Fergus Sheil
@fergussheil.bsky.social
Artistic Director of Irish National Opera. Conductor. Lucky to work in the most exciting and rewarding area.
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As usual, there were less outstanding opera productions than concerts (going to be a bigger one), but plenty of standout performances and two rich comedies in Wexford and Dublin. A survey from self and colleagues for @theartsdesk.bsky.social theartsdesk.com/opera/best-2...
Best of 2024: Opera
Ireland takes the palm for best of 2024, with Wexford hitting comic heights among its three rarities in Donizettian let’s-make-an-opera, while Irish National Opera gave us a world-class Salome, a Viva...
theartsdesk.com
December 27, 2024 at 10:53 AM
As usual, there were less outstanding opera productions than concerts (going to be a bigger one), but plenty of standout performances and two rich comedies in Wexford and Dublin. A survey from self and colleagues for @theartsdesk.bsky.social theartsdesk.com/opera/best-2...
Reposted by Fergus Sheil
Couldn't resist blurting out my amazement at
@sorayamafi.bsky.social's perfect Gilda after the performance yesterday, but here's the rave in context. Kudos to INO Artist Director @fergussheil.bsky.social for giving it all such vivid musical life. theartsdesk.com/opera/rigole...
@sorayamafi.bsky.social's perfect Gilda after the performance yesterday, but here's the rave in context. Kudos to INO Artist Director @fergussheil.bsky.social for giving it all such vivid musical life. theartsdesk.com/opera/rigole...
Rigoletto, Irish National Opera / Murrihy, Collins, NCH Dublin review - greatness everywhere
How many Rigolettos have regular operagoers among you sat through where there wasn’t some major defect, either in the production or the three major roles? Here there are none. INO’s jester and Duke ar...
theartsdesk.com
December 2, 2024 at 10:58 AM
Couldn't resist blurting out my amazement at
@sorayamafi.bsky.social's perfect Gilda after the performance yesterday, but here's the rave in context. Kudos to INO Artist Director @fergussheil.bsky.social for giving it all such vivid musical life. theartsdesk.com/opera/rigole...
@sorayamafi.bsky.social's perfect Gilda after the performance yesterday, but here's the rave in context. Kudos to INO Artist Director @fergussheil.bsky.social for giving it all such vivid musical life. theartsdesk.com/opera/rigole...
My first post on Bluesky! Here’s some pictures from my walk this morning. Through the wood, down to the beach and then home. A one hour loop. And hello to anyone I know here on this platform!!!
November 18, 2024 at 2:03 PM
My first post on Bluesky! Here’s some pictures from my walk this morning. Through the wood, down to the beach and then home. A one hour loop. And hello to anyone I know here on this platform!!!