Classical Notes: Lis is more on the banks of the Blackwater as festival limbers up

I have a plan for when my Lotto numbers come up. I’ve ruled out bling things like a private jet or a Versailles-like back garden, as suggested in TV ads, and have plumped instead for something classy and operatic.

I’ll round up all the gang and rent the spectacular Lismore Castle in Co Waterford during the town’s annual music festival. Then I’ll provide season tickets, with particular emphasis on its June bank holiday ...