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Fergus Sheil of Irish National Opera writes for Culture about their acclaimed 20 Shots of Opera project, which features 20 new compact operas from composers in Ireland.
In a year of challenges and upheaval, Irish National Opera s
20 Shots of Opera series turns a spotlight on creativity and makes 2020 a year to remember for positive reasons. Conceived, composed, rehearsed, recorded, filmed and edited in just six months, these 20 short operas showcase the breadth and depth of Irish operatic talent.
Tributes paid to superstar Cork soprano Cara O Sullivan
“When she unleashed her vocal fireworks, she made time stand still,” the artistic director of Irish National Opera said of Cara. By Gráinne Ní Aodha Wednesday 27 Jan 2021, 8:37 AM Jan 27th 2021, 8:37 AM 93,021 Views 14 Comments
Cara O Sullivan at Irish charity To Russia with Love s gala evening in the National Concert Hall.
Image: Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland
Cara O Sullivan at Irish charity To Russia with Love s gala evening in the National Concert Hall.
Image: Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland
TRIBUTES HAVE BEEN paid to the Cork opera singer Cara O’Sullivan, who died yesterday aged 59, after being diagnosed with early-onset dementia in 2018.
Updated / Friday, 22 Jan 2021
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Irish National Opera s 20 Shots of Opera series features 20 new compact operas from composers in Ireland - watch
Close, with music by Hannah Peel and text by Stella Feehily, above.
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The Irish soprano Cara O’Sullivan sang her first major role – Donna Anna in Don Giovanni – after coaching from Dame Joan Sutherland at Welsh National Opera in 1996. She went on to make acclaimed appearances in England, France, Belgium and Australia.
Cara retired from singing in 2018 after being diagnosed with early onset dementia. She died yesterday, at home in Cork.
Irish National Opera’s artistic director Fergus Sheil writes:
The untimely passing of soprano Cara O’Sullivan today (26 January) has robbed Ireland of one of its greatest operatic talents. Cara possessed a voice of pure beauty. She had virtuosic skills and when she unleashed her vocal fireworks, she made time stand still.
Updated / Friday, 22 Jan 2021
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At a Loss by Michael Gallen above.
A woman sits awake in a screen-lit room, awaiting news about her mother s imminent passing. Tuning into the tides of electrical hum around her, she wonders about the parallels between this power and the force that gives life to the body.