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
Elsewhere: Agitprop opera combines the serious and the comic
Michael Gallen’s polyglot minimalist music captures energy of historic Monaghan strike
Dublin Dance Festival 2021: The unbearable lightness of being apart
Watching this year’s programme online was frustrating but also brought new intimacies
Get a musical fix with 20 Shots of Opera
Irish National Opera commissioned 20 short operas that were composed and quickly produced for video
The Fall of the Second Republic review: A fitting portrayal of political disarray
Conspiracy thriller set in counterfactual 1970s Ireland plays out as screwball comedy
What is it that opera traditionalists want exactly?
It has become clear over the years that whatever it is they like, they call it traditional
Griselda review: Pantomime vibe intrudes on some triumphant moments
Irish National Opera’s production features superb singing, but a brave effort to modernise the story isn’t a total success
The week’s best classical and opera: Griselda to ConTempo Quartet
London Mozart Players concert mixes works from the 18th and early 20th centuries
The best classical music and opera to see this week
RTÉ NSO chief conductor Jaime Martín opens his reign in style; Katie Bray is Griselda
Design and Destroy: Ireland’s entry at the Prague Quadrennial
An expressionistic form-bending film, giving an insight into the process and product of stage design
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
The Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards: all this year’s nominees
After seeing more than 130 shows, the judges have made 60 nominations in 15 categories
Classical concerts of the week, from Louis Schwizgebel to Marc Coppey
Plus: Don’t miss soprano Claudia Boyle’s showstopper in The Tales of Hoffmann
The Tales of Hoffmann review: engaging, energetic, surprising
Irish National Opera’s Offenbach showcases the talents of Claudia Boyle and John Molloy
Kilkenny Arts Festival: Tribalism will make people believe fake stuff
Evan Davis gave the annual Hubert Butler lecture at Kilkenny Arts Festival. Other highlights included a gaze-activated dress
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