We've had a phenomenal May run with Carmen with sell-out houses and happy audiences around the country.

Booking is heavy for An Táin in Dundalk on Thursday night May 16th, but tickets are still available.

Tickets for the Samuel Beckett Theatre this coming Saturday are nearly sold out, so don't delay!

Given the audience response and demand for tickets, you are strongly advised to book tickets for our October run now!

Glór ENNIS – Tue 15 Oct - (065) 684 3103
Mermaid Arts Centre BRAY – Thu 17 Oct - (01) 272 4030
Siamsa Tíre TRALEE – Sat 19 Oct - (066) 712 3055
The Great Hall DOWNPATRICK – Tue 22 Oct - (028) 4461 0747
Pavilion Theatre DUN LAOGHAIRE – Thu 24 Oct - (01) 231 2929
Theatre at the Mill NEWTOWNABBEY – Sat 26 Oct - (028) 9034 0202

Keep watching Facebook, Twitter and opera.ie for more, exciting competitions and news in the build-up to the October run.

Booking is now open for European Opera Days at Dublin Castle on May 11th at 2pm & 4pm:

http://operadays13.eventbrite.com/ 

BOOK NOW! For this Fabulous Free Event, suitable for all the family. Celebrate Opera!

TELL US WHY YOU LOVE OPERA LIVE. 

Each performance is different. The same score, the same cast, but... a particular acoustic in one venue; news that heartened the lead violin in another; a response to reviews - either good or bad - banding the troupe together in an expression of unity and harmony; singers, having sung the same roles for weeks, suddenly losing themselves in a moment of passion that creates unfakeable, unrepeatable magic for all; an audience that engages willingly in their part of the theatrical contract, suspending disbelief, bearing witness to the piece. Live is ennervating, live means anything can happen, live means that what you are seeing is unique. At its best, live is spellbinding. Even when things go wrong, the humanity of live is exhilarating. We are in this together.

TELL US WHY YOU LOVE OPERA LIVE.

Leave a comment below. Or comment on our Facebook page. Or Tweet @OperaIE using the hashtag #OperaLIVE

The winner will receive a pair of tickets for our opening night at the GB Shaw in Carlow on Friday May 3rd - or a venue of your choice throughout our national tour, subject to availability. Deadline for entries noon on Thursday May 2nd. Winner will be announced on Thursday May 2nd at 1pm.

NOTE - we did receive and note comments on this blog and they were entered into the competition - however we were also heavily spammed and so have disabled comments - apols to those who don't get to see their words in print. Keep an eye out for our Word Cloud coming soon!

  Tune in to Arena on Radio 1 on Tuesday April 30th between 7pm  and 8pm for your chance to win two tickets to CARMEN at the Watergate Theatre and a midweek break at Kilkenny's 4 star Newpark Hotel, including 2 nights B&B and 1 dinner.

With Imelda Drumm in the title role, OTC's production of Carmen, directed by PanPan's Gavin Quinn and designed by Aedín Cosgrove, opens on Friday May 3rd in the GB Shaw Theatre in Carlow.

This ever-popular opera is selling fast, so book now to secure tickets for your preferred venue.

 To see it FIRST! To catch that opening night thrill... you can take advantage of this special rate OTC has secured for you at the 4 star Talbot Hotel in Carlow.

 Simply go to www.talbotcarlow.ie and when you enter May 3rd in the date field, you will see a field for ratecode, enter the code      Carmen     here and you can avail of:

€49 single room B&B  -  €59 double room B&B  -  €69 triple room B&B

Book now to secure this limited offer! And don't forget your tickets too!