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Half Moon Theatre, Cork

But all the to-ing and fro-ing about opera has tended to obscure the fact that Opera 2005, the company proudly launched as part of Cork’s year as European capital of culture, last year suffered the worst of fates, the total loss of Arts Council funding. Opera 2005 may be down, but it’s not completely out. And to prove it, a new production of Mozart’s Magic Flute, directed by John O’Brien and aimed at children of primary school age, in Cork city and county.