ULSTER TOURING OPERA LTD A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 Tho truste05 prwnt th'r annual report and ffir1 for th8 year •ndod 31 March 2023. Th• Ilnjroal 8t8t bggn prBpllrnl in a(x1)rda wilh thp accounlirvj polldej t In note 1 to t financ4al statements and eomply wth the charit3 Memrandum and Midos ofAsS0tsatK in¢otwated on 18 June 2021. the C¢ryanw Art 2Cth aThJ "AcctyJnbrvJ Rwrbry by charrt Stslemgnt of RgLy)mmerthd Pra¢1 opplkabkn to Lath3 preparing their accounts In aco)rdance Itto Finandal Repoiting Standard applleabl6 In tho UK and Repub¢ ol Ir•land IFRS 1021 (off•cti 1 Januory 2019>.. ObJ•¢tfvM and •¢tlvlO•• irro's LJjects are to advanc• the •Oucakn of th• ynarnl Publ thro(¥h lh8 preMnt8tson ol opora. and to fijrti th• d•¥lo5xnont of put4ic appreoatson and taste In ts art form. ThrLwh 0Ord tOUn9. Innovati outreach proiects and immernivo tsonolt)3y UTO enabl8S greatef acuss lo opera. UTO is fArymmitted lo onsunng audi•n¢e• enjoy ts physica and dwjrtal content rt crnatas. tther th arn 0tt6rKlirJ crn of UTO'• $70Aboth tour products'on•. ar eTrJagww with an •ugm•ntsd reaty op•ra ¢xp•rnnc usin9 a amar¢hon•. Artl•tl¢ ObJ•ctlvM: . ID crn¥i¥• for opwa an th• north olth•18lind ol lrnlarKI and boyond to njn a fiexlbl8 and lean organisabon en8bn9 artknlc risk . to devdop talt 4TrJ Id0 through partnw•hps . to dovow oxcal•nt rel8tsorshwJs wth UTO'S exwtiw WKI fubjre tourfTrJ vanues In Northam lrnlaThJ and thè Repub¢ of Ireland . to undertske a fla98hip lour kn Swlffj 2023 R•M•rch and D•v•lopm•rt ob¢•J¥•I . to portrwrShi thIn ts immefV4e waor on the Id•nd ol Ir•14fKI and b•rfond to explore a range of volumotn'G caplurn optlonj . to dovelop lthln UTO In prepw•tlon for incnuo kn IMMW•b lecthMh)gy Tho 8tratfj9 ompw to Ihw oty•cbvo8 In th• y•or ¢over•a by th¢ •x¢unts Ind0 ur#dart&king • fijily stageoj production in v•nue8 pr•viousty vuited with the A Night at the Opern concert serw. rxep•rirN the •U9m¢nbJ r•alrty arp for baSe on IOS thr cAd stw sdutkns. and devebwg strategie partner• for th• funding and d•livory ¢1 School work•hops and Ulstar Youth Opera. In UTO's third year, tha company h•¥ bullt upon In r•¥11r@ and d•vd¢)pirvJ Lrro's a¢4itm and futurn an8, c8refvl con8ideratlon Is gfven to th• publk benefft orlslng frcrfn UTO'$ work. The Trustets tske parth)Jl8r Actyunt of Ihe Ct• Ccmmljslon NI'$ general guhJanc4 on Publ benefft vthen re¥11rj the aims and obj'ocfj ot th•rity. The TnJstse$ ¢onspJgr that the worf( of thg dmrlty will wovbje con8i¢Jeth b•n•fft to th• pth as Ilustrat•d by th• ac*'wb•s d8Jcrtb&J in this r¥rl
