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Question of Taste: In advance of her livestream from Cork Opera House, the singer selects some of her favourite music, books, TV shows, etc 

Karen Underwood performs for a livestream of  Lilith from  Cork Opera House on  Saturday. Picture: Jed Niezgoda 

Karen Underwood is a singer from Chicago who has been living in Cork for 22 years. On Saturday, she will perform  Lilith, a cabaret-style song cycle written by Éadaoin O'Donoghue and John O’Brien. Live from the stage of Cork Opera House, tickets are €5; corkoperahouse.ie.

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