It’s Handel’s Messiah as you’ve never seen it before! Ulster Touring Opera is delighted to partner with Merry Opera Company in bringing this beautiful and innovative staged production of Handel’s iconic masterpiece to Northern Ireland.

This year will mark the 15th tour of this critically acclaimed production, which has been seen over 14,600 audience members. Visionary director John Ramster reimagined the Messiah, presenting twelve strangers seeking spiritual comfort in their struggle to understand the world. Encountering each other in a church, the characters inspire one another to pick up the ragged threads of their lives and look to the future with hope.

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The Messiah

Church of St John the Evangelist

The Great Hall Stormont

St. Patrick's Cathedral Northern Ireland

St Patrick's Church Coleraine

Guildhall Derry

Lisburn Cathedral

Portico Arts & Heritage Centre

Church Of St. Patrick Whitehead

Ulster Touring Opera partnered with the National Eisteddfod Wales and Six Dance Collective to present a new large-scale music theatre adaptation of the iconic Irish story Nia Ben Aur. Alongside the professional Welsh singers, Irish dancers and international instrumentalists, over 300 community choir members brought the piece to life in Pontypridd this summer.

National Eisteddfod: Nia Ben Aur