Lismore is gearing up for its seventh opera festival, with the hotly tipped Rachel Croash starring in a production of Così Fan Tutte, writes Cathy Desmond

THE sixth Lismore Music Festival takes place at the weekend. It’s Ireland’s only summer opera festival, competing with the well-established English Glyndebourne and other mid-European events.

Lismore Music will promote the new generation of vocal talents, writes Nicki ffrench Davis

Lismore Music invites children behind the scenes at The Barber of Seville, says Nicki ffrench Davis