Last year, the artistic director found it very difficult playing in front of an empty Killaloe Cathedral when the festival had to be live-streamed during to Covid-19 restrictions.
Cara O Sullivan obituary: Charisma and warmth brought Cara s talent and technical perfection to audience she cherished
Her friend and collaborator John O Brien pays tribute to a woman who was pure class Cara was the kindest, warmest, most supportive colleague who fully appreciated the momentous teamwork that an orchestral or operatic production entails. Picture: Cillian Kelly / News Digital
Sat, 30 Jan, 2021 - 10:52
John O’Brien
Cara O Sullivan was pure class. Her voice could be golden, velvet or chocolate, or steel, ice, or like a laser. Her tuning was impeccable. Her sense of phrasing and line, exquisite.
She was capable of the most jaw-dropping vocal fireworks, but often it was her delivery of the simplest phrase that melted the hearts of an audience. Her musical tastes were wide, performing repertoire from opera and art songs to folk tunes and parlour songs.