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Tosca
Photo: Gansee
Paula Murrihy (Carmen) and Milan Siljanov (Escamillo) Carmen - Bord Gais Energy Theatre, March 2022
Photo: Ruth Medjber
Maria Stuarda June 2022
Photo: Pat Remond
Armida by Antonin Dvorak
Photo: CLIVE BARDA, ArenaPAL
Cinderella Cast 2
Photo: Padraig Grant
La Tempesta
Photo: CLIVE BARDA ArenaPAL
Lalla-Roukh 4
The Spectre Knight
Photo: Pádraig Grant
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Opera as an artform is immensely popular with Irish audiences, but the producing sector in Ireland is small.
The Arts Council offers a wide range of financial supports across artforms and arts practices, including opera.
Links to opera organisations funded by the Arts Council.
Information and advice videos for Opera applicants seeking funding is available here
Making Great Art Work: Opera Policy and Strategy 2016 (PDF, 0.67MB, 2 pages)
Call for proposals: Main-scale Opera Provision from 2018(PDF, 1.9MB, 11 pages)
Mainscale Opera Provision: Questions(PDF, 0.02MB, 3 pages)
Making Great Art Work - Arts Council Strategy (2016–2025)(PDF, 3.29MB, 48 pages)
Contact the members of our Opera department
087 406 4922
087 407 5760
(01) 618 0229
087 052 3320
087 117 5134