When he heard Christopher Lynch sing in Dublin, John McCormack said: “He is the one most likely to succeed me. . . .” For a year before his death last September, Tenor McCormack taught strapping, blue ...

Get into the holiday spirit by listening to artists like Leslie Odom Jr., Andrea Bocelli, Lindsay Sterling and more concerts ...

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

Specker, who had first met Yo-Yo Ma in the summer of 2024 while playing with him at a mutual friend’s wedding, calls Ma “a ...

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 ...

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 ...