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Artistic Director Fergus Sheil and Executive Producer Gavin O'Sullivan are behind Wide Open Opera. Following a highly acclaimed Tristan und Isolde as the first production in 2012, WOO presents two new Irish operas in 2013 - The Alma Fe**sh by Raymond Deane (music) and Gavin Kostick (text) and The Importance of Being Earnest by Gerald Barry (the latter in a co-production with NI Opera). 2014 sees t

he first Irish performance of John Adams' Nixon in China and 2015 brings the world premiere of a new opera by Donnacha Dennehy (music) and Enda Walsh (text) Wide Open Opera is an Irish opera company, established in 2012 by Fergus Sheil. Its inaugural production was Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin in September / October 2012 as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival. Wide Open Opera’s mission is to bring a diverse range of opera experiences to audiences in Ireland. It will focus on major operatic works from the existing repertoire (those that have not been regularly performed in Ireland) and it also forges new experiences through presenting contemporary opera and through commissioning new works and engaging with contemporary artists.

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The Alma Fe**sh
Concert performance of new opera by Raymond Deane (music) and Gavin Kostick (text)

Visuals by Pauline Bewick
Lighting by Mark Galione

Cast:
Majella Cullagh (Alma)
Leigh Melrose (Oskar)
Daire Halpin (Hulda)
Graeme Danby (Russian Soldier)

Chorus of Wide Open Opera
RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra
Fergus Sheil (conductor)

Tuesday 17th September 2013 at 20:00
National Concert Hall Dublin
Booking 01 417 0000 or www.nch.ie

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