Person: Felix Mendelssohn

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

home and gardens

Richard Collins: 200 years since the death of a botanical master

The names of literary giants and great philosophers spawn adjectives, ‘Shakespearian’, ‘Marxist’, and ‘Platonic’, for instance. Few scientific celebrities are so honoured, although ‘Darwinian’ has entered the lexicon.

world

Germany celebrates first same-sex weddings after law change

racing

Promising Castello Sforza looks set to strike

racing

Castello can step up on promising debut

racing

Classy Concorde makes flying return

racing

Mendelssohn set to hit winning note

Fascinating rocks on - thanks to stewards

Leopardstown report

Mon, 12 May, 2014

Classical review: Chanticleer

Cork Opera House

Sat, 15 Feb, 2014

Classical : Irish Chamber Orchestra

University of Limerick

Wed, 27 Nov, 2013

A life as dramatic as an opera for Wagner

NOT every life warrants a film of seven hours and 46 minutes, but not every life was as dramatic as Richard Wagner’s. The British film director, Tony Palmer, cast Richard Burton in the title role of the epic biopic, Wagner, which was shot over seven months and released in 1983. It will be screened, with two breaks, as part of this year’s Cork Film Festival.

Fri, 01 Nov, 2013