Banish the winter blues with some classical music or opera. Cathy Desmond selects the best events of the months ahead.

The Grammy Award-winning British ensemble The King’s Singers present the Thursday Gala at Cork Opera House at 8pm this evening.

More than 4,500 singers from all over the world will fly into Cork shortly to take part in the city’s 58th international choral festival.

David Hurley of the King’s Singers tells Nicki ffrench Davis how the famed a capella group have survived so many line-up changes