A Violetta by any other name

How do you cope with being three different Violettas in the same year? That was the question I put to Claudia Boyle, now blazing an operatic trail across Europe as one of Ireland’s brightest stars. The Dublin soprano has dramatically raised her international profile in recent seasons through acclaimed performances in many key venues – Zurich, Rome, London and Berlin among them.

Boyle’s stellar singing brought her the Maria Callas trophy in Verona ...