Dear friends and followers, SligoBaroqueFestival is eligible for this funding raffle-we’d be so grateful if you’d nominate us, every vote counts and entries close this Friday! culture.movementforgood.com/index.php?cn=2…

✨Christmas Lights Switch On✨ is taking place on Saturday 23rd November in Queen Maeve Square. 🎅Santa will switch on the lights at 6pm🎄 @oceanfmireland @sligo @sligobid Sligo Weekender @sligochampion

We’re delighted to have been awarded €4000 from the AIB #AIBCommunityFund!! Thanks to all who voted for us 🙏 Pictured are our artistic director Sharon Carty, Lorraine Rooney & Charlie Kane from AIB Sligo. We have more VERY exciting news coming soon so #watchthispace ✨

🚨🚨🚨🚨NEWS!! We’ve been awarded The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon funding to stage our very own youth opera next year. #Sligo young people will work with composer Anna Mullarkey and director #UteEngelhardt among others! Stay tuned for further details coming very soon! #Worldchildrensday ⭐️

Ladies and gentlemen, SligoBaroqueFestival is delighted to announce the initial rehearsals for our newly formed Festival Chorus with artistic director Sharon Carty Sharon Carty. Come along later this month, all are welcome! Sligo BID Sligo County Council Pls share ⭐️🙏

Announcing our #Youthopera for #Sligo in 2025! Full details of this exciting project will be released in the first week of 2025 across local press and our social channels. Drop us an email on [email protected] to pre-register your interest.

Irish National Opera presents Fledermaus Famous for his “The Blue Danube” waltz Fledermaus is Johann Strauss’ most popular opera. The story has hilarious twists & turns, with disguises, double crossings & rivers of champagne. Thurs 13 Feb, 2025 Book here >>i.mtr.cool/atiumzdyyq

⭐️Now recruiting!⭐️ We’re so excited to welcome interested teens and their parents to a public information meeting on Sat 18th Jan 4.30-6pm in Sligo Presbyterian Church Hall. Please come along to the meeting and/or email [email protected] to register! Pls share! 🎶

Note that the cast for Irish National Opera’s production of Die Fledermaus features none other than our artistic director mezzo-soprano Sharon Carty Sharon Carty in the role of Prince Orlowsky! We already have our tickets 🎟️ Don’t miss it!

Here’s the full flyer for our upcoming public info meeting about our youth opera project! There’s a lot going on behind the scenes and we’re looking forward to meeting potential participants next Saturday! #opera #youngpeople #art

Thank you Irish National Opera! We’re looking forward to cracking open the bubbly for your #Fledermaus next month 🦇

We welcomed opera director Ute Engelhardt and composer Anna Mullarkey to Sligo on Saturday for a public meeting, with young people and their parents, about our youth opera project! See sligobaroquefestival.com to learn more! Festival in a Van Hawk's Well Theatre Cairde Sligo Arts Festival

Our first youth opera workshop weekend is Feb8th/9th! Places are filling up fast so make sure to drop us a line and get your application form in quickly! [email protected] The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon Festival in a Van Cairde Sligo Arts Festival Hawk's Well Theatre Sligo County Council The Sligo Champion

Our 4th #SBMF youth #opera weekend took place last weekend in Mercy College, Sligo. with assistant stage manager and props maker #SueCrawford taking the participants through the elements of her job! We made Steven Wintercroft masks which will be used in the performance in September! #molanóige

Introducing the SligoBaroqueFestival Chorus!We’re grateful to Sligo BID and the Dept of Tourism, Culture, Arts for the initial funding to set up our #FestivalChorus who will make their debut at this year’s festival in September!Can you deduce what beloved choral work they’ll perform?

🎹 Calling Pianists! Apply for the répétiteur spot in Irish National Opera’s 2025/26 INO Studio 🎶 Train with top coaches, work on productions & develop your skills over a year-long programme. 📝 Apply by 22 June | 🎼 Auditions 2 July 👉 bit.ly/3FDlj8o #INOStudio #OperaJobs

Some of our wonderful #youthopera participants are off to #Dublin today on Iarnród Éireann to meet designer #clairegarvey and choose fabrics to use in their costume making! The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon Festival in a Van #education #youngpeople

We can’t wait to welcome you to Sligo soon! ⭐️

Tickets are now on sale for the 2025 SligoBaroqueFestival! Full details on our website sligobaroquefestival.com/2025festival The Model Sligo Hawk's Well Theatre The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon Sligo County Council Sligo BID

Meet the SligoBaroqueFestival Chorus! We’re looking forward to their debut performance on Sept 28th! Tickets available here : themodelmusic.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/sh… Sligo County Council Sligo BID The Model Sligo The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon