Liz Nolan

Presenter of The Full Score on RTÉ lyric fm

Losing the head - Liz Nolan on Irish National Opera's Salome

It falls to an Irishman, Oscar Wilde, to have crafted one of the quintessential works of fin de siècle decadence.

Opera • 27 Feb 24

Celine Byrne (centre) starred in the 2019 INO production of 'Madama Butterfly'

One from the heart - the operatic legacy of Giacomo Puccini

He's the byword for opera, the shorthand for swooning romance - and oh, those melodies!

Opera • 17 Feb 24

Portrait of Claudio Monteverdi, found in the Collection of Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum, Innsbruck. (Photo: Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

A classical music maverick: Liz Nolan on the magic of Monteverdi

Old world, new tricks... Every January we're faced with the same mantras of reinvention and reset.

Music • 16 Feb 24

Maria Callas is back in the spotlight for The Lyric Feature

Maria, La Callas - The Lyric Feature's tribute to an opera legend

As a teen, it was me and Callas against the world.

The Lyric Feature • 06 Dec 23

The Recital Hall at TU Dublin's new Grangegorman campus

Temple of sound - Liz Nolan on the new Conservatoire at TU Dublin

Time was, when music filled the air in Chatham Row.

Music • 18 Sep 23

The Dublin Baroque Orchestra bring the HandelFest to Dublin this July

Sing Hallelujah! Liz Nolan on the Dublin HandelFest 2023

For the first-time Dublin tourist, there are the touchstone attractions - the Viking tour, Kilmainham Gaol, the inevitable pints... and there's no knocking any of the above.

Festivals • 11 Jul 23

Cantette Youth Choir at Limerick Sings, with compere Liz Nolan (far left)

Inside the Limerick Sings International Choral Festival

Choral singing is a broad church - as broad as it gets. Whether you're a lynchpin member of a specialist ensemble, or among a slew of altos in the local singalong, guess what - you're a chorister.

Music • 24 May 23

World Music Therapy Week runs from April 10th - 15th

World Music Therapy Week: Liz Nolan on the healing power of music

"Sad songs say so much..." there's no denying the wisdom of Sir Elton. He's far from the first to salute the powerful effects of music on our lives.

Music • 12 Apr 23

Choir members at the Dublin Peace Proms (Pics: Sean McMahon)

Peace Proms - the cross-community initiative rocks Carnegie Hall

For a whole new generation, peace is something to sing about - and to play, stamp and celebrate, in the cross-community initiative that is Peace Proms.

Music • 06 Mar 23

Tara Erraught reurns to Drogheda this January with Celebrating The Voice

Voice Squad: Tara Erraught's opera boot camp returns to Drogheda

Opera • 11 Jan 23