Donnacha Dennehy

This ‘docu-cantata’ examines a painful period for Ireland through compelling music

The composer Donnacha Dennehy struggles to convey the horrors of the Great Famine

Production team and cast illuminate 1840s with sean-nós, economists and vivid footage

Get Bach in Kilkenny and The Hunger in Dublin

‘The primary core thinking behind quiet music is that this is a music you choose to engage with’

Plays for an audience of one and a Mick Flannery musical are among this year’s ambitious programme

Master classes, talks, public interviews and recitals in Cork, Kilkenny and Galway

INO is taking the Deadly World of Opera to venues from East Wall to Inchicore

‘Advice from a Caterpillar’ is a depiction on solo bass clarinet of the conversation in ‘Alice in Wonderland’ between Alice and the caterpillar

Classical music highlights for the coming week

Jamie Vartan’s set designs transport audiences – and that’s before the crows move in

What do you see? asked the big winner. We’re seeing double and elephants, came the answer

Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards: Mark Rothko drama ‘Red’ is the big winner

From the scandalous opera by Thomas Adès to new work by Crash Ensemble

Opera is becoming ‘sexy again’ and Irish National Opera aims to capitalise on the new interest by bringing opera to the people

New Music Dublin to open with Crash Ensemble on the front steps of the National Concert Hall at sunset