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date = "2015-03-31T17:48:00-04:00"
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slug = "northern-ireland-opera"
title = "Northern Ireland Opera"
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<p>
	Northern Ireland Opera, based at Belfast's historic Grand Opera House, has a mission to provide the highest-quality opera to the widest possible audience. With a philosophy of excellence and risk-taking underpinned by an imaginative programming policy and first-rate casting, Northern Ireland Opera is committed to opera as a unique art form.
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<p>
	By keeping ticket-prices affordable, and through the regular (but not exclusive) use of English in performances, we are committed to widening the audience for opera: everyone will be welcome to our productions, from young to old, rich to poor, and from traditional opera-goers to those who have never seen an opera in their life before.
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