2017

Chamber Choir Ireland on the Lyric Feature: Irene Buckley’s Lament for Art O’Leary

On Sunday December 15th, RTÉ lyric fm broadcast the premiere of Irene Buckley’s new opera, Lament for Art O’Leary on the Lyric Feature.

The opera is based on the famous poem, Chaoineadh Airt Uí Laoghaire, written by Eibhlín Dubh Ní Chonaill in the aftermath of her husband’s murder in 1773. The libretto for Buckley’s opera was written by poet, Vona Groarke.

This recording features soloists Emma Nash in the role of Eibhlín Dubh Ni Chonaill, Kim Sheehan as Art’s sister, the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, and the upper voices of Chamber Choir Ireland, conducted by Gavin Moloney, and produced by Laoise O’Brien.

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