Northern Ireland Opera begins rehearsals today for its fourth main stage production at the Grand Opera
House, Belfast. Marking just over one month to go before the premiere of Eugene Onegin on the 14
September, this award-winning national opera company also unveils a stunning new photoshoot set in the
woods featuring four of its principal Northern Irish female singers.
Sarah Richmond (Mezzo Soprano), Carolyn Dobbin (Mezzo Soprano), Jenny Bourke (Mezzo Soprano) and
Mary McCabe (Soprano) are cast in the roles of Olga, Madame Larina, Filipevna and Tatyana respectively.
Notably, McCabe who stars as Tatyana makes her operatic Principal mainstage debut following a long
relationship with the company covering Violetta in La Traviata 2022 and her acclaimed performance in the
one-woman opera La Voix Humaine, Poulenc.
Eugene Onegin, which opens for four performances on 14, 17, 19 and 21 September, will be directed by
Artistic Director Cameron Menzies (Nominated Best Director for Into The Woods Irish Times’ Irish Theatre
Awards 2022 and Winner of three Paris Short Film Awards for film Old Friends and Other Days), alongside
internationally renowned conductor Dominic Limburg on his first engagement in Belfast (DEUTSCHE OPER
BERLIN; BEETHOVEN ORCHESTRA, BONN; STAATSTOPER, HANNOVER).
The four female singers will perform with baritone Yuriy Yurchuk, (La Boheme in 2021, La Traviata 2022)
who returns in this titular role; tenor Norman Reinhardt (Magic Flute, ENO) as Vladimir Lensky and Aaron
O’Hare (Tenor) as Monsieur Triquet and Niall Anderson (Baritone) as Prince Gremin.
sting.
Listings information:
Venue: The Grand Opera House, Belfast
Dates: 4 dates: 14, 17, 19, 21 September 2024
Time: 7.30pm
Prices: From £17.50 to £57.50 including booking fee.
Booking Link: https://www.goh.co.uk/whats-on/eugene-onegin/
Address: Great Victoria Street, Belfast, BT2 7HR
Box office: 028 9024 1919
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