Ailís Ní Ríain: ‘Words and music are things we do against all better judgment’
Composer on the challenges of her latest work and the transformative effect of Zoom
The 47th Saturday review: Nicely paced but vocal projection is overdone
Wexford Festival Opera: Young cast cope well with demands of Andrew Synnott’s music
Three Irish opera projects shortlisted for prestigious European prize
Michael Gallen’s Straymaker, Wexford Festival Opera and Irish National Opera make list
Wexford opera, virtually: A bittersweet affair in Covid’s shadow
First-rate soloists and the Wexford Factory enliven binge-watching this year’s Wexford Festival Opera online, a Festival in the Air
Wexford Factory performers at heart of this year’s Opera Festival productions
Singers will appear in Waiting for Shakespeare and Falstaff and more
Wexford Festival Opera goes online in series of free performances
Waiting for Shakespear...The Festival in the Air is an eight-day online celebration
Why choose a law course? You may not get rich, but it can be rewarding
So what do solicitors and barristers actually do? It’s not like Suits or Law & Order on TV
What is it that opera traditionalists want exactly?
It has become clear over the years that whatever it is they like, they call it traditional
Artistic director plans new theme for every Wexford Festival Opera
Rosetta Cucchi, who brings an open-hearted warmth to her task, has chosen ‘Shakespeare’ for 2020
La cucina/Adina review: A production so busy it ties itself in knots
Wexford Festival Opera: Andrew Synnott’s skilful music faces a riot of onstage activity
Andrew Synnott: A musician who needs to express himself in all kinds of different ways
Synnot will be first living Irish composer to have work featured on main stage of Wexford Festival Opera
Meet Wexford Festival Opera’s next artistic director
Rosetta Cucchi thought she was in the wrong place when she first arrived at Theatre Royal
St Michael’s hold off Belvedere’s last stand to book final slot
Michael’s fight back from 10-0 deficit to set up St Patrick’s Day final against Gonzaga
Belvedere power past Newbridge into semi-finals
Newbridge unable to match Belvedere up front as Dublin school reach last four in Leinster
Wexford Festival Opera appoints new artistic director
Italian-born Rosetta Cucchi has been involved with the festival since 1995
ConTempo con brio: This week’s classical highlights
RTÉ ConTempo Quartet play in Sligo and Galway. Plus: ‘Banished’ in Kilmainham Gaol
Classical concerts of the week, from Louis Schwizgebel to Marc Coppey
Plus: Don’t miss soprano Claudia Boyle’s showstopper in The Tales of Hoffmann
The Tales of Hoffmann review: engaging, energetic, surprising
Irish National Opera’s Offenbach showcases the talents of Claudia Boyle and John Molloy
Roll Over Beethoven - and Hoffman: this week’s classical highlights
Jean-Christophe Spinosi conducts the ICO; Claudia Boyle in ‘The Tales of Hoffman’
The risk and reward challenges facing Irish National Opera and Wexford
The new Irish National Opera is too risk-averse, while Wexford Festival's rare opera is not so rare anymore. And both need to engage with Ireland’s musical diaspora
Wexford Festival Opera: the opening weekend’s reviews
‘Medea’ misses the mark while ‘Risurrezione’ goes down a storm
Your guide to going out – and staying in – this weekend
St Vincent plays Olympia while Josephine K and the Algorithms comes to Abbey Theatre
Classical and opera highlights this week
Wexford Festival Opera begins while ‘Eithne’ is presented in a concert performance
Nymphs, shepherds and monsters in a rural Irish bar
‘Acis and Galatea’ has had its action propped up in a very Irish setting
Fiona Shaw to direct Medea at Wexford Festival Opera
This year the festival expands across 18 days, starting October 19th
A bumpy journey through Bach masterpieces at Kilkenny Arts Festival
A performance of JS Bach’s Mass in B Minor was the real highlight of the arts festival’s first weekend
Benjamin Grosvenor treats the National Concert Hall to a tour de force
The pianist, just 22, delivers an unconventional programme with awe-inspiring confidence
Labour of love sees Opera Theatre Company back on the road again
OTC says it was ‘the victim of political decisions’ but it’s now back on the road with bigger ambitions than ever
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