9 6 ▁the ▁company ▁advert ised ▁once ▁again ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁Art istic ▁Director . ▁That ▁same ▁year ▁it ▁also ▁officially ▁re - brand ed ▁itself ▁as ▁Opera ▁Ireland . ▁ ▁Opera ▁Ireland ▁ceased ▁operation ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁The ▁plan ▁of ▁the ▁Arts ▁Council ▁of ▁Ireland ▁was ▁to ▁create ▁the ▁Irish ▁National ▁Opera . ▁However , ▁the ▁new ▁company ▁never ▁became ▁oper ational ▁and ▁the ▁project ▁was ▁eventually ▁shut ▁down . ▁ ▁Irish ▁National ▁Opera ▁The ▁project ▁was ▁restart ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁with ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁Irish ▁National ▁Opera ▁to ▁be ▁formed ▁under ▁from ▁the ▁mer ger ▁of ▁Opera ▁Theatre ▁Company ▁and ▁W ide ▁Open ▁Opera ▁with ▁Fer g us ▁She il ▁as ▁art istic ▁director . ▁The ▁Irish ▁National ▁Opera ▁officially ▁launched ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁with ▁a ▁production ▁of ▁Thomas ▁Ad ès ' s ▁chamber ▁opera ▁Pow der ▁Her ▁Face ▁with ▁plans ▁to ▁present ▁and ▁tour ▁six ▁more ▁oper as ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Official ▁website ▁as ▁arch ived ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Video : ▁History ▁Of ▁Opera ▁Ireland ▁ 1 9 4 1 – 2 0 1 0 ▁on ▁Archive . org ▁Bro ch ure ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁Spring ▁Festival ▁of ▁Italian ▁Opera ▁presented ▁by ▁the ▁Dublin ▁Grand ▁Opera ▁Society ▁Official ▁website ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁National ▁Opera ▁ ▁Category : Oper a ▁companies ▁Category : Ar ts ▁in ▁Dublin