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Opera Night Bernard Clarke presents the first Irish performance of one of the greatest operas of our generation – John Adams’ Nixon in China.  This recent Wide Open Opera production was recorded at the Bord Gais Energy Theatre in Dublin in May 2014 Barry Ryan, Richard Nixon Claudia Boyle, Pat Nixon John Molloy, Henry Kissinger Hubert Francis, […]
LORCAN MURRAY’S WEEKEND DRIVE   Some of the world’s best music played by the world’s finest musicians, familiar favourites and new releases. Plus news and traffic updates.   At 5.40pm: Limerick 2014: As It Lives & Breathes is a landmark 12 part series, written & produced by the award-winning creative audio team at Grey Heron Media. The series captures […]
THE ROLLING WAVE   Bronx born fiddle-player Brian Conway learned music from some of the famous Irish-American players who lived in New York – in particular Andy McGann who was in turn a pupil of Michael Coleman, perhaps the most celebrated of all the Irish musicians who recorded in the USA in the 1920s and 30s. On a […]
JAZZ ALLEY The Story of Jazz Part 12. Concluding the series, Donald Helme takes a hard look at some contemporary music and examines the ways in which it struggles to attract audiences in the digital age. RTÉ lyric fm, Wednesday 22nd October, 7pm-8pm
MARTY IN THE MORNING   Join Marty Whelan from the heart of Wexford as he celebrates the opening of the 63rd Wexford Opera Festival. Following the gala opening performance with Antoine Mariotte’s Salomé, he’ll be chatting with performers involved in this year’s productions, having a look at the wider programme of events and meeting some of the volunteers who […]