ULSTER TOURING OPERA LTD A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (coKllNUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AIARCH 2023 Achl•v•m•ntr and P•rform•nc• The Bart)•r of S•vlll• tour 2023 Spring 2023 wa5 be a key p8ri¢Jd for th8 curpany. itro produced Tha &gaar of Sewll•. its first fvlty gt8ged tro bordér tour. Thts production toured to ly venu88 in th• oflrel8rKJ aTrY wThJe8 in Noruwn I[•lw, wlth the MAC Belfrdst as a significant nthv parther. Grianan theth Lettethenny on 10.02.23, MAC Belfast on 15.0123 (sdd rJJtl and Tcr•mhall Arts Space Cavan on 17.0123. Norlhem Irish Vinrrs of the Glenami Festival of Voi( jcAned a rThipany of ni singerJ, as Maladry Frnme performed the rol8 of and Peler c¥Jred the roie of CountAlmavi8 as as p8rfomiing tenor chorus. Northern Irish rising star Sarah FchMOnd made her rolo debut as Rosina and ThcAnas Chonhall played Fuam. Jack Roberts sang th• mlo of Count Akna%Trt h&ryrvJ thi¥ pwfornanca of Lerty at the Dra H(Alarnl Park Yow¥J Arlwt ELyn• ¢kn9iTh Penrarr•q arKI Loren• Paz tr rokn5 of Dr. Bartolo •nd Bert& Tho aCc¥)MnImenf forthe yodudon exparthd on the lu89 Ot th• A ffttwht •t Owa tswr. addiTrJ rl•rirt the plano acc¥)mpaniment EXcepana1 piani¥l WKI corKIKtyr Gary Mathew vrns tr Mwcal Diroctor for th8 produdon. Critscal ac£laNn was garrTed frcxn respecled publicabons suth u OP Ncw maga2irva, vthich ill feabjro a rnviwi in the May 2023 •dfaon: 'Ro11.$ Tr• Bathr of S•th demants ddicacy. flLncy. •rnl IV8e• of lis pwfrym•rn. Durirvj its 1511 Fobnjary wrforn)ance at 8etlas¥s MAC. Uistsr TwriTrJ Oprn's company dwrtonsl cwdty on all Sarah Mle&Ve, - In Oporn May 2023 proYKle slgnificant benefft to existing aTrd 4udieneas: . iffo d¢)ubled the per(ntsg8 of wople bet44WI the agos of2M4 b•tsfftn 21 rKt 2023 Ilentsfy as Dldeaf or disabled. or hm a lo11•mI health C110n. knpact ofthe comparfs it n•ar I vffjnd•rful. h1 to tra1.. atterKI the Malket Pla Theatre in Armagh. bui I was unabh• to me ¢ so I cl8 théi MAC. I do hope AR Op•rn B•lfast and Dublin pr•ml•v Folk1 the ofAR Gbvanrd at th• SXSW F•$1I4ol rn Lrro Ixwhtthis expgrbnce l¥yn8 through premieres in Belf¥t arKI Dublin. The Dubfm PMbigTP to(A( ptac£ at the ARVR Innovate COrrferen on 1511 June 2022. vthere Dafydd Hall wifwis damortstrated the &)p as VRII as tskn'fWJ part in Creative Indtr panel dtscussion which awaable tr) Yie4V ¢)n YOUTU The Belfast pire took at 2 Royal AbEnue on 7
ULSTER TOURING OPERA LTD A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 Butter¢r•no Opera Flash Mob UTQ develijped lis relationship wtth Arts & Business Nl to reach audiences in unexpected IcKatsons. such as business patfts and sh¢Jpping centrBs. On MorKlay 2nd May 2022 Ihe thnpany surprised Shoppers al thg Buttefcrane Centrg in Ngwry with an unforgettable perfofftance, 5LlPPQrted by Arts & Bu5ine3s Nl. Tenor P&lriGk Hyland. pianist Keith mlsr and eight other pertomers underto% a Flash Mob ol PU1n1'S dassic oFera aria chorus 'Nessun Dom)a'. Thg piece was performed at