In Irish National Opera’s Puccini staging, Celine Byrne’s character is assured and forward-thinking rather than naive and vulnerable ...

One of the most joyous events was the Cork School of Music Jazz Big Band concert enthusiastically directed by Cormac McCarthy ...

Cairdeas’, a new show from Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, with a focus on friendship and celebrating connections, will take to ...

An untold number of albums have been released since the long-playing record came into being amid the technological and ...

Blackwater Valley Opera Festival (BVOF) has announced that Kerry tenor Conor Prendiville is of the two recipients of its 2026 Bursary Awards. These were presented in support of emerging operatic ...

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Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman made history as primetime television’s first female presenting duo when they paired up to ...

Elegant and imperial, Budapest is calmer than Prague, easier than Berlin, and cheaper than Vienna, making it a winning choice ...

Niall Carroll plays music from the heart of the classical repertoire, with Sounds on Screen, a piece from the big or small screen each day at 11am, and each day at midday one of Niall's Five of a Kind ...

The annual Cervantino Festival in Guanajuato is a cultural extravaganza of art and music — here were some of the best bits ...

Well, anyway, Bing was engaged, brought east and given a good spot in the WABC schedule. His style and his programs were extremely popular, particularly with the ladies GBT (God Bless Them), and when ...