George Fleeton and Lyric Opera Productions will host the Italian Cultural Institute of Dublin for an evening dedicated to the Italian Opera on 9 October. While waiting for La Traviata (by Lyric Opera Productions), at the National Concert Hall in Dublin on 4, 5 and 7 November with Claudia Boyle as Violetta, George Fleeton will explore the voice and art of Maria Callas on the fortieth anniversary of his death in Paris. George Fleeton, former director of the annual Opera Fringe Festival (2002-2009), has taught Opera, Cinema, Literature and Theater at several universities in Northern and Southern Ireland (1994-2014), particularly at Queen’s University Belfast.
