Celebrating the Voice expert Paul Kwak: ‘I live and breathe singing and voices all day long’
With her National Concert Hall programme, the mezzo-soprano Tara Erraught is on a mission to fill gaps in the way singers are trained and cared for
Tara Erraught
‘That I wore a dress for all those years boggles my mind. I was afraid to be queer’
The clarinetist and National Concert Hall artist-in-residence on navigating conservatoire culture and what ‘holding space’ means to her
Tara Erraught: ‘I was terrified. I was, like, Callas probably touched this doorknob’
Singing the same role in the same place as the opera great was a goal fulfilled for Ireland’s leading mezzo and NCH artist-in-residence
‘When Covid lockdowns were announced, all my upcoming contracts were cancelled. It was a hard pill to swallow’
Me & My Money: Tara Erraught, mezzo-soprano
Donizetti’s Maria Stuarda: An opera with a troubled history returns
Irish National Opera’s production is first full staging with chorus, orchestra in Ireland
Veronica Dunne’s Dublin home on the market for €2.3m
Late soprano held legendary dinner parties at Victorian four-bed on Bushy Park Road in Rathgar
Irish opera singer Veronica Dunne dies aged 93
Operatic community loses highly respected figure and ever-present artist for over 60 years
The Trials of Tenducci, A Castrato in Ireland – exploring musical connections
Tara Erraught, Peter Whelan and the Irish Baroque Orchestra evoke Dublin in the 1700s
Wexford opera, virtually: A bittersweet affair in Covid’s shadow
First-rate soloists and the Wexford Factory enliven binge-watching this year’s Wexford Festival Opera online, a Festival in the Air
Three Irish classical musicians on the impact of the global shutdown
Cancelled events have hit Jonny Byers, Peter Whelan and Tara Erraught hard
The show must go online: How venues are keeping the music alive
Covid-19 has shut concert halls and productions, but you can watch safely on the web
The Trials of Tenducci: National Gallery concert celebrates 18th century castrato
Tenducci’s career and notoriety flourished in England and Ireland
The best classical music to see this week
Tara Erraught leads master classes in song and opera, Sinead O’Kelly is at the National Concert Hall and Mihhail Gerts will conduct the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra
Striking the right chord: how singers should protect their vocal health
Professional singers should regard themselves as athletes, with every vocal performance akin to running a marathon, says a top laryngeal surgeon
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