Richard Strauss

Divine Madness review: Where the voice starts dancing and the body starts singing

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

Fri Nov 15 2019 - 11:55

The best classical and opera concerts to see this week

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

Sat Nov 09 2019 - 05:00

Bring sandwiches for a five-hour Philip Glass marathon – this week’s classical highlights

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

Sat Oct 26 2019 - 05:00

Jessye Norman, international opera star, dies aged 74

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

Tue Oct 01 2019 - 09:32

Communal virtuosity is abundant in NSO’s Strauss performance

National Symphony Orchestra and Kazuki Yamada perform almost flawlessly

Wed Jun 05 2019 - 05:00

Opera in Waterford and an Irish debut: This week’s classical music highlights

The Blackwater Valley Opera Festival returns with two operas this year

Sat May 25 2019 - 05:00

Ohio State the latest scandal in US college sport’s dark history of sexual abuse

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

Wed May 22 2019 - 17:07

US sports doctor abused 177 men in Ohio university

Report finds college leaders knew of abuses at the time

Fri May 17 2019 - 20:43

Good pairings: The best classical music and opera concerts this week

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

Sat Apr 20 2019 - 05:00

Byrne and Workman soar with intensity in Korngold’s masterpiece

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

Wed Apr 17 2019 - 05:00

Best classical concerts: Emily Anderson remembered

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

Sat Mar 16 2019 - 05:00

Galway’s ‘Swansong’ festival offers talent and retrospective themes

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

Wed Jan 23 2019 - 05:00

ConTempo con brio: This week’s classical highlights

RTÉ ConTempo Quartet play in Sligo and Galway. Plus: ‘Banished’ in Kilmainham Gaol

Sat Jan 12 2019 - 05:00

Two operatic B-movies, a stinker of a concept, and some sub-Verdian striving

Wexford Festival Opera reviews: ‘Leoni’ and ‘Mala Vita’; ‘Dinner at Eight’; and ‘Il Bravo’

Mon Oct 22 2018 - 16:25

The three best classical concerts in Ireland this week

Paul McNamara, Beckett Chamber Music Series and NCH Female Conductor Finale

Sat Jun 23 2018 - 05:00

The real Sound of Music: Maria was no flibbertigibbet, and she didn’t teach the kids songs

The 1965 musical was ‘a sugar-coated lie’ with little in common with the real Von Trapps

Sat Jun 09 2018 - 05:00

Michael Hyland – An Appreciation

A pioneer of geriatric medicine in Ireland

Mon Apr 23 2018 - 00:01

Is ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ the most ground-breaking film ever?

As Kubrick’s monolithic movie celebrates 50 years, special effects gurus and film-makers consider its legacy

Tue Apr 03 2018 - 17:20

The best classical concerts this week

2012 Dublin International Piano Competition winner Nikolay Khozyainov returns to NCH

Sat Feb 10 2018 - 05:00

Classical music highlights of the week – from Hugh Lane Gallery to the Ulster Hall

Irish Opera Artists’ Christmas Gala and A Box of Festive Delights

Fri Dec 15 2017 - 00:00