Academy’s Hollywood makeover for Viennese baroque extravaganza

Margaret Bridge takes the role of Erisbe in RIam’s production of Cavalli’s Ormindo

The Royal Irish Academy of Music (Riam) has presented annual operas down the years in its own premises in Westland Row. These concerts – usually of the baroque kind – have always been enjoyable productions with talent-spotting opportunities. But the limitations of the venue usually restricted the possibilities of the performance.

As a result, three years ago the academy launched into an ...