Have you entered our Facebook & Twitter competition yet?

Do keep listening to Lyric FM over the coming weeks, you never know what you might hear....

WLR listeners - there might be a couple of good reasons to keep tuning in to Waterford Local Radio over the coming days.

And The Irish Times might have something more cheering than post-referendum coverage in its pages this coming long weekend.

None of these fabulous competitions would be possible without Faithlegg House Hotel, The Fitzwilton Hotel, Dooley's Hotel and The Munster Bar Restaurant in Waterford City - nor, of course, without our Summer production of Monteverdi's ORFEO - Book now to avoid disappointment!

Our friends on Facebook & those following @OperaIE on Twitter can enter a competition to win a pre-theatre meal, 2 tickets to Orfeo in the Theatre Royal Waterford on Sunday June 10th at 8pm, overnight stay [twin or double room] & breakfast at the 4 star Fitzwilton Hotel.

To enter, competitors must complete & post a sentence telling us who sings the role of Orfeo in our forthcoming production. A winner will be drawn from all correct entries. No correspondence will be entered into in relation to this draw. Winner will be announced 10am June 5th. If winner has not accepted by end of day, s/he forfeits prize & a second draw will take place 10am June 6th. Winner is responsible for their own transport to & from Waterford. Two tickets to Orfeo at 8pm Sunday June 10th in the Theatre Royal Waterford are provided by Opera Theatre Company. Pre-theatre dinner, B&B for Sunday June 10th provided by the Fitzwilton Hotel. These prizes are non-transferable.

On Saturday & Sunday, May 12th & 13th, Opera Theatre Company produced Bach's Coffee Cantata at The Merrion Hotel to celebrate European Opera Days 2012.

The response from the audience was wonderful! It was especially heartening to see so many families at our Sunday matinée. Parents approached us after this performance to say how much their children had enjoyed their first taste of opera. We had many people expressing their delight at both the humour and musicality of the piece and the talent of the singer, and many more very happy to have had the chance to meet the cast, creatives and crew after the performance, in the opulent surroundings of the Merrion hotel.

Pictures from the day - both of performers and our audiences - are available to view on our Facebook page.

Opera Theatre Company was proud to once again put Ireland on the European opera map!

Anna Brady, Eoin Hynes and Nathan Morrison battle over beans... Coffee Beans!

Performing on the day were Young Associate Artists Programme alumni Eoin Hynes and Nathan Morrison and current Young Artist Anna Brady.

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Within 15 minutes of release, tickets for Bach's Coffee Cantata at the Merrion hotel booked out!

While we are delighted with the response, we understand that some people must be disappointed by missing out. If you want to be waitlisted for this event, please e-mail info@opera.ie

This free event celebrates European Opera Days, celebrated in over 80 countries across Europe - Opera Theatre Company is delighted to put Ireland on the European Opera Days map!