A city that adores arias and loves a gala

Cork has seen many financial hardships over the years, but its love affair with opera has never wavered, Jo Kerrigan reports.

A city that adores arias and loves a gala
Fri, 11 Nov, 2011 - 00:00

MOST of us come to opera in our mellower years. First nursery rhymes, then pop, rock and finally the beauty of great arias.

For impresario Barra Ó Tuama, though, it was opera all the way.

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CourtsAnalysisPlace: CorkPlace: IrelandPlace: RussiaPlace: Soviet UnionPlace: UKPlace: Palace TheatrePerson: Jo KerriganPerson: Barra Ó TuamaPerson: Ó TuamaPerson: Josef LockePerson: GigliPerson: Heddle NashPerson: Josephine ScanlonPerson: MaritanaPerson: Giuseppe di StefanoPerson: Di StefanoPerson: Mario MalagniniPerson: MalagniniPerson: DeirdrePerson: Kiri Te KanawaPerson: KiriPerson: Julian GavinPerson: CullaghPerson: Phillip ThomasPerson: Nyle WolfeEvent: Opera GalaEvent: CorkOrganisation: Irish EmbassyOrganisation: Barra O’Tuama PromotionsOrganisation: CIT CSM Vocal Chamber EnsembleOrganisation: Palace
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