National Opera House

"Ireland's National Opera House is a state-of-the-art performance venue tactfully inserted into a dense, historic urban plan; a “secret gem” tucked away behind a reinstated street-front. All walnut-lined auditorium, calling to mind the interior of a stringed instrument. The operational flexibility given by the orchestra pit lifts, and the stage and backstage facilities, together with the horse shoe-shaped balconies, arguably qualify National Opera House as Ireland’s first fully-specified purpose-built opera house.