Northern Ireland Opera's The Festival of Voice this weekend

Northern Ireland Opera's The Festival of Voice returns to Belfast this weekend (27 to 29 August 2021) with three recitals, presented in association with BBC Radio 3, and the annual competition with this year's finalists, Amy Conneely (mezzo-soprano), Caroline Behan (soprano), Cerys MacAllister (soprano), Ellen Mawhinney (soprano), Katie Richardson McCrea (mezzo-soprano) and Matthew Mannion (baritone), plus the Peter Rankin Piano Intern is Brendan Kennedy.

There are three recitals from Ben McAteer (baritone), Kathryn Rudge (mezzo-soprano) and Elizabeth Watts (soprano), each with pianist Simon Lepper. The recitals are being performed without an audience but will be recorded for broadcast on BBC Radio 3. 

The finale of the Glenarm Festival of Voice Vocal competition will have an audience who will be able to watch the six singers competing for the Deborah Voigt Opera Prize. The six finalists have the opportunity to work with prestigious vocal coaches across the weekend in the build-up to the finale where they compete by performing arias, duets and Irish songs in front of a judging panel of opera experts.

Full details from Northern Ireland Opera's website.