Opera company perform for last time in town
Wednesday September 08 2010
IT'S been revealed that next week's production of The Diary of Anne Frank at the Droichead Arts Centre by the Opera Theatre Company will be their last in Drogheda.
The touring company will close at the end of the year, making their last trip around the country a poignant one.
'It is a time of premieres and finales: it is the Irish premiere of Grigory Frid's The Diary of Anne Frank, it is soprano Ani Maldjian's Irish debut, it is co-director's Ingrid Craigie's first sojourn into opera but it is also a finale in that this this will be OTC's last production,' stated the chairperson of the Opera Theatre Company, Virginia Kerr.
The Diary of Anne Frank will be on the stage at the Droichead on Friday next, September 17th.
Sung in English, the opera uses Anne's own words to illustrate different episodes from life in hiding.
The young teenager's writings provide a poignant and personal insight into a world event, chronicling an important era in European history from the viewpoint of someone living through its reality.
The opera night promises to be a real deal for those with a love of the arts as the Droichead and Bru Bar Bistro have come up with the fantastic pre theatre meal –deal in Bru before the performance at a special price for theatre goers.
For details of tickets and the meal –deal call; 041 9833946 or book online at www.droichead. com.
- Colin Bell.
