City in close harmony for choral festival

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.

Details of the festival, which runs from May 2-6, were unveiled last night and include 80 different events, the vast majority of which will be free to the public.

The crowing glory of this year’s festival will be a stunning line-up of gala concerts where audiences can listen to some of the world’s leading vocal artists and ensembles.