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Capturing the Darkness and Lightness of Maxwell Davies Capturing the Darkness and Lightness of Maxwell Davies James Camien McGuiggan Peter Maxwell Davies' 'The Lighthouse', Irish National Opera's most recent production which ends its national tour this week, is based on a true story about keepers who go missing without a trace. James Camien McGuiggan reviews.
Where is the Deeper Conversation About Our Decimated Music Scene? Where is the Deeper Conversation About Our Decimated Music Scene? Toner Quinn The latest restrictions on live music events leave many unanswered questions, writes Toner Quinn.
What If We Had More Music Hubs? What If We Had More Music Hubs? Toner Quinn The new Beatles documentary 'Get Back' gives an incredible insight into the band's creative process, and provides an important lesson for our society today, writes Toner Quinn.
A Winter Highlight A Winter Highlight Adrian Smith The 9th Fidelio Trio Winter Chamber Music Festival took place last weekend with featured artist Francesco Paolo Scola and works by Kevin Volans, Irene Buckley, Berio, Ustvolskaya, Stravinsky, Korngold and more. Adrian Smith reviews.
A Radical and Timely Work A Radical and Timely Work Brendan Finan Michael Gallen's new opera 'Elsewhere', based on the true story of a protest in an asylum in Monaghan in 1919, premiered at the Abbey Theatre last week. Brendan Finan reviews.
Electric Performance Electric Performance Anna Murray The opening night of the contemporary music festival Music Current (8–11 November) featured pianist and composer Zubin Kanga. Anna Murray reviews.
Persist to the Other Side Persist to the Other Side Toner Quinn The fiddle-player Martin Hayes has recently published a memoir of his life in music, 'Shared Notes: A Musical Journey'. Toner Quinn reviews.
Picturing Flutes Picturing Flutes James Camien McGuiggan The Music Current festival in Dublin ended with concerts by Lina Andonovska and Richard Craig. James Camien McGuiggan reviews.
Finding Freedom Finding Freedom Brendan Finan Irish National Opera's production of Beethoven's 'Fidelio', which ran at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin last week, questioned ideas of liberty, state power and democracy. Brendan Finan reviews.
Imagination Runs Wild Imagination Runs Wild Adrian Smith Irish National Opera have just released a film version online of Gerald Barry's anarchic opera 'Alice’s Adventures Under Ground', with Claudia Boyle as Alice. Adrian Smith reviews.

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