three differBnt points in tho day, and footag8 of the ertt has now l)88n watched on YouTube ovor 4.000 Ilmes. Nl Scr••n Developm•nt Fund Wth Support from Nl Sulon through tho Scrnen Deb0pment Fund, UTO workod with B8lfast4)asod gamos development company llep0t to bnng the AR Opera damonstrator devolowj during the XRX programma to the IOS App Store and to a global market using doud4iased t8thnology. this work was completJ in the 202>24 financial year, a significant portion of this work was undertaken durirw period of these accounts. As well as creating an engaging immefsN6 eypenonce. UTO ha¥ rye•tsd unique intelloctual property arourKI the dlssomin•lion ol volumeirtcally captured perlOrnan that UTO is IoLing to develop furttw. 8prfng 2023 School Oporn Work•hop• and Op•rn Dn th• Lough Conc•rt The Fernanagh Choral Sod8ty securgj on ACNI Rural Arts Engagement Programme grant In partnorship wth Ulgter Tourtng Opera and the Femanagh arvj Omagh Dl$tn"d Counal. The grant 5UPPOrted an ambitsou8 programmg of eng89ernt in Spring 2023. knduding an Opgra on th8 Lough Cofirt featurin9 tha Choral Souety as ?11 98 UTO'8 soloists, and an exlensive cwa wothshop IKowima. The COnrt took pla on V February 2023 4t thè Ardhowen. and indudod a profewional pianisL mezzo4oprano and baritone Bs well os lh8 Feanagh Choral SOCW. 1(X)% of the Chofal Soclety members agreed that it felt r6wardln9 to sing alongside profBs5ional opera singe. and 95% agreed Ihat they fell haPPr after partIpatIng In the projecL 87% of Chor81 Sou8ty Members feft that the project made them feel more ¢onrrted to other8 In Ihe Choral Society. Thor& was slgnlficant demand for thè fr88 Schools, wothshops.. all of tha wothsh¢¥S were fvlly booked withln one wèèk of release, and the twn w&r6 abla to deliver the to 640 chlldren. 25 workshops were deliverod betsveen 17m January 2023 ar 14th February 2023 in arnas such as L¢stellaw. muIreSbrldge, Brookeborowh, Garrison. Ennisks'1n, Newtownbutlar. Donagh, Edwney, INinest(rwn. Aghadrum$è8, Lisnaskaa ar Floren¢e¢ou Th& feedback from the chikjren demonstratss that Ihe vhirkshops mad8 a signtfic8nt Imp8d on thair mood end Sense of wellbging. Aquots from the reFM)rt by Th11 o)nfiTms Ihis.. e saw 8 massive improvement in emoti81 kgve13 88 a result of the school workshops: before tho workshops, 54% of 3tsJd•nts were happy. After the workshops. thi5 metric In¢8$8d to 76% of students.. Thriva roport 2023 76% of the chiklren who took part in ts wclect agreed that Ihey should do mor8 muslc drama wotksh¢JPS in $th0015, ther6 compellirvJ data to sury)fy1 the neeAI for thi8 hind of positive impact on the lives of children In Fernanagh. The impact of Ihis proieds work was recognised by thg BBC, who serrt o reporter to attend ono of tho W0$hoP$ at th8 Ardhowen The8tr9.
