Irish National Opera

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Irish National Opera is one of Ireland's largest arts organisations{{Cite web |last=webmaster |first=Arts Council |date=2023-11-05 |title=Who we funded |url=https://www.artscouncil.ie/funding-decisions/ |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=www.artscouncil.ie}} and presents opera in Dublin, on tour across Ireland and internationally.{{Cite web |title=Our Role {{!}} Irish National Opera |url=https://www.irishnationalopera.ie/about/our-role |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=www.irishnationalopera.ie |language=en}} Irish National Opera was created from a merger of the Opera Theatre Company (OTC) and Wide Open Opera in 2017 and launched in January 2018.

Irish National Opera was officially launched on 9 January 2018 with an inaugural concert, The Big Bang! at the National Concert Hall in Dublin.{{Cite web |title=National Opera’s Big Bang! a real statement of intent |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/national-opera-s-big-bang-a-real-statement-of-intent-1.3357342 |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=The Irish Times |language=en}} A national tour of Thomas Adès's chamber opera Powder Her Face followed in March 2018.Dervan, Michael (3 July 2017). [https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/classical/arts-council-announces-new-opera-company-1.3138013 "Arts Council announces new opera company"].The Irish Times. Retrieved 9 March 2018.Parr, Freya (9 January 2018). [http://www.classical-music.com/news/irish-national-opera-launches-tonight "Irish National Opera launches tonight"].BBC Music Magazine. Retrieved 9 March 2018.Irish Times 9 Jan 2018 [https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/irish-national-opera-launches-with-a-big-bang-1.3350322 Irish National Opera launches with a Big Bang!] A day of celebration and an opera marathon mark birth of a new approach to opera