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Breathwork
No way Out
by Éna Brennan
Sept 28th-30th,
as part of Dublin Theatre Festival
Beware! The well is poisoned. The sea is infected. Everything has been consumed. Lamentation is too late. Guilt has no positive outcome. An opera about a dystopian world affected by some form of destructive force.
This intimate new opera by the multi-talented Éna Brennan (aka Dowry) — composer, arranger, violinist and graphic designer — is a statement of horror and protest in response to the destruction of our environment. Breathwork, with a text by Olivier award-winning director David Pountney, offers a foretaste of a larger operatic collaboration that will premiere at Austria’s Bregenz Festival next year.
Running time 15-20 minutes.
Six performances daily.
Sung in English.
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‘Breathwork’ is a companion work to a larger composition ‘Hold Your Breath’ by Éna Brennan and David Pountney which has been commissioned by Bregenzer Festspiele
https://www.irishnationalopera.ie/whats-on/current-upcoming-productions/breathwork
Relaxed Performance
Oct 14th, 2.00pm
Karen Ní Bhroin Conductor
Angie Newman BSL Interpreter
Relaxed Performance
Oct 23rd, 3.00pm
Karen Ní Bhroin Conductor
Angie Newman BSL Interpreter
Dogs Don't Do Ballet!
Beach, Bal Masque
Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker Op 71: 2: March
Elgar, Enigma Variations: No 11.
Leach, Dogs Don’t Do Ballet!
Herold/ Lanchbery, Clog Dance from La fille mal gardee
Delibes, Coppelia Waltz
Tchaikovsky, Swan Lake Suite Op 20 3. Danse des Cygnes
Tchaikovsky, Swan Lake Suite Op 20 1. Scene
Leach, Cheer Up!
Leach, Biff
Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker Op 71: 8 Valse des Fleurs
This concert is inspired by the book, Dog Don’t Do Ballet by Anna Kemp (Author), Sara Ogilvie (Illustrator).
The Rite of Spring is as exhilarating as it is complex, as rewarding as it is challenging. Metaphors, perhaps, for what it is to be a conductor.
But what does it take to lead an orchestra in the 21st century? That is the question we will be asking on this 6-day course.
Head over to And Other Duties for more information.
Karen Ní Bhroin Conductor
Ailish Tynan Soprano
Friday December 15 St. Mary’s Cathedral, 1pm
Friday December 15 St. Mary’s Cathedral, 7:30pm
Friday December 16 St. Edan’s Cathedral, Ferns, Co. Wexford 7:00pm
Corelli Concerto Grosso op.6, No.8 Christmas Concerto
John Tavener, The Lamb
Finzi, Dies Natalis, Op. 8 ‘Wonder’
Mozart, Exultante Jubilate
Handel, Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Adam, O, Holy Night
Anon., Adeste Fideles
Mohr/Gruber, Silent Night
Corelli’s, Concerto grosso in G minor, Op. 6, No. 8
Evokes all the hushed mystery of Christmas Eve. The Lamb is one of Tavener’s most treasured works. The tender yet radiant cantata Dies Natalis is Finzi’s finest work as soprano Ailish Tynan aptly reflects the joy and wonder of a newborn child’s innocent perspective on the world. She follows this with an all-time favourite, Mozart’s Exultante Jubilate with its gorgeous final movement Alleluia in which Mozart sets to music just that one word. The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, one of Handel’s most popular works brims with splendour and operatic drama paving the way for some of our best loved Christmas carols sung with style by Ailish Tynan. Don’t miss this festive roller-coaster
The Barbican Centre, London
TBC
Relaxed Performance
Feb 3rd, 2.00pm
Sunderland, Firestation
Karen Ní Bhroin Conductor
Angie Newman BSL Interpreter
DISRUPTORS
/dɪsˈrʌp.tər/ a person or thing that prevents something, especially a system, process, or event, from continuing as usual or as expected.
Carmel Smickersgill, New Work
Beethoven, Piano Concerto No.1
INTERVAL
Beethoven, Symphony No.8
Join us at The Factory International for an orchestral experience where we put you at the heart of the performance. Take your conventional orchestral performance and rip it up because this is what we’ll be doing! The ultimate orchestral disruptor, Beethoven, features throughout the programme alongside Manchester based Carmel Smickersgill who has been commissioned to write a piece specifically on the theme of disruption for you all to be immersed in. BBC Young Musician finalist, Ethan Loch performs Beethoven’s youthful first piano concerto.
Relaxed Performance
March 6th, 2.00pm
Scunthorpe, Bath's Hall, UK
Karen Ní Bhroin Conductor
Angie Newman BSL Interpreter
Karen returns for a tour with BBC Now, bringing the BBC 10 pieces to thousands of students!