Performer: Brendan Collins

Strong vocals from the three principal singers and a sure musical direction from young conductor Farrell help offset some of the less than convincing elements to Olivia Fuchs' production. 

In NIO's annual opera production at the Belfast Grand Opera House, Cameron Menzies directs Puccini's Tosca. 

Paul Curran's production of Carmen is entertaining and slick, with Paula Murrihy as a feisty heroine.