PRESENTED BY Lyric Opera Productions Dublin
DIRECTED BY Vivian J. Coates
REPETITEUR Florent Mourier
Anguish in a Tudor court, an unreconciled death, Jacobean madness, a friend assassinated, a fallen women, troubles with some newly weds, the depths of man’s evil – these are some of the themes we have for you in this unforgeable programme showcasing some extraordinary Irish and international voices.
Whether you are a long term opera lover and these works are among you favourites, or you are new to opera and just beginning your awesome journey, we cannot wait to welcome you to our special performance of opera classics.
This semi-staged concert is curated and directed by Lyric Opera’s Artistic Director Vivian J. Coates
Continuing our celebrations of our 30th Birthday in 2024, Lyric Opera Ireland presents
MOMENTS OF LOVE AND SACRIFICE
A glorious operatic concert featuring arias and extended scenes from the world’s greatest composers and best loved operas. Featuring the incredible talents of our own Irish Sopranos, Ava Dodd and Eimear Harper, they will be joined by the extraordinary Cypriot mezzo, Shakira Tsindos, the sensational Portuguese Tenor, Jose de Eca and the incredible Hungarian baritone Gyula Nagy.
In Moments of Love and Sacrifice this season we have spread our net wider to include more composers including Mozart, Korngold, Massenet, Offenbach as well as major scenes from Bellini, Puccini, Donizetti and Verdi. Extended operas scenes include Don Carlo, La Traviata, I Puritani, Werther, Le Nozze di Figaro and the rarely performed La Sonnambula by Vincenzo Bellini. Some stunning arias and duets will be taken from the extraordinary Die Tote Stadt by Erich Korngold, Les Conte Hoffmann, Roberto Devereaux and Verdi’s Otello.
Stunning music with each piece staged from these celebrated composers, this will make for another special Lyric Opera evening… not to be missed!
7:30pm, Sunday 20th October 2024
National Concert Hall, Dublin
For more information and to buy tickets please visit http://lyricoperaproductions.com/