The Kilkenny Arts Festival is bringing music and drama back to some of the most stunning venues in the country.
So says festival Director Olga Barry.
The full programme for this year has now been announced for the run from August 4th to 14th. (See it here).
Eleanor Methven in The Tempest from Rough Magic and Kilkenny Arts Festival promises to be one of the highlights of the forthcoming Kilkenny Arts Festival 2022 which will run from 4-14 August. The production will be performed in Kilkenny Castle Park. First announcements were made today with the full festival programme to be announced later this month. They include: the acclaimed Carducci String Quartet performing Shostakovichs 15 Quartets over six days; Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Bell X1 joining forces with Dowry Strings; The Irish Baroque Orchestra and Tara Erraught; Malcolm Proud; Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh and the Irish Chamber Orchestra a live performance of Róisín ReImagined; Mezzo-Soprano Ailish Tynan; Chamber Choir Ireland; Grammy Award winning violinist Johnny Gandelsman and a new production of Handels sublime opera, Semele from OCI and KAF. Photo Ros Kavanagh
Hosting venues include The Parade Tower at Kilkenny Castle, St Canice’s Cathedral and St John’s Priory as well as new offerings in the form of The Warehouse in Callan and many more.
The launch took place last night and Martin Bridgeman was there for KCLR News.
Festival Chair Emer Foley and Festival Director Olga Barry say it’s great to return to normal after two surreal years:
