Balfe’s only operetta, The Sleeping Queen composed to a libretto by H.B. Farnie, was first presented at the Gallery of Illustration in London in 1864. This performance, a DIT vocal and drama department collaboration, provides a rare opportunity to experience the original work in its first staging in Dublin.

Maria Dolores, Queen of Leon - Catherine Donnelly, soprano
Donna Agnes, Maid of Honour - Sarah Kilcoyne, mezzo soprano
Philippe D’Aquilar, a young exile - Oisin O Dalaigh, tenor
His Excellency, the Regent - Kevin Neville, baritone

Vocal director, Stephen Wallace
Musical director, Una Hunt

Directed by Peter McDermott
Produced by Una Hunt

A short pre-opera talk will be given by Una Hunt

Presented by DIT Vocal and Opera Department