(Photo credit: Frances Marshall) Tenor Gavan Ring will star in and produce Cork Opera House’s upcoming production of “La bohème” at the Cahersiveen Music and Arts Festival.” On August 4, at the Daniel O’Connell Memorial Church in Cahersiveen, Co. Kerry audiences will enjoy Puccini’s masterpiece starring soprano Rachel Croash as Mimì and Ring as Rodolfo. Emma Nash sings Musetta, with Brendan {…}
(Photo: Hugh O’Conor) With the closure of the theatres, opera companies have turned to streaming their productions. However, with all the goodwill in the world, they tend to fall into the category of second-hand, second-rate experiences. In fact, many would argue that watching an opera on the screen in the comfort of your own home does not work at all. {…}
Irish National Opera has announced the continuation of its season with “20 Shots of Opera,” which will be filmed and made available on Dec. 17, 2020. The work features 20 compact operas from 20 Ireland-based composers including Gerald Barry, Éna Brennan, Irene Buckley, Linda Buckley, Robert Coleman, David Coonan, Alex Dowling, Peter Fahey, Michael Gallen, Andrew Hamilton, Jenn Kirby, Conor {…}