After winning an Olivier award for their production of Vivaldi's opera Bajazet in 2021, Irish National Opera with the Irish Baroque Orchestra is returning to the Italian master for L’Olimpaide - an ambitious show which will tour Ireland and be staged in three countries over the next year.
This work tells a story of power, love, and deception set in ancient Greece, around the Olympic Games - but the men of this Olympiad aren’t competing for medals of gold, but rather a princess’s hand in marriage.
📻🎙️ We were on the air last night! 🌟 Listen back to mezzo-soprano Alexandra Urquiola and répétiteur Oliver-John Ruthven, as well as INO artistic director @fergussheil talk about our touring produciton of Vivaldi's #INOOlimpiade on @RTEArena! 🔗 https://t.co/CFC2plIEsX 🎶 pic.twitter.com/iiuZ6Yjlyd
— Irish National Opera (@IrishNatOpera) March 27, 2024
L’Olimpiade will be performed in Dublin, then tour around Ireland - then it will be performed internationally including at the Royal Opera House in London and Nouvel Opéra Fribourg in Switzerland.
Mezzo Soprano Alexandra Urqiola and INO’s artistic director, Fergus Sheil joined Sean Rocks in studio for RTÉ Arena - listen above, and listen to more from Arena here.
