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Classical Notes

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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Two Irish composers honoured for brilliant new works

Louise Mulcahy recently took the €15,000 Liam O’Flynn Award, while Maeve Kelly is winner of the Finding A Voice 2022 competition for works, which will be performed this year at the NCH and Clonmel Junction Arts Festival respectively

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Dick O’Riordan: NCH brings its music ambitions into the classrooms

The National Concert Hall is partnering with the Royal Irish Academy of Music to invite up to eight primary schools around Ireland to participate in a new series of music and ensemble workshops

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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: The masks are off as Cork returns to choral glory

The Cork International Choral Festival will make a welcome return to the streets and stages of Cork city and county over the May bank holiday weekend

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: Irish in line for opera gongs at Olivier Awards

The Irish Baroque Orchestra and Irish National Opera have been nominated for their work on a new production of Vivaldi’s opera Bajazet

Dick O’Riordan’s classical notes: Piano contest inflames heated debate on young Russians

The decision by the Dublin International Piano Competition to exclude Russian participants continues to reverberate in the classical musical world

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: Blackwater Valley bursary a real ‘thriller’ for RIAM

The Next Generation Awards bursary will go to one vocal student and one instrumental student annually, who will each receive €20,000 towards their studies at the Royal Irish Academy of Music

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

Dick O’Riordan’s classical notes: INO gets back on track with an Irish Carmen

Irish National Opera’s production of Georges Bizet’s beguiling opera will be staged four times at Dublin’s Bord Gáis Energy Theatre next month