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Join us for the unmissable drama of Opera!

When: Sunday 25 May @ 7.30 PM

Where: Church of Ireland, Monkstown, Co. Dublin

Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/DLCSOpera2025

#dunlaoghairechoralsociety #dlcs #dlcschoral #mascagni #opera #monkstown #monkstownvillage #churchofireland #love #betrayal #loss #passion #joy #hope #serenity

🌟 Get ready for the magic of opera! 🌟

Join Dun Laoghaire Choral Society for An Evening of Opera at Monkstown Church of Ireland on Sunday 25 May.

Experience a semi-staged performance of Mascagni's thrilling Cavalleria rusticana in a fresh, exciting departure for DLCS!

But that’s not all...

The evening also includes performances of some of Opera’s most beloved choruses.

🎵 A concert not to be missed! 🎵

Tickets are ON SALE NOW!
https://tinyurl.com/DLCSOpera2025

#DLCS #dlcschoral #opera #monkstown

🧡 MEET OUR SOLOISTS 🧡

RAPHAELA MANGAN, MEZZO-SOPRANO

We are delighted to welcome Raphaela back to Dun Laoghaire Choral Society for our performance of Handel's Messiah on 8 December at the Church of Ireland in Monkstown, Co. Dublin.

RAPHAELA'S BIOGRAPHY

For Raphaela's latest biography please see our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1369842714372766&set=a.645928416764203

TICKETS: some tickets will be available on the door at the concert. Online tickets are no longer available.

#DLCS #dlcschoral #mezzosoprano #raphaelamangan

As part of his time in the Irish National Opera Studio, Eoin covered mainstage productions in both Cosi Fan Tutte and Don Pasquale along with masterclasses with the likes of Simon Keenlyside.

Recent engagements include the role of Steward with Opera Collective Ireland in Doves Flight, Taddeo in L’italiana in Algeri by Rossini, Marco in Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi and Nazarene in Salome by Strauss.

Tickets: on the door. Online tickets are sold out.

#DLCS #dlcschoral #baritone #eoinforan

Tenor and bass heads...

All-day choir practice: Saturday 9 November 2024

📸 Helen Coughlan

https://tinyurl.com/DLCSbrahms2024 / door

#dlcs #dlcschoral #johndoyleconductor #fergalcaulfield #brahms #dalkey #singallday #tea #gazpacho #olives

Just under one week to go...

Music or magic? Is there any difference?

Join our wonderful conductor, soloists, orchestra, Mendelssohn and Brahms as they cast their spell, with a little help from their apprentices...

💫 🧙 👩‍🎤 👨‍🎤 🎻

https://tinyurl.com/DLCSbrahms2024 / door

#dlcs #dlcschoral #johndoyleconductor #fergalcaulfield #aislingkennysoprano #eoinforanbaritone #dunlaoghaireconsort #brahms #mendelssohn #dalkey #singallday #tea #gazpacho #olives

L-R: John (versteckt), John's bag, Fergal, sopranos, tenors (somewhere), basses (elsewhere), altos, Brahms

All-day choir practice: Saturday 9 November 2024

📸 Helen Coughlan

#dlcs #dlcschoral #johndoyleconductor #fergalcaulfield #brahms #dalkey #singallday #tea #gazpacho #olives

Tickets are still available but selling fast now... 🔥

Join us for a beautiful concert: https://tinyurl.com/DLCSbrahms2024

#dlcs #dlcschoral #brahms #dalkey

Just under two weeks to go...

We hope to welcome you to our celebration of Romantic-era music by Johannes Brahms and Felix Mendelssohn, directed by John Doyle and starring soprano Aisling Kenny, baritone Eoin Foran and the Dun Laoghaire Consort 💫 🧙 👩‍🎤 👨‍🎤 🎻

https://tinyurl.com/DLCSbrahms2024 / door

#dlcs #dlcschoral #brahms #mendelssohn #dalkey #johndoyleconductor #AislingKennySoprano #eoinforanbaritone #dunlaoghaireconsort

Huge thanks to The Queens Dalkey for letting us hang a corriboard on their railings. Our concert is over the road at the Church of the Assumption on 17 November, so it's a short hop back to The Queens afterwards for some much-needed refreshment...

#dlcs #dlcschoral #thequeensdalkey

Johannes Brahms, Photograph (1894), by Marie Köstlin, Frau Fellinger (1849-1925)

https://tinyurl.com/DLCSbrahms2024

#dlcs #dlcschoral

🎺🎺🎺

We are delighted that our superb band - the Dun Laoghaire Consort, which comprises some of the top musicians in the country - will be performing String Symphony No. 3 in E minor by Felix Mendelssohn at our Brahms' Requiem concert on 17 November.

Another great reason to join us for what promises to be a magical afternoon!
🎻🎻🎻

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Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/DLCSbrahms2024 (plus some tickets on the door but those always sell fast, so booking in advance is strongly recommended)

#DLCS #dlcschoral

As a dedicated recitalist, Aisling has performed a diverse range of repertoire, including women’s songs at the University of California Irvine with pianist Lorna Griffitt, Dowland’s lute songs with Thomas Dunford in Paris and Kilkenny, and numerous collaborations with historical harpist Siobhán Armstrong.

#dlcs #dlcschoral #aislingkenny #soprano

🎺🎺🎺

In addition to performing Brahms' Requiem with us, we can now announce that our wonderful band - the Dun Laoghaire Consort, which comprises some of the top instrumentalists in the country - will be performing String Symphony No. 3 in E minor by Felix Mendelssohn at our concert on 17 November.

Another great reason to join us for what promises to be a beautiful concert! 🎻🎻🎻

Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/DLCSbrahms2024

#dlcs #dlcschoral #brahms #johannesbrahms #mendelssohn #felixmendelssohn #dalkey

🎺 Just a reminder that our MESSIAH FOR ALL tickets are also on sale and selling fast! 🎺

Tix €25/€20: https://tinyurl.com/DLCSmessiah2024

Some tickets will be available at the door but early booking is advised, as door tickets sell out rapidly.

We hope you will join us for a wonderful Baroque Messiah.

Love to sing and own a Messiah score? Sing along to the choruses with us! Just bring your score and ask our door crew to show you to seats reserved for singers.

#dlcs #dlcschoral #messiahforall #Handel

Joining us in Dalkey for Brahms' Requiem are two outstanding soloists: Soprano Aisling Kenny and Baritone Eoin Foran.

Under the direction of John Doyle and accompanied by the Dun Laoghaire Consort, our performance of Brahms' Requiem promises to be a concert to remember. We hope to see you there! 💕

Tickets: €25 (full) / €20 (conc.):
https://tinyurl.com/DLCSbrahms2024

NB Some tickets will be available on the door but EARLY BOOKING IS ADVISED, as door tickets sell out fast.

#DLCS #dlcschoral #Brahms

Tickets are NOW ON SALE for the FIRST CONCERT of our 2024-25 season:

Johannes Brahms, 'Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem), Op. 45'.

Likely penned as a deeply personal response to the deaths of his mother and his friend Robert Schumann, Brahms' moving and evocative work offers comfort and solace to those left behind.

Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/DLCSbrahms2024

Some tickets will also be available on the door.*

* EARLY BOOKING IS ADVISED, as door tickets tend to sell out fast.

#DLCS #dlcschoral