Irish National Opera Explained

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.

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

External links

• • • 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: webmaster . Arts Council . 2023-11-05 . Who we funded . 2024-08-02 . www.artscouncil.ie.
2. Web site: Our Role Irish National Opera . 2024-08-02 . www.irishnationalopera.ie . en.
3. Web site: National Opera’s Big Bang! a real statement of intent . 2024-08-02 . The Irish Times . en.
4. Dervan, Michael (3 July 2017). "Arts Council announces new opera company".The Irish Times. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
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