Opera review: Morrígan at Cork Opera House enthralls from first scene to last

Majella Cullagh and Swedish countertenor Viktor Priebe feature among the impressive cast of hugely enjoyable show 

A scene from Morrígan at Cork Opera House. Picture: Shane J Horan 

 ★★★★★

Composer John O’Brien and librettist Éadaoin O’Donoghue have crafted a work that enthralls from first scene to the last. The writers of Morrígan turned to the story of Deirdre and the Sons of Usna from the Ulster cycle for a new work that opened at Cork Opera House on Thursday.