Theatre
New Opera Productions Coming to Dublin
Discover the 3 new Operas coming to the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre and Gaiety Theatre in the upcoming months.
If you are an Opera fan like us, you will be delighted to discover the incredible new productions coming to Dublin this winter and spring 2020.
With something for everyone, these spectacular new productions of the Irish National Opera aren’t to be missed.
Gioachino Rossini’s ‘Cinderella’ and Georges Bizet’s ‘Carmen’ are coming to the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre on November 2019 and March 2020, respectively, followed by Mozart’s ‘The Abduction from the Seraglio’ in May 2020 to the Gaiety Theatre.
Read more about each one:
GIOACHINO ROSSINI
Cinderella
“It’s not fair!” The notion of justice is of paramount importance to children, and the key to the appeal of the Cinderella story. But whatever your favourite version, you will find something uniquely dark, yet sparkling and touchingly redemptive in Rossini’s La Cenerentola.
This production unfolds from the very pages of books and celebrates the idea of literature, of fantasy, of escapism, and most importantly of Goodness Triumphant. The age-old fairytale resonates as much today as it did in times gone by.
The story of Cinderella has been whisked up into an opera many times. But only once with the sparkle and affection of Rossini’s version of 1817. The title role is taken by Tara Erraught, Ireland’s most sought-after singer, who is celebrated for her rich vocal fireworks and dynamic stage presence and is especially acclaimed in the operas of Rossini.
CAST
La Cenerentola Tara Erraught (mezzo-soprano)
Ramiro Andrew Owens (tenor)
Dandini Riccardo Novaro (baritone)
Don Magnifico Graeme Danby (bass)
Alidoro David Oštrek (bass-baritone)
Clorinda Rachel Croash (soprano)
Tsibi Niamh O’Sullivan (mezzo soprano)
CREATIVE TEAM
Conductor Fergus Sheil
Director Orpha Phelan
Set & Costume Designer Nicky Shaw
Lighting Designer Matt Haskins
Irish National Opera Chorus
Irish National Opera Orchestra
Sung in Italian with English surtitles
Sunday 10 November 2019 | Tuesday 12 November 2019 | Thursday 14 November 2019 | Saturday 16 November 2019
Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin.TICKETS.
GEORGES BIZET
Carmen
A co-production with Opera Philadelphia and Seattle Opera. In partnership with Bord Gáis Energy Theatre and RTÉ Concert Orchestra.
Opera’s great, independent, sexual woman, the gypsy Carmen. Her friends and enemies from a cigarette factory. Her lovers, high and low. A naive corporal and the good girl from home. A handsome bullfighter. Smugglers. Jealousy, and a fatal struggle. Carmen, the most popular French opera, with some of the most alluring arias ever, has it all.
An upright soldier. On duty far from home. The femme fatale from the wrong side of the tracks. Love at first sight. A walk on the wild side. Criminality, a handsome rival, and a breaking point that leads to tragedy in the scorching Spanish sun. The colourful arias and choruses of Bizet’s Carmen tell it all with irresistible, unforgettable musical panache.
Cast
Carmen Paula Murrihy (mezzo-soprano)
Don José Dinyar Vania (tenor)
Escamillo Milan Siljanov (baritone)
Micaëla Celine Byrne (soprano)
Zuniga Alan Ewing (bass)
Moralès Gyula Nagy (baritone)
Frasquita Rachel Croash (soprano)
Mercédès Niamh O’Sullivan (mezzo-soprano)
Remendado Eamonn Mulhall (tenor)
Dancaïre Brendan Collins (baritone)
Creative Team
Conductor Kenneth Montgomery
Director Paul Curran
Set & Costume Designer Gary McCann
Lighting Designer Paul Hackenmueller
Irish National Opera Chorus
RTÉ Concert Orchestra
Sung in French with English surtitles
Sunday 22 March 2020 | Tuesday 24 March 2020 | Thursday 26 March 2020 | Saturday 28 March 2020
Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin. TICKETS.
MOZART
The Abduction from the Seraglio
(Die Entführung aus dem serail)
People trafficking across the seas is nothing new. And sex has long been part of its matrix. Mozart’s The Abduction from the Seraglio also deals with conflicts between nationalities and cultures with the lightest and most sophisticated of touches. The exotically colourful score includes some of his most brilliant, extreme and virtuosic arias.
CAST
Konstanze Claudia Boyle
Belmonte Dean Power
Blonde Sarah Power
Pedrillo Andrew Gavin
Osmin Wojek Gierlach
CREATIVE TEAM
Conductor Peter Whelan
Director Caitriona McLaughlin
Designer Sarah Bacon
Lighting Designer Sinéad Wallace
Irish National Opera Chorus
Irish Chamber Orchestra
Sung in German with English surtitles
Tuesday 19 May 2020 | Wednesday 20 May 2020 | Friday 22 May 2020 | Saturday 23 May 2020.
Gaiety Theatre, Dublin. TICKETS.
