Classical Notes: INO hits the stage again with its powerful Kennedy opera
The tragic life of Rosemary Kennedy, sister of JFK, is the subject of Irish National Opera’s latest production – with not one but two young Irish sopranos in the lead role
From where I am sitting, I can see Taoiseach Micheál Martin on television, outlining the government’s plan for what has come to be known as “the opening-up of society”. I couldn’t be certain, but I think I saw him fighting to suppress a smile.
Virtual virtuosity via computer screens has served us well during the pandemic, but there is nothing to match the sound of an orchestral surge or the visceral excitement of a soprano ...
