2pm, celebrating music from the season of renewal.
Charlotte Hillier and Joanne Berry, the brilliant costume/wigs team for Diva Opera, are giving a talk on 15 May from 11am to midday at the Carlisle Memorial Church about the craft and design of period costume/wig design.
Tickets £10 plus booking fee.
Find out more: niopera.com/performances...
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...
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.
Thank you!
Artists performing in this Christmas clip: soprano Mary McCabe mezzo Jenny Bourke, tenor Aaron O'Hare, baritone Seamus Brady and pianist Tristan Russcher
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!
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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-...
