John Molloy

Cork Opera House and Gavan Ring Will Bring Puccini To Cahersiveen

Cork Opera House collaborates with Gavan Ring to present an evening of Puccini's works in Cahersiveen, offering a unique cultural experience for opera enthusiasts.

Cork Opera House Will Present Puccini's LA BOHEME in August

Cork Opera House (COH) and Gavan Ring, in association with The Cahersiveen Music and Arts Festival, will present COH’s much-loved production of Puccini’s La bohème on Sunday 4 August 2024 at the Daniel O’Connell Memorial Church in Cahersiveen, Co. Kerry.

Richard McCabe Joins The Cast Of THE YEOMAN OF THE GUARD At The ENO

This November, Tony and Olivier Award-winning stage and screen actor and musician Richard McCabe makes his operatic debut in the English National Opera's (ENO) first production of Gilbert & Sullivan's The Yeomen of the Guard.

Wexford Festival Opera Announces Details of Year-Long Celebrations to Mark 70th Anniversary

The festival team today announced plans to mark the anniversary in various ways both at home in Ireland and abroad, in person and online, across the next 12 months.  

BWW Feature: Streaming Opera For The Week Of September 13 - 20, 2021

Los Angeles Opera presents its 2006 rendition of La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi. The performers are Renée Fleming, Rolando Villazón, and Renato Bruson, James Conlon conducts and Marta Domingo directs.LINK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZywmSJkKYE&t=83s

Wexford Festival Opera Prepares to Welcome Artists From Across Ireland and Around The World This October

WFO has found exciting and innovative ways to present over 50 events this October. From the main stage operas, to concerts, to pop-up events and lectures, the 70th Wexford Festival Opera will feature artists from across the world and showcase some of the most exciting young Irish talent.

BWW Feature: ONLINE VIRTUAL OPERA TOUR at Home Computer Screens

We board the Magic Opera Flying Carpet on Saturday morning, July 24, and go straight to the Bay Area for San Francisco Opera’s production of Richard Strauss’ Elektra.Soprano Christine Goerke stars in the title role. Director Keith Warner’s production blurs the line between past and present, myth, and reality. Conductor Henrik Nánási debuts.

THE DEAD, AN OPERA Comes To Gaiety Theatre 8 August

Producer Breda Cashe is delighted to bring the acclaimed musical drama based on James Joyce’s best-loved short story – The Dead, An Opera – to audiences for 4 much anticipated performances this summer.

BWW Feature: ONLINE VIRTUAL OPERA TOUR at Home Computer Screens

On the Los Angeles Opera website, Igor Stravinsky’s Oedipus Rex is available to stream now thru July 18th. Stravinsky based his opera Oedipus Rex on the ancient Greek tragedy by Sophocles. Oedipus Rex, is staged with minimal movement, which works well with COVID restrictions. A narrator describes the action in English.

BWW Feature: ONLINE VIRTUAL OPERA TOUR at Home Computer Screens

This is the last week to watch Los Angeles Opera’s online Signature Recital Series which gives viewers exclusive online access to fine performances filmed in stunning venues around the world. The series includes unforgettable singing by mezzo-soprano Susan Graham, tenor Russell Thomas, soprano Christine Goerke, mezzo-soprano J'Nai Bridges, and soprano Julia Bullock—a breathtaking showcase of vocal magic. 

Amendments Made to Wexford Festival Opera

The 69th Wexford Festival Opera will run from Sunday, 11 October - Sunday, 18 October. Audiences are invited to experience the magic at home as the festival goes online for this year only. Ahead of the festival commencing some amendments to the programme have been made following recent Government restrictions.

Wexford Festival Opera And RTE Join Forces To Bring The Festival Magic To Your Home

This October audiences across Ireland and around the world will have a chance to experience a taste of the magic of Wexford Festival Opera at home.

THE VEILED PROPHET by Charles Villiers Stanford is Now Available on The RTE Player

At a time when more people than ever are turning online to enjoy their favourite opera productions, the first-ever professional performance in English of The Veiled Prophet by Dublin-born composer, Charles Villiers Stanford, is now available to view on the RTE Player.

Cast Announced Ahead Of Opening Of Booking For 68th Wexford Festival Opera

Ahead of the opening of general booking for this year's Wexford Festival Opera which goes on sale this Saturday, 13 April at 9.30, Artistic Director, David Agler today announced the cast for the forthcoming Festival. 

Investec Opera Holland Park Announces Casts For 2018 Season

Investec Opera Holland Park's 2018 casts will feature an exciting mix of longstanding Opera Holland Park (OHP) performers, house debuts from established artists, and rising stars, across four brand new productions and 31 performances (28 of which are public).

STAGE TUBE: Preview Seanachai Theatre Company's IN PIGEON HOUSE, Opening 10/17

In Pigeon House by Honor Molloy opens tomorrow night, October 17th and runs through November 18th, 2012 at the Den Theatre (1333 N. Milwaukee Avenue) in Chicago. Get a preview of the show in the video below!

IN PIGEON HOUSE Opens Seanachai Theatre's 2012-13 Season Tonight, 10/17

Seanachaí Theatre Company has announced its 2012-13 Season 'Rag-Tags and Wayward Souls', featuring the World Premiere of IN PIGEON HOUSE by Honor Molloy, tonight, October 17 - November 18, 2012.

IN PIGEON HOUSE, LAY ME DOWN SOFTLY Set for Seanachai Theatre's 2012-13 Season

Seanachaí Theatre Company has announced its 2012-13 Season 'Rag-Tags and Wayward Souls', feautring the World Premiere of IN PIGEON HOUSE by Honor Molloy, October 17 - November 18, 2012, and the U.S. Premiere of LAY ME DOWN SOFTLY by Billy Roche, March 27 - April 28, 2013.

Seanachaí Theatre Company to Present IN PIGEON HOUSE, Opening 10/17

Juxtaposed against the contemporary drug-fueled club scene in Dublin, In Pigeon House weaves together vaudeville, music hall, and cinema in this love letter to traveling shows. Moving between time and genres, the itinerant players Basher, Masher, Rasher and Dolly rip up the stage with a furious tornado of language and moving pictures. A startlingly theatrical and darkly comic oeuvre, In Pigeon House at once explodes and upholds the romantic myth of the traveling show.

Ireland's Lismore Opera Festival Features Anthony Kearns in Rossini Masterpiece

World-renowned tenor Anthony Kearns was featured in a special presentation of Gioachino Rossini's masterpiece, Petite Messe Solennelle, at the St. Carthage's Cathedral in Lismore, Ireland on Sunday, June 3, 2012. Kearns' performance was his second with the Lismore Opera Festival.