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 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...

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.

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

We're back on stage tonight at The Grand Opera House with our second 'Follies' performance - fantastic reviews from press and audiences are rolling in! Not many tickets left and only four more shows in the run - don't miss out! Full show details here: niopera.com/performances...

Great reviews coming in for our new production of 'Follies' Don't miss your chance to see this production of Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman's legendary musical at the Grand Opera House, Belfast - only four more performances. The Times ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ www.thetimes.com/culture/thea...

Opening this Saturday 13th September! Have you booked yet? Best availability Friday 19 and Saturday 20 September: don't miss this major new production of Sondheim and Goldman's legendary musical at the Grand Opera House, Belfast.

If you missed 'The Ticket' on Friday, listen back from 38:20 to hear our 'Phyllis' Annette McLaughlin and 'Buddy' Mark Dugdale talking about the show to presenter Nuala McKeever. Book your 🎟 at the Grand Opera House, Belfast. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Tune in to The Ticket at BBC Radio Ulster tonight from 6.05pm (or listen on catch-up) to hear two of our 'Follies' stars, Annette McLaughlin (Phyllis) and Mark Dugdale (Buddy) talking to presenter Nuala McKeever about the show - booking at the Grand Opera House now! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Thank you Seen and Heard International for this excellent 'Follies' preview feature with Cameron Menzies (Director), Anna-Jane Casey (Sally) and Greg Arrowsmith (Musical Director). Book your tickets at the Grand Opera House. Show runs 13-20 September. seenandheard-international.com/2025/09/nort...

Tonight! Some tickets still available.

This weekend we're very happy to be performing a free pop-up event at the SoundYard as part of the brilliant Belfast Maritime Festival - come and see vocalist Laura Shaw on Saturday from 1.30pm and soprano Mary McCabe perform on Sunday from 11am. Details here: niopera.com/performances...

This Thurs 4th Sept we'll be at Room2 Hotel on Queen St, Belfast 6.30-8pm for fascinating conversation and live music with #Sondheim experts @richardschoch.bsky.social and Stuart Pedlar, our superb 'Sally' Anna-Jane Casey and #Follies Director Cameron Menzies. niopera.com/performances...

Thrilled to be discussing Sondheim in Belfast this week with Cameron Menzies, director of @niopera.bsky.social new production of ‘Follies’. Come join us! 👇 #sondheim #belfast @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social niopera.com/performances...

Thank you to Robert Beattie at Seen and Heard International for reviewing our Competition Finale at The 15th Glenarm Festival of Voice a week or so ago and congratulations to our four finalists. seenandheard-international.com/2025/09/four...

Listen back from 1:05:30 for a great feature on 'Follies': with interviews and a preview of 'I'm Still Here' by our 'Carlotta' Jacqueline Dankworth, Director Cameron Menzies and soprano Petra Wells our Young Heidi. Thank you John Toal and BBC Radio Ulster! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Tonight from 7pm!

Tune in to Classical Connections tomorrow (Sunday) at 7pm: @johnnytoal interviews Jacqueline Dankworth about her role as Carlotta in our upcoming #Follies at the Grand Opera House, Belfast in September - with some clips from rehearsals too! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

'The Whitmans' in #Follies will be performed by Christina Nelson and Richard Croxford - watch the clip to find out more. Tickets available at the Grand Opera House, Belfast - six performances from 13 to 20 September. Book now! youtu.be/Rd_DHMz01qw?...

Thank you What's On Stage for featuring 'Follies' one of their top picks for Autumn. Have you booked your tickets yet? Only six shows between 13 and 20 September - book now at the Grand Opera House Belfast or via our website. #Follies www.whatsonstage.com/news/autumn-...

We're ready for a free morning of art and drama activities for children at Glenarm Castle. Find plus in the Coach House behind The Milk Parlour until midday. #Glenarm

Tomorrow we welcome this year's four finalists to Glenarm for three days of intensive coaching before Sunday's Competition Finale where they will sing in front of a live audience and opera jury panel. Last few tickets remaining - more details here: niopera.com/performances...

Great feature interview in @irishnews.com today with the legendary Lesley Garrett who will be performing the role of Heidi Schiller in September's production of #Follies at the Grand Opera House in Belfast. Read the article in the link and book your tickets soon! www.irishnews.com/entertainmen...

The first full staging in Ireland of Sondheim’s Follies by @niopera.bsky.social at Belfast's Grand Opera House boasts luxury casting: Lesley Garrett, Alasdair Harvey, Mark Dugdale, Anna-Jane Casey et al. @thesondheimhub.bsky.social @sondheimiteuk.bsky.social My @britishtheatreguide.info news story:

Starring as Carlotta in this September's 'Follies', the brilliant singer and actress Jacqueline Dankworth MBE spoke to the Sondheim Hub recently about the role and returning to performing Sondheim on stage with us at the Grand Opera House - read more here: thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/a-conversa...

Come behind the scenes with us at our 'Follies' Meet and Greet.. and make sure you book your tickets soon for our major new production at the Grand Opera House, Belfast from 13-20 September.

Interested in finding out more about 'Follies' and Sondheim's wider work in advance of our new production in Belfast? Come to our In Conversation event on 4th Sept with panel, Dr Richard Schoch, Stuart Pedlar and Cameron Menzies. Full details and booking links here: niopera.com/performances...

'Come and Sing' is back! Book a space in the Grand Opera House Studio for Friday 19 September from 5.30 to 7pm and come and sing some songs from 'Follies' with NI Opera artists. The event is free though there's a small booking fee. Find out more in the link. niopera.com/performances...

'Hit it Baby!' Our 'Stella Deems' Pippa Winslow working on 'Who's That Woman' with pianist Stuart Pedlar before our rehearsals start next week for 'Follies' our next major production Sept 13-20... Watch in the link - and book your tickets at the Grand Opera House soon! youtu.be/Ho3XJBZgyY8?...

Our cast for #Follies start rehearsals next week, but they've been working hard on repertoire already. Watch the brilliant Anna-Jane Casey, our 'Sally', performing in this snippet with pianist Stuart Pedlar - and book your tickets for this legendary Sondheim musical at the Grand Opera House soon!

'Follies' is featuring on UTV Life tomorrow at 7pm. Our 'Heidi Schiller' the wonderful Lesley Garrett and our director Cameron Menzies will be talking to Pamela Ballantine in the studio, with some sneak previews of our costumes with co-designer Gillian Lennox. Tune in! And book soon!

Tomorrow we're back at First Church Belfast on Rosemary St with our second free summer lunchtime recital. Baritone Seamus Brady - winner of the Song Prize at last year's Glenarm Festival - will perform with pianist Tristan Russcher. Doors 1pm, free entry, all welcome. niopera.com/performances...