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The evening may have gotten off to a slow start, but velvet-voiced Canadian singer-songwriter Feist’s performance at Cork Opera House on Saturday night was worth waiting for.

It's been a while since we last heard from Damien Rice - four years since his last shows in Ireland, five since his last studio album.

She’s come a long way since her Cork Opera House debut, aged 11, as Little Red Riding Hood. Next week, the actress tells Marjorie Brennan, she returns to the same stage in Angela’s Ashes.

The third incarnation of the Sounds From A Safe Harbour festival kicked off in Cork last night, with the city set for six days of music and performances organised by a star-studded panel of curators.

Concert-goers trying to buy tickets for the upcoming Sounds from a Safe Harbour (SFSH) Festival were frustrated in their efforts when a software problem cut the connection between the ticket system providers, SeatGeek, and the Cork Opera House booking system.

The inaugural Cork Proms will be staged at Cork Opera House during the Midsummer Festival, in June, and will, hopefully, become an annual event, says Siobhan Howe.

The Cure are sold out already, but Lana Del Rey has also been added to the summer roster for Malahide Castle in what has been a big week for gig announcements.

Record audience figures have helped Cork Opera House post its highest profit in six years, and its sixth profitable year in a row.

Student internships at Cork Opera House and a new postgraduate degree are part of a new partnership that will see University College Cork invest more than €500,000 in the cultural institution.

Damian Wallace took over as chairman of the Cork Opera House board in 2008, a time when its finances were on the precipice. It got a lot worse before it got better, but as he steps down, he leaves behind an institution revitalised, he tells Eoin English

A creative partnership is set to see University College Cork’s name in lights in new signage over Cork Opera House from next year.

Bryce Dessner tells Ed Power why his band are so happy to be involved in the Sounds From A Safe Harbour festival in Cork

New commercial branding could be appearing over Cork Opera House soon as a long-standing deal with car manufacturer Toyota reaches an end this month.

As ProdiJIG returns to the stage, Marjorie Brennan meets the man behind the dance sensation, Alan Kenefick and his stage and real life partner Nawal Elbadri. 

Michael Twomey may be best known for Cha and Miah, but his reflections on over 70 years in Cork theatre include some incredible history, writes Jo Kerrigan

 

In the final week of a four-part series looking at finalists for the Cork Company of the Year Awards 2017, Pádraig Hoare casts an eye over those in the non-profit category.

One of the stars of Cork Opera House’s Christmas panto is hitting the gym to prepare for what will be its longest ever run.

Cork Opera House has staged another strong financial performance and posted a profit of just over €265,000, its fourth profitable year in a row.

ProdiJIG’s new show is going to break the mould with its sexy and streetwise approach to Irish dancing, writes Jo Kerrigan

As well as a production of La Traviata, Cork composer/conductor John O’Brien has a number of other projects on the way, he tells Jo Kerrigan

Cork Opera House is to get a grant of €170,000 from Cork County Council despite objections from some councillors who felt it should not receive any more handouts as it is in profit.

Newstalk and Today FM have built a new hi-tech radio studio in Cork Opera House as part of a joint venture which will see both stations broadcasting more shows live from Cork.

CORK’S Opera House is one of the mainstays of cultural life in the south, a position recognised by continued public subsidy and support even during the darkest days of the recession.

Chart-topping DJs, country legends and comedians are set to take centre stage at Cork Opera House over the coming months, with a sprinkle of Christmas panto magic thrown in for good measure.

The board of Cork Opera House has launched a major process to trace the company’s “missing” shareholders and buy back their shares as part of a tidy-up of corporate governance issues.

Cork Opera House has recorded its third profitable year in a row and has never been in a “stronger and more sustainable financial position”, its AGM was told yesterday.

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Experienced arts administrator Eibhlín Gleeson has been appointed the new chief executive of Cork Opera House.

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MUSIC NEWS: Perhaps it’s fortunate for the Glastonbury organisers that Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs isn’t on their bill this weekend. 

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THE newly formed Cork City Musical Society, in association with the Firkin Crane, is about to stage its debut production, Sweet Charity. 

Looking for plans for the weekend? Here’s a list of what’s on and where.

The chief executive of Cork Opera House, who led the venue back from the brink of financial collapse, is to leave her position when her five-year contract expires later this year.

Tributes have been paid to a champion of the arts who is bringing the curtain down on a remarkable 30 years as a director on the board of Cork Opera House.

In just one week they notched up nearly 10,000 YouTube hits, broke into the top 50 of the Irish iTunes charts, attracted fans from as far away as Kathmandu, Boston, and France — and now they’re set to perform in Cork Opera House.

In recent days the Opera House hosted the Ellen Kent Opera Company’s production of Rigoletto. As an opera fan I was a little surprised that the Opera House was not full.

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