Cause for deep concern as symphony orchestra moves under NCH’s wing
Dearth of Irish and female composers in new season offerings at National Concert Hall
A magic night of Mozart: This week’s classical music highlights
Irish National Opera’s The Magic Flute. Plus: Verdi’s Requiem and Camerata Ireland
Irish National Opera goes for the big time; Gavin Bryars performs at his own birthday party
Classical music highlights for the coming week
David Adams brings a broad church to his papal celebration
Organ recital in Dún Laoghaire included music from Argentinian composer Ginastera
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
National Opera’s Big Bang! a real statement of intent
Launch of new company ‘a golden moment’ and signals commitment to Irish creative talent
More bang for your bucks: This week’s classical and opera highlights
Chamber music at the NCH; Irish National Opera company celebrates 2018 programme with 12 top singers; and Russian conductor Stanislav Kochanovsky debuts with RTÉ NSO
Police charged over Freddie Gray death released on bail
Six arrests are celebrated in Baltimore despite anger at relatively low bail for the officers
Two of Ireland’s younger sopranos would be a casting director’s dream
If only Ireland had such a thing as a national opera company to utilise the abilities of Anna Devin and Jennifer Davis
Wexford Festival Opera Review: Don Bucefalo
Too much commotion and too many gags sometimes smother the froth of the music
Review: The Rape of Lucretia
Irish Youth Opera has begun its mission with a slick, updated version of Britten’s opera
Orfeo is not the only one who’s been to hell and back
At a hotel in Clonmel, a middle-aged couple made a dramatic entrance, like a pair welded together in the hell of matrimony
Der Vampyr’s use of space has more bite than Mahagonny’s
Set designers have a crucial influence over the musical experience of an opera – here’s the evidence
Mahler’s masterpiece finally gets the reception it deserves
His First Symphony felt alien to 19th-century listeners, but Saturday’s audience lapped it up
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