Concerts and opera
Classical concerts and opera in Dublin
42 performances in Dublin on our calendars, from Wed 4 Nov 2026 to Sat 29 May 2027, at 5 halls. Most often on the programme: Eugene Onegin (4 performances) and the music of Ludwig van Beethoven.
Tap a night, then a later one for a stay of several. The brighter the day, the more plays.
The whole season42 performances
November 2026
- Wed 4 Nov · 19:30Bizet: CarmenBord Gáis Energy Theatre · Irish National Opera
- Fri 6 Nov · 19:30Bizet: CarmenBord Gáis Energy Theatre · Irish National Opera
- Fri 6 Nov · 19:30Dukas: L'Apprenti Sorcier · Korngold: Violin Concerto · Strauss: Also sprach ZarathustraNational Concert Hall · National Concert Hall, Dublin
- Sat 7 Nov · 19:30Bizet: CarmenBord Gáis Energy Theatre · Irish National Opera
- Tue 10 Nov · 20:00Beethoven: Coriolan · Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 · Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5National Concert Hall · National Concert Hall, Dublin
- Fri 13 Nov · 19:30Elgar: Cello Concerto · Sibelius: Symphony No. 7 · Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1National Concert Hall · National Concert Hall, Dublin
- Tue 24 Nov · 20:00Schubert: WinterreiseNational Concert Hall · National Concert Hall, Dublin
- Fri 27 Nov · 19:30Britten: War RequiemNational Concert Hall · National Concert Hall, Dublin
December 2026
- Tue 1 Dec · 19:30Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 1 · Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3Whyte Hall, Dublin · The English Concert
- Fri 4 Dec · 19:30Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 · Wagner: Tristan und Isolde · Bernstein: West Side StoryNational Concert Hall · National Concert Hall, Dublin
- Sat 12 Dec · 20:00ECM 2026: Sir András Schiff - The Art of FugueNational Concert Hall · National Concert Hall, Dublin
January 2027
- Fri 1 Jan · 15:30Lehár: Das Land des Lächelns · Strauss Jr: Der Zigeunerbaron · Strauss Jr: Die FledermausNational Concert Hall · National Concert Hall, Dublin
- Fri 15 Jan · 19:30Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3 · Elgar: Enigma Variations · Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3National Concert Hall · National Concert Hall, Dublin
- Fri 22 Jan · 19:30Bonis: Three Legendary Women · Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2 · Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5National Concert Hall · National Concert Hall, Dublin
- Fri 29 Jan · 19:30Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 · Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 · Beethoven: Symphony No. 1National Concert Hall · National Concert Hall, Dublin
February 2027
- Fri 5 Feb · 19:30Beethoven: Egmont · Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 · Karłowicz: Eternal SongsNational Concert Hall · National Concert Hall, Dublin
- Sun 7 Feb · 17:30Rameau: Les BoréadesThe Helix · Irish National Opera
- Fri 12 Feb · 19:30Dvořák: Serenade for Strings · Dvořák: Cello ConcertoNational Concert Hall · National Concert Hall, Dublin
- Wed 17 Feb · 20:00Sibelius: Violin Concerto · Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5National Concert Hall · Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
- Fri 26 Feb · 19:30Beethoven: Fidelio · Adams: Nixon in China · Beethoven: Symphony No. 3National Concert Hall · National Concert Hall, Dublin
March 2027
- Fri 5 Mar · 19:30Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 · Mahler: Symphony No. 4National Concert Hall · National Concert Hall, Dublin
- Fri 12 Mar · 19:30Schumann: Cello Concerto · Bruckner: Symphony No. 6National Concert Hall · National Concert Hall, Dublin
- Fri 19 Mar · 19:30Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 · Beethoven: Symphony No. 4National Concert Hall · National Concert Hall, Dublin
- Fri 26 Mar · 15:30Bach: Passion According to St. MatthewNational Concert Hall · National Concert Hall, Dublin
April 2027
- Sun 4 Apr · 17:00Puccini: TurandotBord Gáis Energy Theatre · Irish National Opera
- Wed 7 Apr · 19:30Puccini: TurandotBord Gáis Energy Theatre · Irish National Opera
- Fri 9 Apr · 19:30New Music Dublin: NSOI play Bennett, Tabakova & BirtwistleNational Concert Hall · National Concert Hall, Dublin
- Sat 10 Apr · 19:30Puccini: TurandotBord Gáis Energy Theatre · Irish National Opera
- Thu 15 Apr · 20:00Pärt: Da pacem Domine · Pärt: Magnificat · Pärt: The Woman with the Alabaster BoxNational Concert Hall · National Concert Hall, Dublin
- Fri 16 Apr · 19:30Strauss: Don Juan · Schubert: Symphony No. 8 · Brahms: Violin ConcertoNational Concert Hall · National Concert Hall, Dublin
- Fri 23 Apr · 19:30Sibelius: Violin Concerto · Beethoven: Symphony No. 5National Concert Hall · National Concert Hall, Dublin
- Fri 30 Apr · 19:30Rossini: La gazza ladra · Dvořák: Symphony No. 9National Concert Hall · National Concert Hall, Dublin
May 2027
- Thu 6 May · 20:00Ortiz: Kauyumari · Bernstein: West Side Story · Stravinsky: The FirebirdNational Concert Hall · National Concert Hall, Dublin
- Fri 7 May · 19:30Mazzoli: Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres) · Holst: The PlanetsNational Concert Hall · National Concert Hall, Dublin
- Fri 14 May · 19:30Mendelssohn: The Hebrides: Overture · Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn · Beethoven: Symphony No. 2National Concert Hall · National Concert Hall, Dublin
- Fri 21 May · 19:30Debussy: La Mer · Bartók: Duke Bluebeard's CastleNational Concert Hall · National Concert Hall, Dublin
- Sat 22 May · 20:00Haydn: Violin Concerto No. 1 · Mahler: Symphony No. 10National Concert Hall · National Concert Hall, Dublin
- Sun 23 May · 17:00Tchaikovsky: Eugene OneginGaiety Theatre · Irish National Opera
- Tue 25 May · 19:30Tchaikovsky: Eugene OneginGaiety Theatre · Irish National Opera
- Thu 27 May · 19:30Tchaikovsky: Eugene OneginGaiety Theatre · Irish National Opera
- Fri 28 May · 19:30Berlioz: La Damnation de FaustNational Concert Hall · National Concert Hall, Dublin
- Sat 29 May · 19:30Tchaikovsky: Eugene OneginGaiety Theatre · Irish National Opera
Nothing plays on these dates. Try another night.
The halls
Most played here
Pictures via Wikimedia Commons · Dublin: Smirkybec, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bord Gáis Energy Theatre: Kanakari, CC BY-SA 3.0