Richard Strauss

John O'Sullivan: South African referee has made some controversial calls in the past

Building projects prove more time consuming than artistic changes as self-preservation prevails

You can see Killian Farrell, Yannis Kyriakides, the Irish Baroque Orchestra and the Sestina choir

Camerata Ireland, Ben Johnson and Sean Shibe, and Anja Bihlmaier and the RTÉ NSO

Meredith Monk’s credo is at the heart of John Scott’s dance-based exploration of the physicality of the operatic soprano

Irish mezzo-soprano Tara Erraught appears in La Cenerentola as Angelina

The Veiled Prophet of Khorassan in Wexford; American conductor JoAnn Falletta at NCH

The Grammy award-winning soprano gained worldwide fame for her roles at New York’s Metropolitan Opera

National Symphony Orchestra and Kazuki Yamada perform almost flawlessly

The Blackwater Valley Opera Festival returns with two operas this year

Report released shows Dr Richard Strauss sexually assaulted more than 170 athletes

Report finds college leaders knew of abuses at the time

Tara Erraught collaborates with pianist John O’Connor, while Sharon Carty will be accompanied by Siobhán Armstrong

The huge orchestra required for Die tote Stadt made the NCH right for the Irish premiere

Plus Nathalie Stutzmann’s French tribute and Rafael Payare’s final season

Music for Galway programme is full of highlights with promise of new cello festival