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Petra says there’s “an appetite for opera in Northern Ireland, we just wish we could do more of it”.<\/p>\n

She says that during the Covid-19 pandemic only small crowds were allowed to attend and shows sold out with hundreds of people on the waitlist.<\/p>\n

Then following that, a Northern Ireland performance of La Traviata sold out before it even started. <\/p>\n

NI Opera likewise says many productions regularly sell out and pointed to more than 100 local singers auditioning for about 30 spaces in a chorus development programme.<\/p>\n

Chief executive Cameron Menzies says Chalemet’s comments reflect “a generalised and outdated view” that doesn’t match how it is going from “strength to strength here in Northern Ireland”. <\/p>\n

Plus many viral TikTok sounds or trends also follow classical tunes., external<\/a><\/p>\n

“People do listen to opera, they sometimes just don’t realise they’re listening to it,” Petra says.<\/p>\n

Nicole Meier says ballet shows no sign of slowing down.<\/p>\n

“At age three, the children are still very much flooding through our doors ready and eager to learn,” she says.<\/p>\n

Meir believes the future is very bright, with alumni from her studio going on to dance all over the world.<\/p>\n

She believes this will continue for “many more, beautiful years to come.”<\/p>\n

Charlotte Fastiggi agrees that ballet and opera play a role in Northern Ireland’s cultural landscape.<\/p>\n

In fact, because Northern Ireland is small and performers may not have the same access to to large-scale productions like England and other parts of the UK she says supporting the arts is all the more important.<\/p>\n

Young performers need to “feel inspired and see that these career paths are possible”.<\/p>\n

“I see first-hand how many aspiring young ballet dancers there are in Northern Ireland,” she adds.<\/p>\n