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RTÉ lyric fmOPERA NIGHT Saturday 20th May, 7.00pm RTÉ lyric fmEVELYN GRANT’S WEEKEND DRIVE Sunday 21st May, 4.00pm RTÉ lyric fmMARTY IN THE MORNING Tuesday 23rd May, 7.00am RTÉ lyric fmTHE BLUE OF THE NIGHT WITH CARL CORCORAN [...] Wednesday 24th May, 10.00pm RTÉ lyric fmTHE FRIDAY CONCERT WITH PAUL HERRIOTT Friday 26th May, 8.00pm RTÉ lyric fmOPERA NIGHT Saturday 27th May, 7.00pm

OPERA NIGHT Bernard Clarke presents the first of a series of operas from the San Francisco Opera – Verdi’s Luisa Miller A father’s betrayal. A daughter’s sacrifice. Longing only for love, a brave young woman sacrifices her own happiness in a desperate attempt to save her father’s life. Revered for its masterful depiction of intimate emotions, Verdi’s […] RTÉ lyric fm, Saturday 20th May, 7.00pm

EVELYN GRANT’S WEEKEND DRIVE Some of the world’s best music played by the finest musicians, familiar favourites and new releases. Plus news and traffic updates. At 6.50pm, a series of bite-size programmes bringing the best of the live Irish spoken word scene to radio. The Bee Loud Glade Cabaret features a short talk on poetry by an Irish writer […] RTÉ lyric fm, Sunday 21st May, 4.00pm

MARTY IN THE MORNING Join Marty as he takes the chill out of your early mornings with music, news, weather and travel updates. RTÉ lyric fm, Tuesday 23rd May, 7am-10am RTÉ lyric fm, Tuesday 23rd May, 7.00am

THE BLUE OF THE NIGHT WITH CARL CORCORAN Pianist Ivan Ilic is a regular visitor to Ireland and returns this month for a brief tour. The Serbian-American Paris-based pianist has signed a new multi-album recording contract with Chandos Records, following internationally acclaimed recordings of Godowsky and Feldman. His first project under the label will be a series devoted to the solo piano works […] RTÉ lyric fm, Wednesday 24th May, 10.00pm

THE FRIDAY CONCERT WITH PAUL HERRIOTT Paul Herriott presents tonight’s concert live from the National Concert Hall in Dublin. Hailed for its ‘rainbow exuberance’ (The Times) Magnus Lindberg’s exhilarating large-scale Clarinet Concerto was written for the extraordinary Kari Kriikku, who revels in its fast-changing textures, allusions to Brahms, Debussy and jazz and virtuosic demands. With its progression of moods, beauty and […] RTÉ lyric fm, Friday 26th May, 8.00pm

OPERA NIGHT San Francisco Opera presents Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor Pressured by her family to marry the wrong man, an anguished young woman suffers an emotional breakdown on her wedding night. Soprano Nadine Sierra sings the title role, tenor Piotr Beczala is Edgardo, baritone Brian Mulligan is Enrico, bass-baritone Nicolas Teste is Raimondo, Mezzo Zanda Svede is […] RTÉ lyric fm, Saturday 27th May, 7.00pm

AEDÍN GORMLEY’S SUNDAY MATINÉE Michael Comyn presents music for your Sunday afternoon including the orchestra Les Dissonances playing Mozart’s Violin Concertos No. 3 and 4 with soloist David Grimal. Les Dissonances is an orchestra of European musicians which emphasises freedom of interpretation in its approach to classic works. The concert was recorded earlier this year at the Victoria Hall […] RTÉ lyric fm, Sunday 28th May, 1.00pm

LIZ NOLAN’S LYRIC NOTES Liz Nolan presents great classical music from across the ages. The Coffee Concert at 10.30am is from the Basel Martinu Days Festival in Switzerland. Thomas Zehetmair and Ruth Killius perform Mozart’s Duo for Violin and Viola in B flat. Coffee Concert: Switzerland: Gare du Nord, Basel Mozart Duo for Violin and Viola in B […] RTÉ lyric fm, Monday 29th May, 10.00am

NIALL CARROLL’S LUNCHTIME FAVOURITES Niall Carroll plays his favourite classical music at lunchtime. This week in Five of a Kind, Niall chooses five movements from Hadyn’s extensive symphonic works. Hear one each day at 12.30. RTÉ lyric fm, Tuesday 30th May, 12 noon – 2pm RTÉ lyric fm, Tuesday 30th May, 12.00pm

THE BLUE OF THE NIGHT WITH CARL CORCORAN Carl is joined by pianist Francesco Turrisi and vocalist Michelle O’Rourke for a Blue of the Night session. The two musicians will perform their imaginative and thoughtful interpretations of music from the early 17th century in advance of their performance at the final Kaleidoscope of the season next week. RTÉ lyric fm, Wednesday 31st […] RTÉ lyric fm, Wednesday 31st May, 10.00pm

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