Composers have always been drawn to honour the dead with powerful, passionate music
British clarinettist Katherine Spencer with the ICO, Yury Revic and Benedict Kloeckner on short tour and Chamber Choir Ireland perform David Fennessy work
The Sounding the Feminists initiative hopes to redress the gender balance in composition
New commissioning schemes for women composers are not all straightforward
Plus: Female Composer Series at NCH, and piano competition winner Sae Yoon Chon
Wexford Festival Opera reviews: ‘Leoni’ and ‘Mala Vita’; ‘Dinner at Eight’; and ‘Il Bravo’
How did niche operas in a remote corner of Ireland become an international fixture?
Classical Music: Concerts that intersperse classics with new pieces can be revelatory
Dublin Theatre Festival: Bartók’s music is matched by Paula Murrihy, ideally paired with Joshua Bloom by Irish National Opera
John O’Brien’s adaptation of the writer’s short story glows with colour and surprise
Backstage stories add even more colour to preparations for three new productions
This is the tightrope walk the RTÉ NSO and Damselfly Trio attempted last week
Irish mezzo-soprano on her unusual route into a singing career and her upcoming role as Judith, the fourth wife of Bluebeard
Michael Dervan: Moves are afoot to orchestrate more equitable representation
Plus: Don’t miss soprano Claudia Boyle’s showstopper in The Tales of Hoffmann
Michael Dervan: Against the odds, Defrosted event offered memorable performances
DCU’s Helix, whose acoustics wipe the floor with the NCH, will be the only game in town
Irish National Opera’s Offenbach showcases the talents of Claudia Boyle and John Molloy
The muscle cars of Cannonball Ireland were no match for the velvet sounds of Westport
Jean-Christophe Spinosi conducts the ICO; Claudia Boyle in ‘The Tales of Hoffman’
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