Béatrice et Bénédict: A mischievous, playful Fiona Shaw brings extra energy to Berlioz’s opera
Opera: Conductor Ryan McAdams draws lively, fresh playing to a concert performance featuring Paula Murrihy, Anna Devin and Niamh O’Sullivan
Anna Devin
Così Fan Tutte review: Captivating singing, sparky music and superb comic timing
Irish National Opera’s clever, laugh-out-loud production, directed by Polly Graham, relocates the story from 18th-century Naples to an Irish big house in 1914
Donizetti’s Maria Stuarda: An opera with a troubled history returns
Irish National Opera’s production is first full staging with chorus, orchestra in Ireland
Anna Devin: ‘I’ve been full of happiness and deep sadness all at the same time’
The soprano on ‘grieving for the music industry’, childbirth and singing in La bohème
Putting Irish-language songs centre stage
The Irish Language Art Song Project: its promotion of Irish music is nonpareil
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The Irish Language Art Song Project , the next in NSO’s Bruckner series and pianist Simon Trpceski
NCH’s chamber music series offers flexibility amid closure uncertainty
Collaboration part of long tradition of composers coming together with mixed results
Handel with care: This week’s best classical music gigs
A visit to Dublin by Belgian organist Peter Van de Velde is among the highlights
Lesson from West Cork for Galway’s troubled European Capital of Culture
One shining beacon in Galway’s programme is a cello festival and the West Cork Chamber Music Festival’s offering of less-frequently heard cello repertoire is a timely taster
Chamber of promise: The best classical gigs this week
Soprano Anna Devin performs at the West Cork Chamber Music Festival
‘I went on stage, the piano was locked. And no one had the key’
Musical idols, dreams and nightmares of West Cork Chamber Music Festival performers
Cause for deep concern as symphony orchestra moves under NCH’s wing
Dearth of Irish and female composers in new season offerings at National Concert Hall
The Magic Flute review: Riveting music, touching, satisfying performances
Caroline Staunton directs an entertaining, thought-provoking Mozart production for Irish National Opera
A magic night of Mozart: This week’s classical music highlights
Irish National Opera’s The Magic Flute. Plus: Verdi’s Requiem and Camerata Ireland
Classical music development has lagged behind since foundation of State
Classical music has not been documented the way it is in other European countries
Byrne and Workman soar with intensity in Korngold’s masterpiece
The huge orchestra required for Die tote Stadt made the NCH right for the Irish premiere
The first Female Composer Series falls short of the standards expected of the National Concert Hall
Soprano Anna Devin and tenor Jorge Navarro Colorado in commanding form during Handel’s Esther
The best classical music gigs happening this week
Mendelssohn’s longest symphony and a project to remember the late John Lynch
Female Composer Series, Pinchas Zukerman, Esther: The best classical music gigs this week
Handel’s Esther is a real rarity in Ireland and hasn’t been performed here in more than 100 years
Musical ups and downs in a year of change and challenge
Year in Culture Review: Key directors stepped down, while performers stepped up in classical music and opera
Irish National Opera goes for the big time; Gavin Bryars performs at his own birthday party
Classical music highlights for the coming week
Great Music in Irish Houses: this week’s classical highlights
Also: Billionaire orchestra Würth Philharmoniker, and Pipeworks at Christ Church
Estonian choir shows its choral pedigree at the National Concert Hall
RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra makes important exploration of Mozart and Rameau
The best of the week’s classical music
The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir/Kaspars Putninš, The Vanbrugh, RTÉ NSO/Harry Bicket
National Opera’s Big Bang! a real statement of intent
Launch of new company ‘a golden moment’ and signals commitment to Irish creative talent
More bang for your bucks: This week’s classical and opera highlights
Chamber music at the NCH; Irish National Opera company celebrates 2018 programme with 12 top singers; and Russian conductor Stanislav Kochanovsky debuts with RTÉ NSO
The best classical music and opera this week
City of London Sinfonia with pianist Michael McHale and conductor Michael Collins, Quatuor Voce’s nine-stop tour and NI Opera stage Così fan tutte
Schubert dip and Caesar salad: Classical and opera treats this week
Schubert: Dreaming the Sublime, Giulio Cesare, and Rediscovering Irish State Musick
Early music – and earlier start times – for RTÉ NSO’s new season
Orchestra celebrates 70th anniversary with a wide-ranging concert programme
The unusual final year of Mozart’s life gets an airing in Kilkenny
The Mozart programme at Kilkenny Arts Festival featured compositions for mechanical organ and glass harmonica
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