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OPERA NIGHT Bernard Clarke brings us to this year’s Salzburg Festival for a performance of Jules Massenet’s Werther starring Piotr Beczala in the leading role and Angela Gheorghiu as Charlotte. Alejo Perex conducts the Salzburg Festival Children’s Chorus and the Mozarteum Orchestra RTÉ lyric fm, Saturday 10th October,7pm-10pm
CÉILÍ HOUSE Ed Reavy was a famous traditional tune composer who emigrated from Co. Cavan to Philadelphia in the USA and became a celebrated tunesmith. This year sees the inaugural four-day Ed Reavy Festival taking place from this coming Thursday to Sunday with events in different locations in the county. Céilí House visits Cavan for a preview with music, song and memories of this famous musician.
THE GREEN SCREEN Resident for over forty years in Wicklow, director, producer and writer John Boorman shares his memories of film production and film politics within the Irish film industry, and talks to Garret Daly about working on films such as Excalibur, The General and Queen and Country. RTÉ lyric fm, Sunday 11th October, 1am-2am
THE WEEKEND ON ONE Presented by Cathal Murray. Mornings with melody, featuring classic cuts and the best of new music
THE BLUE OF THE NIGHT WITH CARL CORCORAN   No vocalist in recent memory has won as many awards in such a short time as Cécile McLorin Salvant, a 26-year-old who studied classical and baroque singing before switching to jazz. Her new CD, For One To Love, is sure to add to the tally. We air selections from the album each night this […]
Dan Hegarty – The Alternative Buried Treasure - 'Bored Of Their Laughter' by The Mary Janes
THE ASTROLABE WITH VLAD SMISHKEWYCH   Explore science and culture through music on The Astrolabe, with an hour’s sonic journey through time, history and space. Join Vlad Smishkewych in charting our cosmic course as cultural animals, getting to know ourselves and our place in the universe by the music we make.  In tonight’s programme: Pluto and music from the Netherworld […]
JAZZ ALLEY Festival Fever. Jazz Alley looks back at some notable visitors to jazz festivals this summer and previews both the Cork and Cloughjordan events upcoming in the holiday weekend. RTÉ lyric fm, Wednesday 14th October, 7pm-8pm
THE DROP WITH AIFRIC O’CONNELL Each Wednesday Aifric O Connell brings you the best of the most blogged about brand new music along with a healthy dose of quirky worldwide stories told with her unique wit and charm!
THE LYRIC CONCERT WITH PAUL HERRIOTT Paul Herriott brings us to Stockholm to the Baltic Sea Festival where conductor Kent Nagano continues the anniversary celebrations of composer Jean Sibelius and Carl Nielsen. Sibelius: The Oceanides Nielsen: Clarinet Concerto, Op.57 Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra Martin Frost (clarinet) Kent Nagano (conductor) RTÉ lyric fm, Thursday 15th October, 8pm-10pm