A witty hotel Don Giovanni opens Blackwater Valley Festival

Aimee Kearney (Zerlina) and Jolyon Loy (Don Giovanni

Andrew Murphy (Leporello) and Jolyon Loy (Don Giovanni)

Valerian Ruminski (Commendatore), Amy Ní Fhearraigh (Donna Anna) and Gavan Ring (Don Ottavio)

Jolyon Loy (Don Giovanni), Aimee Kearney (Zerlina) and ensemble

Gavan Ring (Don Ottavio), Amy Ní Fhearraigh (Donna Anna) and Carolyn Holt (Donna Elvira)

Por Andrew Larkin, 28 mayo 2026

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“Creed is sharply aware of the need to poke fun and not to take any of it too seriously”

Crítica hecha desde Lismore Castle, Lismore el 27 mayo 2026

Mozart, Don Giovanni

Blackwater Valley Opera Festival

Peter Whelan, Dirección

Tom Creed, Dirección de escena

Aedin Cosgrove, Diseño de escena, Diseño de vestuario, Diseño de iluminación

Irish Baroque Orchestra

Blackwater Valley Opera Festival Chorus

Jolyon Loy, Don Giovanni

Andrew Murphy, Leporello

Amy Ní Fhearraigh, Donna Anna

Carolyn Holt, Donna Elvira

Aimee Kearney, Zerlina

Valerian Ruminski, The Commendatore

Gavan Ring, Don Ottavio

Dominic Veilleux, Masetto

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Andrew Larkin, 28th May

Rain cannot wash away the charm of Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Lismore Castle, a visually clever, if uneven, outdoor staging with moments of real enchantment.

***11

Mixed success for Irish National Opera's Maria Stuarda

Andrew Larkin, 5th June

Tara Erraught stars as the eponymous heroine with Anna Devin as her nemesis Elizabeth I in Donizetti's Maria Stuarda, but Tom Creed's modern update fails to convince at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin.

***11

Irish National Opera's futuristic Hoffmann

Pia Maltri, 14th September

Tom Creed's take on Offenbach's opéra fantastique works best in the Olympia act in this new production in Dublin.

***11

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Maeva Da Cruz, 19th November

Nouvelle production de l'Académie de l'Opéra de Paris à l'amphithéâtre de l'Opéra Bastille, Owen Wingrave s'avère très solide musicalement et nous offre de belles surprises sur le plan vocal, bien que l'œuvre si rarement jouée de Britten soit abordée de manière quelque peu inégale.

**111

Russian Tales delight at RCS Opera Studio

David Smythe, 27th February

Two Russian Tales: Stravinsky’s Mavra and Walton’s The Bear are an unexpected glittering delight at The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s Opera Studio in Glasgow.

****1

Meritoria versión de concierto del Barbero de Paisiello en Granada

Aaron Vincent, 8th May

La recuperación de Il barbiere di Siviglia de Paisiello en Granada marca un hito de la presente temporada lírica en España.

****1

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Andrew Larkin

Andrew Larkin is a pianist, composer and teacher from Dublin. Educated at Dublin and at Cambridge, he has performed all around Europe and Mexico. He currently teaches piano and composition in Dublin.