Congratulations to Anna Ramzy for securing an Arts Council of Northern Ireland Minority Ethnic Artist Residency Grant. Looking forward to working with Anna as UTO’s first Composer in Residence, including mentorship from Giselle Allen Greg Caffrey and Dafydd Hall Williams

Give the gift of a magical evening of music this Christmas! On 10th Feb 2024 we’ll be returning to the Market Place Theatre with ‘Opera and Orchards’ in partnership with Armagh Cider Company. Ulster Quartet Armagh City Choir #Armagh marketplacearmagh.ticketsolve.com/share/873640404 marketplacearmagh.ticketsolve.com/share/873640404

“My daughter has loved both the singing and drama aspects of these sessions - she loves the magic of watching what it becomes. She came out empowered, joyful, confident and enthusiastic for the next challenge!” Ulster Youth Opera Showcase 2023 Arts Council of Northern Ireland

Great start to the Ulster Touring Opera Spring Workshop programme supported by @halifaxfni Dawn Burns Orly Watson Enniskillen Model Primary School, Holy Trinity Primary School, Newtownbutler Primary School.

Did you attend our Opera and Orchards concert at the The Market Place, Armagh? If so, we’d love to hear from you! Our partners at thrive: making culture count have made a simple audience survey, please take a few minutes to let us know what you thought: surveymonkey.com/r/OperaOrchard…

We would love to hear from you on our proposed ten-year Strategy for 2024-2034. Visit artscouncil-ni.org/10YearStrategy 🗓️ Consultation closes on Friday 5th April 2024.

This week is National Lottery Open Week, marking 30 years of investment in the arts. #NationalLottery funds have supported us through Arts Council of Northern Ireland on projects ranging from our Barber of Seville tour (****Opera Now) to our expanding Ulster Youth Opera programme. #ThanksToYou🤞

Catch us this week at the Sonorities Festival Belfast Festival for demos of our AR Opera app, as well as prototype showcases of Université de Montréal ‘OpéRA de poche’ projects. Thanks to Digital Catapult NI Digital Catapult for letting us use their amazing AV equipment!

Our Composer in Residence Anna Ramzy held her first mentor meeting with amazing NI soprano Giselle Allen this morning in #belfast. Looking forward to workshopping Anna’s work with the Hard Rain Ensemble in July. Anna is supported by Arts Council of Northern Ireland

There's still space to join us tomorrow for Opera workshops with Ulster Touring Opera🎼 For kids 8 - 18yrs, come work with professional singers, directors and pianists to build vocal, acting and movement skills while learning about this amazing art form. themaclive.com/event/ulster-y…

Yesterday we held a workshop of a new opera scene inspired by Oscar Wilde's "Lady Windermere's Fan." The music was written by our composer in residence Anna Ramzy. Great to workshop the piece with Hard Rain Ensemble and singers Anna Gregg and Eoin Foran at SARC Arts Council of Northern Ireland

Extra tickets are now available for Nia Ben Aur, our partnership with eisteddfod and Six Dance Collective If you’re in Wales this weekend, don’t miss this epic retelling of the Irish fable. This partnership is made possible thanks to support from Culture_Ireland

Fantastic performance of Nia Ben Aur eisteddfod this evening with Ulster Touring Opera and Six Dance Collective Wonderful Welsh interpretation of the Irish myth of Oisín, Niamh Cinn Óir and tír na nóg 🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Congratulations to over 350 community members and performers who made Nia Ben Aur such a special production! Particularly dancers Nicola Kilmurry and Tadhg Brennan who are at the heart of our eisteddfod and Six Dance Collective collaboration supported by Culture_Ireland 📷eisteddfod

Our colleague at Belfast Buildings Trust have announced a wonderful opportunity for composers to celebrate Belfast’s creativity through music 🎵 👏

✨ Cast Announcement – Part 1 ✨ The Messiah tour is back, and we’re thrilled to introduce the incredible talent leading the way! 🌟 Anna Gregg Ellen Mawhinney Rebecca Milford Valerie Wong Samantha Lewis Elizabeth Green ulstertouringopera.com/shows/messiah/

✨ Cast Announcement – Part 2 ✨ More amazing talent joins Merry Opera’s Staged Messiah! Cameron Gergett Ashley Mercer Matthew Quirk George Salmon Harry Swanson Glenn Tweedie David Walsh Ralph Thomas Williams ulstertouringopera.com/shows/messiah/

🎭 Meet the Creative Team 🎭 Shining a spotlight on the talents behind the Messiah tour! 🙌 Will Sharma, Olivia Shotton , Jack Stone – Conductor John Ramster – Director Glenn Tweedie – Revival Director Orly Watson – Organist The Merry Opera Company ulstertouringopera.com/shows/messiah/