New chief executive for Opera IrelandOpera Ireland has announced the appointment of Niall Doyle as chief executiveSat Oct 21 2006 - 01:00
Russian star shines in west CorkMichael Dervan hears an arresting soprano at the West Cork Chamber Music FestivalTue Jul 04 2006 - 01:00
Wexford opera body names its new CEOWexford Festival Opera has appointed Michael Hunt as its new chief executiveThu Jun 15 2006 - 01:00
Wexford Opera on new groundThe 2006 programme of events for Wexford Festival Opera was formally launched yesterday by Minister for the Environment, Dick…Wed May 24 2006 - 01:00
Wexford Festival opts for return to Irish orchestraThe Wexford Festival has announced that it will this year use an orchestra of Irish musicians for its productions for the first…Fri Feb 24 2006 - 00:00
The many faces of Steve ReichRTÉ's Living Music Festival buzzed with excitement - because the popular and versatile composer was in town, writes Michael Dervan…Tue Feb 21 2006 - 00:00
Doran resigns from English opera postSeán Doran, the Derry-born chief executive and artistic director of English National Opera, has resigned with immediate effect…Thu Dec 01 2005 - 00:00
CD OF THE WEEKMESSIAEN EDITION Yvonne Loriod (piano), Olivier Messiaen (organ), and many others Warner Classics 2564 62162-2 (18 CDs…Fri Nov 18 2005 - 00:00
Conductor will not seek to renew his contract with RTEPrincipal conductor of the RTÉ Concert Orchestra Laurent Wagner will not seek to renew his contract in October 2006, RTÉ has …Thu Oct 27 2005 - 01:00
Passionate dynamo of a man devoted to Wexford festivalThe appointment of Jerome Hynes as managing director in 1988 marked an important turning point for the Wexford Festival.Tue Sept 20 2005 - 01:00
No time for bitter tears as 'Petra' hailed a triumphFor the first time in over a century an Irish composer had a full-scale opera with orchestra première at a major opera house …Mon Sept 19 2005 - 01:00
Music reviewsThe Vogler Spring Festival, held last weekend at St Columba's Church, Drumcliffe, Co Sligo, is a much more leisurely affair than…Wed May 04 2005 - 01:00
What a beautiful noiseNoise-cancelling headphones and sound-isolating earphones make travel a lot more enjoyableTue Apr 19 2005 - 01:00
ReviewReviewed is the London Philharmonic Orchestra Masur performance at the National Concert Hall, DublinNCH, DublinSat Jan 22 2005 - 00:00
English National Opera goes IrishThe adventurous London company plans to launch its 2005-6 season with Gerald Barry's take on Fassbinder , reports Michael Dervan…Thu Oct 14 2004 - 01:00
Opera festival finds RTE costs prohibitiveThe chairman of Wexford Festival Opera, Mr Paul Hennessy, yesterday responded to criticism by the Musicians' Union of Ireland…Sat Oct 09 2004 - 01:00
Wexford festival to face protests about non-use of Irish musiciansThe Musicians Union of Ireland (MUI) is to repeat last year's public protest about Wexford Festival Opera's ongoing failure to…Fri Oct 08 2004 - 01:00
National centre plans to stop representing NI composersUpwards of 20 Northern Ireland composers are facing the loss of representation by the Dublin-based Contemporary Music Centre (…Wed Aug 25 2004 - 01:00
Take three directors . . .Reviewed: Madrigal '75/Cutts, Fleischmann Choir , CSMSO/Spratt Cork International Choral FestivalFri Apr 30 2004 - 01:00
Pierre Boulez: ‘You try to find new material, it provokes the imagination’French composer and conductor Pierre Boulez, one of the greatest musicians of our time, has died at 90. In this interview from 2004, Michael Dervan spoke to the eternal enfant terrible about pushing through sound barriersSat Feb 14 2004 - 00:00
High and low notes of a decidedly mixed bagMichael Dervan looks back on a year in music that delivered great successes from some but disappointments from othersTue Dec 16 2003 - 00:00
Protest over use of Belarus orchestra at opera festivalSweet song and discord were features of the glittering social and musical occasion that was the opening of the Wexford Festival…Fri Oct 17 2003 - 01:00
Stand up and face the musicUlster Orchestra's new chief executive, David Byers, is optimistic about the orchestral future, he tells Michael Dervan.Mon Sept 15 2003 - 01:00
Knowing the score'Improvisation rocks" was the message of Beyond The Score, Robert Levin's illustrated talk at Killaloe Music FestivalWed Jul 30 2003 - 01:00
