Tara Erraught: ‘I was terrified. I was, like, Callas probably touched this doorknob’
Singing the same role in the same place as the opera great was a goal fulfilled for Ireland’s leading mezzo and NCH artist-in-residence
Tara Erraught
‘When Covid lockdowns were announced, all my upcoming contracts were cancelled. It was a hard pill to swallow’
Me & My Money: Tara Erraught, mezzo-soprano
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
Veronica Dunne’s Dublin home on the market for €2.3m
Late soprano held legendary dinner parties at Victorian four-bed on Bushy Park Road in Rathgar
Irish opera singer Veronica Dunne dies aged 93
Operatic community loses highly respected figure and ever-present artist for over 60 years
The Trials of Tenducci, A Castrato in Ireland – exploring musical connections
Tara Erraught, Peter Whelan and the Irish Baroque Orchestra evoke Dublin in the 1700s
Wexford opera, virtually: A bittersweet affair in Covid’s shadow
First-rate soloists and the Wexford Factory enliven binge-watching this year’s Wexford Festival Opera online, a Festival in the Air
Three Irish classical musicians on the impact of the global shutdown
Cancelled events have hit Jonny Byers, Peter Whelan and Tara Erraught hard
The show must go online: How venues are keeping the music alive
Covid-19 has shut concert halls and productions, but you can watch safely on the web
The Trials of Tenducci: National Gallery concert celebrates 18th century castrato
Tenducci’s career and notoriety flourished in England and Ireland
The best classical music to see this week
Tara Erraught leads master classes in song and opera, Sinead O’Kelly is at the National Concert Hall and Mihhail Gerts will conduct the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra
Striking the right chord: how singers should protect their vocal health
Professional singers should regard themselves as athletes, with every vocal performance akin to running a marathon, says a top laryngeal surgeon
The best classical and opera concerts to see this week
Irish mezzo-soprano Tara Erraught appears in La Cenerentola as Angelina
Artistic director plans new theme for every Wexford Festival Opera
Rosetta Cucchi, who brings an open-hearted warmth to her task, has chosen ‘Shakespeare’ for 2020
The best classical music and opera to see this week
An opera on Ireland’s direct provision system and New Ross Piano Festival
Opera about JFK’s tragic sister Rosemary to premiere in July
Irish National Opera season to also feature new opera set in direct provision
Good pairings: The best classical music and opera concerts this week
Tara Erraught collaborates with pianist John O’Connor, while Sharon Carty will be accompanied by Siobhán Armstrong
Royal Irish Academy of Music set for €20m transformation by 2021
Westland Row campus redevelopment involves €9m public funding and significant philanthropy
Venezuelan voice on his way to the Royal Irish Academy
Opera singer Luis Magallanes: ‘I’ve gone from a humanitarian crisis to being here’
Three of the best classical music concerts in Ireland this week
Gavan Ring warms up for BBC Proms debut with hometown concert; the first Irish production of Monteverdi’s ‘Il ritorno d’Ulisse’ takes place in Kilkenny
The Marriage of Figaro review: setting high standards for Irish opera
Director Patrick Mason ’s light touch creates the happy illusion of a non-interventionist approach
‘The end of all operas are tragic, normally, so I’m terrible at crying’
In conversation: Tara Erraught and Fergus Sheil
'The Marriage of Figaro' and the redemptive power of love
Director Patrick Mason on getting to the heart of Mozart’s ‘The Marriage of Figaro’, Irish National Opera’s new production
Irish National Opera’s debut show: the best classical and opera this week
Music Current 2018 offers a showcase of contemporary Irish electronic music
Irish National Opera launches with a Big Bang!
A day of celebration and an opera marathon mark birth of a new approach to opera
Playing politics with the RTÉ orchestra cutbacks controversy
Taoiseach weighs in, Minister for Arts kicks to touch, Fianna Fáil comes late to the cause
John O’Conor to receive NCH Lifetime Achievement award
The pianist marks his 70th birthday year with a wonderful coda
The best classical performances to see this week
Russian fare and a 90th birthday celebration for Veronica Dunne
Making music as a spontaneous, unpremeditated act
Many great composers were also great improvisers, Mozart, Beethoven and Bruckner among them
The best classical performances to see this week
Irish mezzo soprano Tara Erraught comes to the National Concert Hall
Don Giovanni review: Roddy Doyle’s translation is sharp, singable and to the point
Dublin Theatre Festival: Opera Theatre Company shifts the action from 16th-century Spain to Dublin now, and the audience engagement is palpable
Taoiseach to attend Easter Rising commemorations in Washington
Opening of the “Ireland 100” festival at John F Kennedy Center starts three-week festival of Irish arts and culture
The Barber of Seville review: Rossini gets a rock makeover
Characters are given space to sing and shine in impressive updating of a comic classic
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
Not fade away: which classical pieces are most popular?
A lucky few can follow their favourite groups and repertoires around the world. The rest of us have to take our chances when we can
Shocks in store from Gerald Barry while NI Opera dictates the pace
NI Opera’s ‘Turandot’ is stunning, while Leif Ove Andsnes enjoys stint at the NCH
A Culture Night to remember: 350,000 turn out for occasion
Crowds stay on streets after visiting museums, galleries, theatres, churches, studios
Three global orchestras make Irish debuts in new concert season | Classical
The new season is strong on singing and orchestral debuts, and composers from Sibelius to Mahler
The spine-tingling gift of Dundalk mezzo soprano Tara Erraught
Having silenced a clutch of male critics, Erraught showed she has the X factor on stage at the NCH
The Rising centenary gives RTÉ a chance to rescind its one-time offers
RTÉ tends to give new Irish music just one airing in concert, so its plans to celebrate the past century of Irish music is a very valuable idea
The Magic Flute in a circus makes for a frustrating experience in Lismore
The looseness of the ensemble and problems with co-ordination proved largely insurmountable
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