Lismore Music Festival: A chorus of young singers
AT THE heart of the fourth Lismore Music Festival is a dedication to Ireland’s native talent. The festival has been developed by opera production team, Jennifer O’Connell and Dieter Kaegi, both formerly of Opera Ireland. The jewel in the crown of an expanded programme is a two-night run of Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, directed by Kaegi in the setting of Lismore Castle stables and gardens on the June Bank Holiday.
The Lismore production features an entirely Irish cast of key singers who will be gathered back from opera houses worldwide. Sharing the stage with them will be a chorus of local choral singers and students from the Cork School of Music. Some of the members of the chorus will also perform a lunchtime recital of arias at Cappoquin House.
