Live Music Review: Lisa Hannigan at the Cork Opera House

5/5

In literary journal Winter Papers, Lisa Hannigan tells writer Paul Murray that her dream was to be Maria Callas. She auditioned for the opera, and found out she had a really quiet voice. “I was heartbroken. Wanting to be a singer but not really having any idea how.”

So Monday night, playing a sold out show at Cork Opera House, following two dates at Vicar Street over the weekend, must have felt pretty special for Hannigan, who has taken the long route to her richly deserved success.