MFG & Galway 2020 present: 'Paper Boat' a community opera by Elaine Agnew with libretto by Jessica Traynor (World premiere)
St Nicholas Collegiate Church
Music for Galway and Galway 2020 present Paper Boat: An Opera for Galway, in association with Irish National Opera.
To the people of Galway, famed for your welcome, your endurance of siege and famine, I beg for sanctuary.
With a libretto written by Jessica Traynor and music by Elaine Agnew, the community opera Paper Boat weaves together history, mythology and current events to tell a story of human endurance, inspired by the diverse communities who engage with the cultural and spiritual hub that is St Nicholas'.
Artistic Advisor/Chorus Director: Mark Duley
Conductor: Sinead Hayes
Cast
Gemma Ní Bhriain - Mother
Bríd Ní Ghruagáin - fFrench
Rory Dunne - Young Man
Brendan Collins - Lynch
Paper Boat Ensemble
Athenry Music School String Ensemble
Coole Music and Arts Young String Ensemble
St Patrick’s Brass Band
Collegium
Choristers of St Nicholas Schola Cantorum
Coole Harmonies and Guest
Tickets and Booking Information
Performance duration: c. 70 minutes
Doors open 40 minutes before the performance.
Concert tickets also give access to I Claim Sanctuary by artist Philip Fogarty, a newly commissioned site-specific sound installation for St. Nicholas’, inspired by Paper Boat.
For booking, visit the Music For Galway website.