The soprano is playing the title part – ‘a beast of a role’ – in Richard Strauss’s 1905 opera, based on the Oscar Wilde play, for Irish National Opera
Events such as Eurovision aspire to swerve politics but politics has a way of gatecrashing
A fiery pianist, and a singer of phenomenal range and power
More clarity will soon be needed on the return of live audiences
Soprano Giselle Allen projects captivating humanity and emotional intensity
Belfast soprano on music, acting and her career route to Strauss’s angry, angular role
From Rough Magic’s Tonic to Mozart’s Requiem, the festival starts August 6th
The case of Dr Robert Anderson at the University of Michigan is the latest in a long line in college sports
The Israeli cellist plays the final concert of Music for Galway’s online-only cello festival
Arts world will watch to see if Austrian city has found magic formula for holding festival
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
RTÉ ConTempo Quartet play in Sligo and Galway. Plus: ‘Banished’ in Kilmainham Gaol
Wexford Festival Opera reviews: ‘Leoni’ and ‘Mala Vita’; ‘Dinner at Eight’; and ‘Il Bravo’
Paul McNamara, Beckett Chamber Music Series and NCH Female Conductor Finale
The 1965 musical was ‘a sugar-coated lie’ with little in common with the real Von Trapps
As Kubrick’s monolithic movie celebrates 50 years, special effects gurus and film-makers consider its legacy
2012 Dublin International Piano Competition winner Nikolay Khozyainov returns to NCH
Irish Opera Artists’ Christmas Gala and A Box of Festive Delights
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Get the latest news, analysis and match reports from the M6N and W6N championships
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices
