BRAVO – Erasmus+ project: Celebrating the Bold and Resilient Achievements of Visionary European Women through Opera - TU Dublin Research
TU Dublin Conservatoire, School of Media, and School of Art and Design are working on the creation of a contemporary opera production with four European partner institutions.
TU Dublin Conservatoire, School of Media, and School of Art and Design are working on the creation of a contemporary opera production with four European partner institutions.
The BRAVO project – Celebrating the Bold and Resilient Achievements of Visionary European Women through Opera is an Erasmus+ KA220 Strategic Partnership International Project. The aim of the project, which is being implemented under the leadership of the coordinating higher education institution, the Conservatorio Statale di Musica Vincenzo Bellini in Sicily, is to create a contemporary opera production that presents the values of the European Union through the portrayal of three historical female figures: Eleanor of Aquitaine; Christine de Pizan; Marie Curie.
The new opera, Visioniaries, performed by university students and lecturers, will be premiered in Italy and Hungary as well as TU Dublin Concert Hall in 2026/2027.
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(views of Caltanisetta Opera House)
Participating institutions:
1. Conservatorio Statale di Musica "Vincenzo Bellini" di Caltanissetta - Italy, Caltanissetta
2. Eszterházy Károly Catholic University – Hungary, Eger
3. Technological University Dublin – Ireland, Dublin
4. Contemporanea – Italy, Angri
5. Idoneus Srl – Italy, Rome
Project ID: 2024-1-IT02-KA220-ADU-000245875
Project duration: 01.12.2024 – 30.11.2027
The project participants from TU Dublin are: Dr Rachel Talbot (PI), Dr Kevin Hora, Dr David Bremner, Richard McGrath, Katriona Flynn, Laoise O’Brien. All the vocal soloists will be TU Dublin Conservatoire students. Members of TU Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra will collaborate with musicians from the orchestra of the Bellini Conservatoire to form an orchestra of 24 players. There will also be a chamber choir from the Eszterházy University. Costumes will be designed by students in TU Dublin School of Art and Design.