Northern Ireland's award-winning national opera company, dedicated to the highest standards of opera performance and the promotion of young local talent.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Joined December 2010
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NorthernIrelandOpera retweeted
"A novel and telling bite to the overly familiar luxuriousness of Bizet's melodies." My review of @NIOpera's Carmen, featuring Ruby Dibble's "satisfyingly sultry legato", "outstanding" @MaryMcCabeSop, and "characterful" Petra Wells & Jenny Bourke @gohbelfast in @operamagazine.
'Morning Melodies' is coming to Castle Ward @NationalTrustNI for the first time on 18 November from 11am to midday.
Come and enjoy a beautiful hour of music performed by NI Opera artists, with tea/coffee and a scone included.
Full details here:
ticketsource.com/northernire…
'CHORUS!' is back at the @UlsterHall on 16 November from 7pm. Tickets are £20/£15/£10 plus booking fee and there are a limited number of free tickets for school/community groups.
Find out more and book here: niopera.com/performances/cho…
@ArtsCouncilNI #opera #operachorus
Booking now! Come and hear the critically-acclaimed NI Opera Chorus in concert @UlsterHall next month.
More than 30 singers will perform some of the best-known opera choruses.
Tickets are £20/£15/£10:
niopera.com/performances/cho…
@ArtsCouncilNI @ourbelfastmusic #operachorus
Not many tickets left for our next 'Morning Melodies' performance at the Brian Friel Theatre in @QFTBelfast on 17 October, 11am to midday.
Tickets are £20 plus booking fee and include coffee/tea and a traybake.
Find out more and book here:
ticketsource.com/northernire…
Calling Community and Charity Groups in NI - a limited number of free community tickets are available to attend our 'CHORUS!' concert in November.
Contact us at [email protected] by 16 October 2026 to enter the ticket ballot.
niopera.com/performances/cho…
NorthernIrelandOpera retweeted
"Carmen is a beautiful balance of great joy, great love and great loss, with an important message at its core" tinyurl.com/4baf9sne
NorthernIrelandOpera retweeted
#THEATRE #REVIEW Carmen @gohbelfast full of "rawness, danger, and tragic beauty"⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
thereviewshub.com/carmen-the…
NorthernIrelandOpera retweeted
Congrats and good luck to @prime_cut’s @emmanishuirtain and @NIOpera’s Annette McLaughlin with their nominations for @uk_theatre awards. My news story for @BritTheatreGuid… britishtheatreguide.info/new…
NorthernIrelandOpera retweeted
To Belfast’s Grand Opera House @gohbelfast. The glorious and historic Matcham theatre was the perfect stage for @niopera production of Carmen. Bravi to the entire cast of singers, players and creative 👏
NorthernIrelandOpera retweeted
🎭 NEW REVIEW!
Robin & Jane are In The Stalls at @gohbelfast for @NIOpera 's spectacular new production of Bizet’s Carmen. 🔥
Does this passionate, fiery classic hit all the right notes?
▶️ Watch here youtu.be/JT5HYl67OZw?si=rfSF…
@janeeliothardy
Thrilled that the brilliant Annette McLaughlin is a nominee in this category for her performance in our production of 'Follies' @gohbelfast last year!
The nominees for Best Performance in a Musical are:
Hadley Fraser for My Fair Lady
Annette McLaughlin for Follies
Julianne Pundan for Miss Saigon
#UKTAwards
ALT Best Performance in a Musical Hadley Fraser My Fair Lady a Chichester Festival Theatre production - Annette McLaughlin Follies a Northern Ireland Opera production at Grand Opera House, Belfast - Julianne Pundan Miss Saigon a Cameron Mackintosh production in association with Michael Harrison
NorthernIrelandOpera retweeted
Opening night @niopera Carmen at Belfast's Grand Opera House. Fantastic role debut by Ruby Dibble, and great performances by local NI singers Mary McCabe, Petra Wells and Jenny Bourke. Bravi tutti 👏👏
NorthernIrelandOpera retweeted
Interesting take on Carmen from @NIOpera tonight at @gohbelfast with Ruby Dibble in her role debut as the femme fatale, @MaryMcCabeSop outstanding as Micaëla, and Petra Wells a fine Frasquita. Review to follow in @operamagazine.
Meet Tom and Mary, our 'Escamillo' and 'Micaëla' and watch a sneak preview of some of our rehearsals as we prepare for the opening night of 'Carmen' at the @gohbelfast on Saturday.
youtu.be/m2EvL0DWrTw?si=G8F0…
'Carmen' pre-show talks on 15 and 19 September in the Studio at the Grand Opera House, Belfast with NI Opera's Artistic Director @cammenzies
These talks are free but places are limited: booking links, times and details via the post below:
niopera.com/performances/car…
Morning Melodies returns on 17 October from 11am to midday at the Brian Friel Theatre (inside @QFTBelfast ).
A beautiful morning hour of music with coffee/tea and a traybake included in the £20 ticket price.
Book here:
ticketsource.com/northernire…
If you've missed out on 'Carmen' tickets, 'CHORUS!' at the @UlsterHall is on 16 November - an opportunity to see our full opera in action, showcasing choruses from 'Carmen' and other much-loved operas. Find out more and book here:
niopera.com/performances/cho…
NorthernIrelandOpera retweeted
Bizet’s Carmen is one of opera’s most famous love stories — but behind the passion and drama lies a chilling tale of control and murder.
Now NI Opera is inviting audiences to look beyond the curtain and consider its relevance to women today, writes Anne Hailes.
Read more: tinyurl.com/yez5yadb
