Irish Consulate Monaco

Wednesday 24th April 2024 at 7pm
A TALK BY DR MARIA MCHALE
At the Princess Grace Irish Library
Tickets €10 (includes a drink)

Lecture: ‘New and old, Gaelic and modern’: Irish opera and the Gaelic Revival
Join us for a music mystery talk at the library!
Don't miss this interesting talk by Dr Maria McHale. It's not just for opera fans or those interested in the Irish language - it's an entertaining journey back in time to 21st May 1910 when the Irish-language opera, Eithne, was performed to great acclaim. Dr McHale will also unravel a music mystery - as it was billed as the first opera in the Irish language - but was it?!
Dr McHale's talk will let you experience the excitement of that particular night - the last of a week-long run of the opera at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin in May 1910 – never again performed until 2017 at the National Concert Hall, Dublin. You will hear part of that recent recording of the concert performance. On display at the library is a signed copy of Robert O’Dwyer’s music score of Eithne, part of Princess Grace's collection, which contains a large number of signatures from that last night in 1910.
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