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

Rufus Wainwright: ‘I’ve played Dublin all my life, really’

Rufus and sister Martha discuss grieving for their mother, performing Christmas songs with family

‘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

How Bono lost his vox: An ageing rockstar’s big fear

Why are singers’ voices at risk as they age, and what happens if they are lost on stage?

Gavan Ring sees the funny side of The Barber of Seville

The Kerry baritone brings energy and a touch of John Cleese to the role of Figaro in Rossini’s classic opera

Surprise exit: what is behind the departure of RTÉ old hand Crimmins?

The bowing-out of one of RTÉ’s most experienced musical hands is a bombshell

Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier