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Rosemary Kennedy: Telling the story of a forgotten daughter
Composer Brian Irvine’s new opera focuses on JFK’s intellectually disabled sister
Classical music: What to see at this summer’s festivals
Master classes, talks, public interviews and recitals in Cork, Kilkenny and Galway
Opera about JFK’s tragic sister Rosemary to premiere in July
Irish National Opera season to also feature new opera set in direct provision
‘Men just get away with being composers. We have to do this activism and keep composing’
Irish-born opera composer Jennifer Walshe on scores, made-up history and globalisation
National Opera’s Big Bang! a real statement of intent
Launch of new company ‘a golden moment’ and signals commitment to Irish creative talent
Irish National Opera launches with a Big Bang!
A day of celebration and an opera marathon mark birth of a new approach to opera
‘Composing music is almost like trying to remember a dream’
‘Composing the Island’ celebrates 100 years of music by Irish composers, written between 1916 and 2016. What do composers think about Irish music now?
Kirkos Ensemble are drawn to the dark side
Classical Music: The ensemble is to give a series of concerts in the dark; elsewhere, street opera proves a slippery business
A fantastic early history of the Irish avant-garde
What, you haven’t heard of Zaftig Giolla or the Guinness Dadaists? Let Jennifer Walshe enlighten you
Children’s Christmas show review: A Most Peculiar Wintry Thing
Sniffs and snuffles are welcome at this lively classical concert for kids
First Encounters: Fergus Sheil and Brian Irvine
‘We connect when it comes to understanding the value of music’
NI Arts Council funds Lough Derg: the musical and Hurricane Higgins: the novel
Colin Bateman and Eoin McNamee among four artists to receive £15,000 awards
Room at the top: another departure from RTÉ’s performing groups
Several key vacancies persist at the top of RTÉ’s performing groups, and one man is currently covering three roles
The RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra is out of touch with the music of its own time
The RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra is failing to engage with modern music, and this needs to change
Common Ground
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