Proms series at Cork Opera House to feature music from Beethoven, Broadway and The Beatles 

The series of concerts in April will showcase some of the best of the city's musical talents across various genres

Singers Emma Nash  and Majella McCullagh at the launch of the Cork Proms 2023 concert series at Cork Opera House.  Picture: Darragh Kane

The Cork Proms is set to take place over five nights in April at the city’s Opera House. At the launch on Tuesday night at the Emmet Place venue, details were revealed of the three strands of the series: Beethoven, Broadway, and The Beatles.

The Beethoven night on April 6 will feature the Cork Opera House Concert Orchestra, conducted by John O’Brien, playing the German composer’s popular Symphony No. 3 Eroica, and Symphony No. 5 in C Minor.