The Guide: The events to see, the shows to book, and the ones to catch before they end
The best movies, music, art and more coming your way between Saturday, October 28th, and Friday, November 3rd, 2023
The best movies, music, art and more coming your way between Saturday, October 28th, and Friday, November 3rd, 2023
Wexford Festival Opera 2023: If you want to hear what a Puccini of the 21st century might have sounded like, this is as good a starting point as any
Radio: The Lunchtime Live host opts for friendly inquiry rather than wilful baiting, but she needs to stay alert all the same
Wexford Festival Opera 2023: Strong singing and the orchestra playing a blinder can’t mask the disjointedness
Wexford Festival Opera 2023: An impressively unwavering Claudia Boyle sings the title role, with Matteo Mezzaro as Abenamet and Konu Kim as Almuzir
The best movies, music, art and more coming your way October 21st-27th
Wexford Festival Opera 2023: The singers Claudia Boyle, Andreea Soare and Na’ama Goldman on this year’s theme of Women and War
Half a dozen figures from the arts world reveal what they require to realise their full potential as creators
The Belfast native enjoyed a distinguished career which saw him work with the Ulster Orchestra, the NSO, Sadler’s Wells Opera and the Glyndebourne Festival
The director faced a tight schedule when taking on the challenge of Don Pasquale for Irish National Opera
Wexford Festival Opera: Conor Mitchell’s short piece feels like a scene being set for something larger
Wexford Festival Opera: Alma Deutscher’s first full-length opera is a fairytale that lacks menace or nuance
A hot-and-cold La Tempesta, an updated Lalla-Roukh and a star turn by Jennifer Davis in a rare production of Dvorak’s Armida
Michael Dervan: Arts Council is in an almost unprecedented bind over grant for the event
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices