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A new Tosca, like 007, is licensed to thrill

Puccini’s opera has divided opinion since its creation in 1900, but a new production at Dublin’s Bord Gáis Energy Theatre is likely to be a feast for the senses

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New stars shine for Veronica Dunne at Killruddery opera

A year after her passing, the spirit of one of Irish music’s greatest forces of nature is being kept alive by the Veronica Dunne Festival of Opera in Killruddery House in Bray

Dick O’Riordan: INO’s first youth opera talks to the animals

The world premiere of Horse Ape Bird, the INO’s first ever youth opera, will be performed this week at Solstice Arts Centre in Navan and St Patrick’s College in Maynooth

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Dick O’Riordan: INO’s battle of the queens set to see sparks fly

Tara Erraught and Anna Devin will take the lead roles in a new production of Donizetti’s Maria Stuarda by Irish National Opera next month

Dick O’Riordan’s classical notes: Iconic houses festival changes its focus to Dublin

The Great Music in Irish Houses is back after an enforced break of two years with a new name – the Dublin International Chamber Music Festival – and a focus on the capital city

Dick O’Riordan’s classical notes: Sweden’s ‘queen of cool’ makes her Dublin debut

Mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter will join the National Symphony Orchestra for an evening of songs on May 27

Dick O’Riordan’s classical notes: Galway promises that Cellissimo will be magnifico

Music For Galway and its director Anna Lardi Fogarty are gearing up for a special night with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra on May 11

Dick O’Riordan’s classical notes: The sound of music returns to West Wicklow

The West Wicklow Chamber Music Festival returns this year and will take place in the magnificent surrounds of Russborough House and St Mary’s Church from May 18-22

Dick O’Riordan’s Classical Notes: Irish National Opera’s Olivier award puts it on the international map

The achievement of the INO and the Irish Baroque Orchestra’s in bringing to vivid life Vivaldi’s little-known opera Bajazet is remarkable

Dick O’Riordan’s classical notes: DiDonato shines like a beacon on NCH’s long road back to happiness

The inestimable American soprano is first among equals in the Dublin venue’s new International Concert Series calendar of events

Dick O’Riordan’s classical notes: Paula Murrihy shines in Carmen, a sizzling Spanish extravaganza

A superbly talented cast at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre did justice to an exceptionally lavish and large production

Dick O’Riordan’s classical notes: The world music stars trapped by Putin’s war

There will always be hotly contested debates over whether cultural figures should be included in boycotts, but some high-profile Russian artists have been tainted by their support for Vladimir Putin

Dick O’Riordan’s classical notes: Top conductor Stephen Bell gets a ringing endorsement as he joins RTÉCO

The RTÉ Concert Orchestra’s new principal guest conductor comes with a formidable pedigree

Classical Notes: Ortús festival has an international glow about it

The organisers of the Cork-based chamber music festival are itching to get back into the swing of things later this month

Classical Notes: Joyce’s love of music at heart of Ulysses centenary year

Ulysses Journey 2022, a collaboration between the the Contemporary Music Centre Ireland and the Centre Culturel Irlandais, will celebrate the role of music in James Joyce’s literary classic with six new music and film co-commissions

Classical Notes: Time to kick-start the classical bandwagon again

After a stop-start 2021, the major classical houses are gearing up for the coming year with an enticing selection of events

Classical Notes: Soprano O’Leary puts finishing touch to Wexford Carols

Donegal-born singer’s album Strange Wonders: The Wexford Carols II uses research and ‘speculative reconstruction’ to set medieval texts to music

Celebrating and honouring new talents in music

Stan O’Beirne of Gonzaga College in Dublin is this year’s winner of the Frank Maher Classical Awards

Classical Notes: €5k award is music to the ears of aspiring young musicians

The Frank Maher Classical Music Awards, founded to honour the memory of a much-loved music teacher, celebrate their 20th anniversary this autumn

Classical Notes: Wexford releases its breath and gets back to business

Wexford Festival Opera can finally welcome people back to enjoy the live events it plans for its 70th anniversary this October