Irish composer welcomes world premiere of prize-winning opera

Acclaimed contemporary Irish composer Donnacha Dennehy speaks to Cathy Desmond ahead of the world premiere of his prize-winning opera ‘The Second Violinist’.

Composer Donnacha Dennehy and playwright Enda Walsh team up again in staging a new operatic work.

Receiving its world premiere at the Galway Arts Festival, winner of the Fedora-Generali Prize for new opera The Second Violinist, stars actor Aaron Monaghan, with singers Máire Flavin, Sharon Carty and Benedict Nelson accompanied by Crash Ensemble and chorus.