CarlowOperaThe Carlow Opera series is produced with the support and funding of the Sound & Vision Scheme, BAI
CarlowOperaThis is the latest edition of carlow opera series which captures the hunt for the soloists. The opera is called 'Shelter Me from The Rain' and will be performed in the George Bernard Shaw theatre in May.
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Episode 21 broadcast on 3rd October on RTÉ lyric fm
Stadium Sounds.
Stadium Sounds resonates with the sounds from the 70s to today when gig venues got bigger and bigger and the songs became crown anthems from Bruce Springsteen’s Born to Run, Police’s Roxanne to Queen, Freddie Mercury and Bohemian Rhapsody. Jack and Julie trace sound from the Sony Walkman in 1979 to the birth of the CD in 1982 and the songs, bands, albums and gigs which made history. The show features the epic Live Aid gig in 1985 starring an emerging female artist called Madonna and with Irishman, Bob Geldof, of the Boomtown Rats behind it.
CarlowOperaWe'll be following the adventure across the year as Fergus hunts down the local talent and draws the production together. But first we've been finding out where the idea started and why Carlow has inspired this opera.
CarlowOperaIn the this third episode about an opera for Carlow we hear from Regina Hanley, a professional opera singer who has been brought in by conductor Fergus Sheil as a vocal coach. Regina Hanley. We meet Regina at a singing workshop where she lends her singing expertise to the choir. She also tells us about her hopes for the opera.
