Cork soprano Majella Cullagh is singing the role of ‘The Moon’ in John O’Brien’s opera The Nightingale and the Rose, which will have its world premiere at The Everyman in Cork on Saturday for a week, before touring to the Civic Theatre in Tallaght, and Lime Tree in Limerick.

Soprano Kiri Te Kanawa has spoken out in support of Dundalk singer Tara Erraught after a series of reviews criticised her appearance.

Cork-born soprano Deirdre Moynihan has an enviable CV, and is now releasing her first CD — a selection of Vivaldi cantatas on the classical Naxos label.