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Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: Nicola Cleary on the Sligo Baroque Music Festival

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(Photo: Ferdia Durkin) On the evening of Friday, September 26th, the Sligo Baroque Music Festival kicks off this year’s festival with a concert entitled “Corelliana” by the Vespres d’Amadi Baroque Orchestra, directed by Dani Espasa, at the city’s St. John’s Cathedral. As its name suggests, it is a festival dedicated to baroque music in all its forms, including opera. Although {…}

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Sharon Carty Appointed Artistic Director of Sligo Baroque Music Festival

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(Credit: Joe Duffy) The Sligo Baroque Music Festival has announced the appointment of mezzo-soprano Sharon Carty as its new Artistic Director starting in 2025. Carty will succeed Nicola Cleary who has been director since 2019. In a statement about her appointment, Carty said, “I’m honored and excited to take on this new role with Sligo Baroque and spend more time {…}

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Sligo Baroque Music Festival Announces 2024 Season

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Ireland’s Sligo Baroque Music Festival has announced its 2024 program. The festival will be held from Sept. 27 to Sept. 29, 2024. For the purposes of this article, we will only focus on the vocal performances. For Culture Night in collaboration with The Hawk’s Well Theatre, the festival will present a special free concert featuring mezzo-soprano  Sharon Carty in a {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Sligo Baroque Festival 2025 Review: Viva Vivaldi!

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(Photo: Donal Hackett) Following a busy weekend of events that included recitals, concerts, a workshop and an opera, the Sligo Baroque Festival concluded with a concert dedicated to the music of Vivaldi at the city’s Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in front of a packed audience. Entitled “Viva Vivaldi!,” the program included a number of orchestral and vocal works by the composer that culminated with a performance of his Gloria RV589. Dani {…}