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About OTC

About OTC

Dublin

Temple Bar Music Centre,
Curved Street,
Temple Bar


tel: +353 1 679 4962
fax: +353 1 679 4963

Belfast

Community Arts Forum,
15 Church Street,
Belfast BT1 1PG


tel: +44 28 9033 2491
fax: +44 28 9024 2264

email: info@opera.ie


For specific inquiries please see our contact details page to be put in touch with the person who can best handle your inquiry.

Opera Theatre Company is the national touring company of Ireland. Based in Dublin, the company has toured to more than 100 cities, towns, and villages in Ireland and Northern Ireland since its first tour of Turn of the Screw in 1986. OTC was founded to create high quality opera productions that can be presented anywhere, from a Church, to a community centre, or from a 600 seater Theatre, to a 100 seater arts centre.

Opera Theatre Company has had national and international success with a number of baroque and early classical operas, as well as operas from the 20th century. In addition the company has commissioned and performed nine new operas by Irish composers.

In addition to producing three new tours each year, the company has a lively Outreach Programme that impacts throughout the island of Ireland, as well as the Young Associate Artists Programme, a unique programme for young singers in Ireland, guiding the commencement of their professional careers.

How are we funded?

Opera Theatre Company is chiefly funded by The Arts Council of Ireland/An Chomhairle Ealaíon. It is also funded by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland (ACNI) and the National Lottery through ACNI. Culture Ireland supports OTC's international work.

Opera Theatre Company partners with a number of different cultural organisations, including the Goethe Institut and the Italian Institute. OTC has also developed ongoing relationships with Dublin City and the OPW.

Opera Theatre Company is truly grateful to the network of Corporate and Individual Patrons and Friends around the country whose support is makes a real difference.

Who is the Opera Theatre Company audience?

The company tours four main types of opera (popular, period, family and contemporary), which, research tells us, combine a broad audience of opera lovers, first time attenders, music specialists, theatregoers, contemporary music groups, youth theatre, children, special interest groups and families. Our audiences are based all over Ireland, as well as in Europe and further afield.