ICO enthusiasts have the opportunity to preview the orchestra’s US touring programme when the Irish Chamber Orchestra performs live from Limerick University Concert Hall on Thursday, 20 October.
Archived Events
Irish Modern Dance Theatre: Fall and Recover
Ten survivors of torture from nine different countries sought asylum in Dublin. There they found a way back to their humanity. Fall and Recover is their collaborative performance with two leading Irish contemporary dancers, celebrating the power of the human spirit, dignity and determination.
Opera Ireland: Tosca
The world’s first ever live Internet streaming of opera took place on 11th November 2010 when the Opening Night of Tosca by Opera Ireland was streamed live on the Internet in HD sound and vision from Dublin’s Gaiety theatre to audiences worldwide via platformireland.ie. The livestream captured the last ever Opening Night of Opera Ireland. For information about Irelands national opera company, click here History of Opera Ireland/DGOS
Rough Magic: Phaedra
The timeless story of Phaedra's dark obsession with her stepson is placed in a contemporary Ireland that has become a fertile playing field for the capricious gods. Racine’s masterpiece of the French theatre – itself drawn from Euripides – and themes from the baroque score of Rameau’s operatic response to this mythic tale, have provided the springboard for a dynamic collaboration between writer Hilary Fannin and composer/musician Ellen Cranitch.
