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4th July 2010: Cork Opera House Temporary Closure
Cork Opera House is closed until Tuesday 28th September. You may book online for FAME – THE MUSICAL. Tickets will be posted the week of 6th September.
If you would like to book a box, please email us at corporate@corkoperahouse.ie or submit an enquiry form here.
The box office will reopen on Monday 6th September at 11am. Cork Opera House will reopen with FAME – THE MUSICAL on 28 September. We look forward to welcoming you back in September with a vibrant Autumn Season.
26th March 2010: Cork Opera House Creates New Business Partnerships
With the Arts Council announcing a 20% cut in funding for arts organisations Cork Opera House has found new ways of bringing in essential revenue streams.
A more uplifting announcement came today of a three-year partnership that will see Opera House cast and crew put up in the tranquil leafy surrounds on the edge of the City as Fitzgerald’s Vienna Woods Hotel becomes the Opera House’s Official Accommodation Partner.
Jason Sleator, Sales & Marketing Manager, for Fitzgerald’s Vienna Woods Hotel said of the partnership, “This is an exciting opportunity for Vienna Woods to substantially increase our marketing activities for minimal cost. Effectively, we are swapping each others services on a contra basis. Besides the obvious benefits we are thrilled to be part of such a unique approach and look forward to working closely with Cork Opera House over the next three years.”
This kind of creative partnership reflects the times we are in. This resourceful endeavour will allow Cork Opera House reinvest the substantial cost of accommodating casts into its production spend producing more impressive sets and costing for longer hours of creative input.
Bryan Flynn, director of West Side Story currently playing at the Opera House said about his cast, “They work really hard, putting their heart and soul into every performance. It is essential that they have a homely, comfortable place to stay so they can recuperate and do it all again with the same gusto the next day”
Fitzgerald’s Vienna Woods Hotel will be able to double the value of its marketing activities in terms of spend based on this win – win style relationship. Cork Opera Houses executive director, Gerry Barnes, is thrilled with the partnership saying “we are delighted to have Fitzgerald’s Vienna Woods Hotel united with Cork Opera House in an affiliation that serves both in a financial and a cultural way. It is the support of companies such as Fitzgerald’s Vienna Woods that allows Cork Opera House to bring a high quality shows such as West Side Story to the people of Cork.”
West Side Story has extended its performance run until Saturday 3rd April.
7th December 2009: Cork Opera House send out Call for Proposals
In association with Opera 2005, the Opera House is producing an adaptation of Mozart’s Magic Flute – an opera with puppets adapted for children aged 8-12 starring Mary Hegarty and Nyle Wolfe and featuring life-sized puppets and live musicians.
A prince from the East on a quest to save a beautiful princess. An hilarious sidekick. A struggle between darkness and light. Mythical creatures. A fierce dragon. Fire. Water. Magic Bells. And a magic Flute.
The production will tour to the county’s theatres in early 2010 then come back to play the Half Moon Theatre and Opera House main stage and will form part of Shanghai 2010 Expo later in the year.
West Side Story is Broadway’s most memorable musicals and one of the greatest love stories of all time. Director Bryan Flynn and the creative team that brought us the musical drama, Michael Collins, now bring this a thrilling presentation to the Opera House stage opening Easter 2010. West Side Story will be the
big Spring musical of the season occupying the busy Easter slot following Michael Collins, Blood Brothers and Disney’s Beauty the Beast.
Proposals are invited from companies wishing to promote their brands via title sponsorship or performance sponsorship for either production.
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Mary Hegarty, Magic Flute, Conor McManagan, MSL Cork Gerry Barnes of Cork Opera House and
John O’Brien, Magic Flute at the launch of the 2009 Season The Met: Live in HD.
Following the phenomenal success and popularity of the first season in Ireland last year, Opera Ireland in association with RTE Lyric FM presents The MET Live in HD, the Metropolitan Opera’s award-winning series of live transmissions brought to Cork Opera House thanks to Mercedes-Benz MSL Cork, Turners Cross.
On nine Saturdays between October and May, the operas will be broadcast live in HD (High Definition) directly from the stage of Lincoln Center in New York to a large screen in Cork Opera House. The broadcasts will begin at 6pm GMT/1pm in New York. The season kicks off with Puccini’s Tosca starring Karita Mattila on Saturday 10 October.
10th June 2009: Our New Auditorium Unveiled!!
After a hugely successful official re-opening on Wednesday 10th June by President Mary McAleese, we are delighted to finally have such a luxurious auditorium which the people of Cork can be truely proud of.
