Irish National Opera presents
THE BIG BANG!
Inaugural Concert

Celebrate the launch of Irish National Opera with the voices of leading Irish singers Orla Boylan, Claudia Boyle, Sharon Carty, Jennifer Davis, Anna Devin, Imelda Drumm, Máire Flavin, Ben McAteer, John Molloy, Miriam Murphy, Gavan Ring and Padraic Rowan. Featuring the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Fergus Sheil, expect music by Wagner, Catalani, Korngold, Saint-Saëns, Verdi, Gluck, Wallace, Gounod, Tchakiovsky, Giordano, Rossini, and Verdi from operas Lohingrin, La Wally, Samson et Dalila, Aida, Orfeo ed Euridice, Maritana, Roméo et Juliette, Eugene Onegin, La cenerentola, La traviata and Falstaff.

Performed by - Claudia Boyle, Orla Boylan, Anna Devin, Jennifer Davis, Máire Flavin, Sharon Carty, Imelda Drum, Miriam Murphy, Gavan Ring, Ben McAteer, Padraic Rowan & John Molloy

RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra
Fergus Sheil, conductor

Presented by Irish National Opera

Wagner Prelude to Act III Lohingrin (Orchestra)
Catalani Ebben ne andro La Wally (Máire Flavin)
Korngold Mein sehnen, mein wahnen Die Tote Stadt (Ben McAteer)
Saint-Saëns Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix Samson et Dalila (Imelda Drumm)
Verdi O patria mia Aida (Orla Boylan)
Gluck Addio, addio, o miei sospiri Orfeo ed Euridice (Sharon Carty)
Wallace The Marriner in his Barque Maritana (John Molloy)
Gounod Amour, ranime mon courage Roméo et Juliette (Anna Devin)
Tchakiovsky O! Kak mnye tyazhelo (final scene) Eugene Onegin (Jennifer Davis, Gavan Ring)
Giordano La mamma morta Andrea Chénier (Miriam Murphy)
Rossini Là del ciel nell'arcano profondo La cenerentola (Padraic Rowan)
Verdi Ah fors'è lui...sempre libra La traviata (Claudia Boyle)
Verdi Tutto nel mondo è burla Falstaff (All singers)