What's Happening in the Belfast Opera
Back in the autumn, five schools hosted a series of special workshops. Led by Lucia Vernon-Long, these workshops introduced young people to opera and to what The Belfast Opera is all about. We hope that some of the young people involved will join us in the Community Chorus or in the Community Creatives. A huge […]
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How do you begin to tell the story of any city, let alone this city, in something less than sixty minutes? I listened to hours of workshops in community groups from all parts of Belfast, people talking about their lives in their city and mine. I was struck by the fact that when it came […]
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Hundreds of people joined us in First Presbyterian Church as part of Culture Night Belfast 2015 for the launch of The Belfast Opera Community Chorus. Joined by the Lord-Lieutenant and the Deputy Lord Mayor of Belfast, Donal McCrisken led everyone in a few warm-up exercises, some rehearsals, and – most importantly – some singing! Over […]
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Belfast Buildings Trust and Northern Ireland Opera today announced the creation of a unique community chorus for The Belfast Opera. A special “Come and Sing” event as part of Culture Night 2015 will be the first in a series of recruitment events. The chorus will involve 120 people with little or no singing experience, from […]
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