Così Fan Tutte review: Captivating singing, sparky music and superb comic timing
Irish National Opera’s clever, laugh-out-loud production, directed by Polly Graham, relocates the story from 18th-century Naples to an Irish big house in 1914
John Molloy
Michael Palin, Mike Leigh and Christy Moore: This week’s unmissable online events
Celine Byrne and Robert Webb also among the virtual attractions over next seven days
Wexford opera, virtually: A bittersweet affair in Covid’s shadow
First-rate soloists and the Wexford Factory enliven binge-watching this year’s Wexford Festival Opera online, a Festival in the Air
Performing from home: The strange new world of summer arts festivals
Events from West Cork Chamber Music Festival to Friday Opera Sessions are migrating online
Divorce: What happens to the family home?
For parting couples with property to divide, it’s complicated
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
What would Berlioz have made of Disney’s Frozen? Fantastique, probably
After his death, the fanciful French composer, was left out in the cold, but two Dublin concerts celebrating his 150th anniversary shows romanticism is not dead
The best classical music and opera to see this week
An opera on Ireland’s direct provision system and New Ross Piano Festival
More parents turn to internet monitoring technology aimed at children
Software on offer lets parents to block websites, filter content, and view their children’s time online for specific activities
The Tales of Hoffmann review: engaging, energetic, surprising
Irish National Opera’s Offenbach showcases the talents of Claudia Boyle and John Molloy
Roll Over Beethoven - and Hoffman: this week’s classical highlights
Jean-Christophe Spinosi conducts the ICO; Claudia Boyle in ‘The Tales of Hoffman’
What’s on this season’s wedding wish list
Harry and Meghan are saying no to gifts, but most couples want kitchen kit or cash
The Marriage of Figaro review: setting high standards for Irish opera
Director Patrick Mason ’s light touch creates the happy illusion of a non-interventionist approach
MWC: Irish firm Zyalin unveils ‘kid-safe’ phone
Irish-based firm develops phone that parents can control remotely
National Opera’s Big Bang! a real statement of intent
Launch of new company ‘a golden moment’ and signals commitment to Irish creative talent
More bang for your bucks: This week’s classical and opera highlights
Chamber music at the NCH; Irish National Opera company celebrates 2018 programme with 12 top singers; and Russian conductor Stanislav Kochanovsky debuts with RTÉ NSO
The best classical music and opera this week
City of London Sinfonia with pianist Michael McHale and conductor Michael Collins, Quatuor Voce’s nine-stop tour and NI Opera stage Così fan tutte
Unfamiliar with Irish-language opera ‘Eithne’? You are not alone
This ‘unknown part of our cultural landscape’ written in 1909 warrants a full staging
Letting parents police their children's life online
Innovation awards finalist: iKydz offers a controller accessed via smartphone app gives parents tools to protect their children
The parents who gave birth to successful businesses
Some entrepreneurs have their children to thank for inspiring their business start-ups
Internet provides ‘child-protection issue of our time’
Access to technology has many benefits but can expose children to grooming and cyberbullying
Don Giovanni review: Roddy Doyle’s translation is sharp, singable and to the point
Dublin Theatre Festival: Opera Theatre Company shifts the action from 16th-century Spain to Dublin now, and the audience engagement is palpable
Fashion Forward: rainbow style and serious ladies’ day prizes
Dominique McMullan and Deirdre McQuillan round up this week's style news and fashion tips
The Barber of Seville review: Rossini gets a rock makeover
Characters are given space to sing and shine in impressive updating of a comic classic
Gavan Ring sees the funny side of The Barber of Seville
The Kerry baritone brings energy and a touch of John Cleese to the role of Figaro in Rossini’s classic opera
How Stravinsky put the world to rites
The Russian, a giant among 20th century composers, deserved an NCH showcase of his distinctive style
Winners and losers in Arts Council’s absurd festival grants scheme
Two long-standing music series lose out as new events hit the jackpot, but the lack of continuity from year to year is mind-boggling
ESB building ‘categorically’ not on council’s preservation list
Clare Hogan says architect Arthur Gibney did not think headquarters should be listed
Review: The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
The singers give it all their worth in this production; spreading it throughout the venue proves attractive and frustrating
The fireworks and the finer points of ‘Nixon in China’
John Adams’s first opera, which had its premiere in 1987 but has just landed in Dublin, is full of ideas
Actress of incredible strength with great capacity for emotion in a role
Eileen Colgan: January 2nd, 1934 - March 10th, 2014
Curtain call for Cork, a city proud of its operatic leanings
Cork had the first production of 2014, and features in two successful Arts Council funding applications
Bitter battle over milk quota to spill over into High Court
Two diary producers claim rival company is manipulating the system in effort to lure their suppliers
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