To achieve great things, two things are needed;
a plan, and not quite enough time.
Naomi reprises her critically acclaimed performance as Mary Motorhead in the European premiere of the monodrama by composer Emma O'Halloran.
"A great operatic impersonation of the ecstatic driving force of an inner being, the ordinary becoming extraordinary" - LA Times
"Sung and acted to the nth degree in a go-for-broke performance" - Broadway World
PERFORMANCE DATES:
KILKENNY, WATERGATE THEATRE
Aug 8th, 7pm
Aug 9th, 7pm
Aug 10th, 7pm
Aug 11th, 3pm
DÚN LAOGHAIRE, PAVILION THEATRE
Oct 11th, 7.30pm
Oct 12th, 7.30pm
Oct 13th, 5pm
CORK OPERA HOUSE
Oct 16th, 7.30pm
SIAMSA TÍRE, TRALEE
Oct 19th, 8pm
GLÓR, ENNIS
Oct 23rd, 7.30pm
SOLSTICE, NAVAN
Oct 26th, 7.30pm
Naomi is a contributing writer to The Art of Place, edited by Peadar King and Anne Jones, with photography by John Kelly, currently on sale in bookshops nationwide.
LIBRETTO READING:
10th November 2023
Axis Ballymun
Naomi returns to LA Opera in a reprisal of her role in ADORATION, a chamber opera by Mary Kouyoumdjian and Royce Vavrek.
The production is conducted by Alan Pierson and directed by Laine Rettmer.
PERFORMANCE DATES:
Feb 19th, 8pm
Feb 20th, 8pm
Feb 22nd, 8pm
Feb 23rd, 2pm
PERFORMANCE DATES:
Jan 10 - 21, 2024
As a writer, Naomi is currently developing the libretto for a new chamber opera in collaboration with composer Emma O'Halloran. Development is funded by the Arts Council of Ireland and Music Network with additional supports from Axis Ballymun, BrokenCrow Theatre, and glór.
LIBRETTO READING:
10th November 2023
Axis Ballymun
PICNIC CANTATA by composer Paul Bowles and poet James Schuyler has been released by the New York Festival of Song. The album is now on sale and available across streaming platforms.
"The work is a total delight: imaginative and touching by turns."
-The Arts Fuse
PERFORMANCE DATE:
16th November 2022
Kaufmann Music Centre, New York City
Naomi performs in virtual reality community opera As an nGnách (creators Finola Merivale, Jody O'Neill & Jo Mangan), currently touring international festivals.
CURRENTLY TOURING:
Irish National Opera
Naomi is currently researching and developing a cabaret program featuring the music of Friedrich Hollaender. Her research is supported by the Arts Council of Ireland and Culture Moves Europe.
MORE INFO COMING SOONNaomi created the role of Mrs Van Buren in the Lincoln Center Theater world premiere production of Intimate Apparel, an opera by Ricky Ian Gordon and Lynn Nottage, directed by Bartlett Sher, broadcast on PBS Great Performances.
AVAILABLE TO WATCH:
PBS Great Performances
WATCH NOWTheatre I Opera I Artist-in-Residence
For opera, concert, and theatre enquiries, please contact Ken Benson at Ken Benson Artists.