ULSTER TOURING OPERA LTD A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 Ul•tsr Youth Op•ra Lrro is commstted to a lonterm approach b er¥Jagt In the areas in fiith It wo. The cLYnpany secJJred support from thè Bank of IrelaTrd Begin Together Fund the ACNI YOUNJ Peq)le ar#J Vklbeing Fund to support a nw arKI innovat¥ Ulstef Youth Opara pr(¥ramm8 in parts with tre Ardh¢y•M. Enniskillen. The programm• dolNars wortshcps to your¥J pwle tthen the agfjs of &18 for a subsidised rate of £3 per wortshop. PartiC4pants develop their Tnusic and drama skms, as as buikjing 0)nffiden and boneffting from th8 proven Iling ben8fits of ¢ommunty arts er4Jagement The first session was h81d on ThWYd 1611 Marth 2023. ith an &13 s¢ssion betrAten 5wn arrtl &45w arKI a 1 Fln•nclal Tevlew Total income recor4d 01 £124.502 for th• poriod •nd•d 31st Math 2023. wilh rhryt of £124,188 and fijnds at th8 wnod end of£9.578 (restric ffijnds £8.738 4Th1 of£2,840>. Rlsk management plac• tp mlty'gate ¢xpo•ur¢ to m•Jor r5& Vheent Crossey, estabttshing that h Compan5 risk managemert contrncTrJ and fin•nual wowlurns •re in li wlth the best praciu eyperted of a prolessional arts organisation. Dafydd Hall williams completed the Rlsk AlsAwarThsS Cowse run by RegerArate. and has cunpleted a range of risk assèssments, indudin9 thos8 for e%¢nts durirvj Iho parKlwnio To ensure best waCti. UTO has In Othber 2022 Ulster Tourlng Opera stgned a serte agreement wlh the F8rmanagh Rural Communlty Inltiativ&. whith 8nables th8 FRCI to submrt AcsS Nl downents on behalf of irro as a regi8tor•d umbr ¢YganisatiorL Accass Nl. Tho next finanLiaS year see a ft>raM on the grry •nd expanslon of Ulster Youth Opern. both wthin Ennlskn19n. nd al in new Wdnu8S 8crrJss Northern Ireland. Ulstsr Touring Opera 11 be appoaring in tho Bellast Intemational Fèstival for tha firgt timè, both as 8 partrnr in an ACNI Organisation Dyital Evolukn pArtrhr led by poety company Quotsdian. and 8190 pmnbng prwniwo offv Kraina soThJ cyde by Mcoonnel arvj perf0Md Orchards. The ent will take place in F•bruary 2024 Jnd vnll invofve irro solosts. the Ulster Sthng Quartet and the Ami4h City Cholr. This marks an impotsnt de10%nent lor the c(xnpany as it begws to partrw with •n8embles in Nl rather than uiili%ng Ix•no for a¢xcryanbnant lh8 next tour. In parbailar. trle a)mY researth h(MT to ttter appty the recommendations In th• ThDAtr• Green Book in FyududiM$ 80 that UTO can become a rokn model in sustainable op8ra produ¢tion. Flnalty. UTO wll ro188so the AR Opera app for free +Jn Iha IOS app store plakn. Foll(ThvirKJ ts lease of the app. Apple Ilon Pm l*a(tsèts.
ULSTER TOURING OPERA LTD A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 Structurei governance and managem•nt UTO's year of operatlons began regrntra"on Ydth Companies House on 2> Dewnber 2019 by founder and ArUsti¢ Director Oafydd H911 Williams. As UTO was set up wlth the intention of achiewng charty status, it wa$ regi6tered as a Company by Guarnntso. The trustse8, who are a150 tho diré¢tor8 lor ts purpose of compgny Iwrf, arKI who dunng tr yo#r and up to the date of 8KdnabJre of the financial statemarts Vre." M¥ Catherine Mccann (ReAiJnad 23 Marcb 2023) Ms Anne Doherty Ms Karen MGShane Ms Marieioulse Muir Dr Hyolung Sun Mr Robert Thlcknes Mr James Donn•lty M8 Jane Monari Mrs Nuala Tralnor {Re8&ned 23 Marth 2023) Irnt¥d 23 March 2023) {Appointad 23 March 2023) {Appolnted 23 March 2023) Th& current Trugtees of Ulster Tounng Opefa ha ba8n rocruited to lh8 board durirrfJ the period covered by th•s8 accounts. Drawn from Ihe arts, •vents, accountsn9, engineering, ioumalisn and ¢rgatNe irdustn"e$ se¢tors, th19 group ot professlonals represents a dsverso. 0Xporw ar passionate govaming body, weu suit8d lo th8 task of over3eein9 the organisation'5 inlbal years of 9foN¥th. Th8 trustsg$' rfjport was aFprofftl by ts BO4 ofTrust5. Ma Karen MGShane