Pictured: Violinist Alexander Sitkovetsky performs in this Friday's RTÉ lyric Live concert
SIMON DELANEY LIVE FROM BLOOM
Simon Delaney hosts a special programme live from Bloom in the Phoenix Park with live music, chat and of course, plenty of gardening ideas!
RTÉ lyric fm, Saturday 31st May, 1pm-3pm
OPERA NIGHT WITH PAUL HERRIOTT
The Metropolitan Opera, New York presents Rossini's The Barber of Seville
Rossini's effervescent comedy retakes the stage in Bartlett Sher's madcap production. Mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina headlines a winning ensemble as the feisty heroine, Rosina, alongside high-flying tenor Jack Swanson, in his Met debut, as her secret beloved, Count Almaviva. Baritone Andrey Zhilikhovsky stars as Figaro, the inimitable barber of Seville, with bass-baritone Peter Kálmán as Dr. Bartolo and bass Alexander Vinogradov as Don Basilio rounding out the principal cast. Giacomo Sagripanti conducts.
RTÉ lyric fm, Saturday 31st May, 7pm-10pm
Photo: Ken Howard | Met Opera
VOX NOSTRA WITH VLAD SMISHKEWYCH
What's in a motet? Alongside the word 'madrigal', this particular moniker for vocal polyphony might conjure up all manner of early music stereotypes of singers in pointy shoes or Elizabethan collars. On this Sunday's Vox Nostra, Vlad dispels any misconceptions about this long-lived genre and takes a 'grande tour du motette' across the centuries, from the origins of the motet in the Western medieval practice of organum, to the high medieval motets of Philippe de Vitry. The Renaissance has a plethora of excellent examples of motets, and Vlad will surely dip into several of those before going onwards to the Baroque motets of Lully, Delalande, Schütz, Hassler and even J.S. Bach. Multiple motets and probably more than a few madrigals this morning on Vox Nostra!
RTÉ lyric fm, Sunday 1st June, 7am-10am
THE LYRIC FEATURE
The Naked Soul of Man
For nine months in the midst of World War 1, Ernest Shackleton's Endurance expedition was trapped in the Antarctic ice with no contact to the outside world. Eventually the ship sank and a heroic journey across the most inhospitable seas and landscapes led to rescue. Using a mix of expert commentary, diary entries from Shackleton and his crew, and soundscapes, The Naked Soul of Man explores the power of music and art, leadership and kindness in creating resilience to give an insight into how they survived this ordeal. Contemporary accounts are read by Ciaran Hinds (Ernest Shackleton), Lorcan Cranitch (Thomas Orde Lees), Bert Wright (Chippy McNish) with Ali White (poetry). Enda Scahill performs music of the time on an early twentieth century zither banjo, the type of instrument that accompanied the expedition. The contributors are sailor and adventurer Paddy Bushe, historian John Horne, Kevin Kenny from the Shackleton Museum in Athy, ice swimmer Nuala Moore, lecturer in music therapy Hilary Moss, and Dennis Perkins who wrote Leading at The Edge: Leadership Lessons from the Extraordinary Saga of Shackleton's Antarctic Expedition.
Produced by Eoin Brady and Ellen Cranitch
The Naked Soul of Man was produced for RTÉ lyric fm with funding from the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland from the Television Licence Fee.
(First broadcast 4th December 2022)
RTÉ lyric fm, Sunday 1st June, 6pm-7pm
VESPERTINE WITH ELLEN CRANITCH
We're bustin' out all over tonight on Vespertine and celebrating all things bloomy. Music from Blossom Dearie, Iris Dement, Herbie Hancock, Blue Rose Code, some Lilac Wine and a bunch of songs from Sam Amidon's Lily-O. Radio has never been so fragrant.
RTÉ lyric fm, Sunday 1st June, 9pm-12am
THE FULL SCORE WITH LIZ NOLAN
In March 1742, a somewhat shadowy figure known as 'Mr Charles the Hungarian' travels to Dublin, where Handel mania is raging. Mr Charles - an entrepreneur in heart and soul - sees this as a great opportunity and organises a concert in Smock Alley Theatre with a programme that mainly consists of Handel's music. In our Full Score concert today from the Musica Antiqua Festival in Bruges, Peter Whelan and the Irish Baroque Orchestra reconstruct this evening. Performing various colourful solos - some for instruments that were new to Ireland at the time we'll hear music by Handel, Georg Philipp Telemann, Johann Adolf Hasse.
RTÉ lyric fm, Monday 2nd June, 1pm-4pm
LORCAN MURRAY'S CLASSIC DRIVE
Classic Drive brings you the perfect musical soundtrack, including Lorcan's Pick of the Week: Jonathan Tetelman's latest release, Puccini - Tosca, recorded live at the season-opening concert version of Tosca given by the Orchestra e Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. And with news, weather and sports, Lorcan's with you all the way!
RTÉ lyric fm, Monday 2nd June, 4pm-7pm
NIALL CARROLL’S CLASSICAL DAYTIME
Niall Carroll plays music from the heart of the classical repertoire. with Sounds on Screen a piece from either the big or the small screen at 11am, and at midday Niall chooses his Five of a Kind. This week Niall chooses five pieces by Johann Michael Haydn.
RTÉ lyric fm, Tuesday 3rd June, 10am-1pm
MYSTERY TRAIN WITH JOHN KELLY
Mystery Train is a nightly journey through the many wonders of recorded music - from its vintage glories to the latest sounds. Essential listening for the discerning music fan.
RTÉ lyric fm, Wednesday 4th June, 7pm-9pm
THE FULL SCORE WITH LIZ NOLAN
A Mozart Matinee from the Salzburg Festival on today's Full Score. Liz Nolan presents a showcase of unabridged musical masterworks, featuring live recordings of Irish and international performers, plus selections from the latest CD releases.
Mozart: Serenata notturna in D, K. 239
Mozart: Piano Quintet in E flat, K. 452
Mozart: Symphony No. 38 in D, K. 504 ('Prague')
Mozarteum Orchestra, Salzburg
Maxim Emelyanychev, conductor
RTÉ lyric fm, Thursday 5th June, 1pm-4pm
RTÉ LYRIC LIVE WITH PAUL HERRIOTT
Paul Herriott brings us the Prague Symphony Orchestra in a concert recorded at the National Concert Hall in Dublin, in February 2025, as part of their International Orchestra series. Tomas Brauner conducts the programme including Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto with Alexander Sitkovetsky as soloist and Dvorak's much loved New World Symphony.
Prague Symphony Orchestra
Dvorak: The Noon Day Witch
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 (From the New World)
Tomas Brauner (conductor)
Alexander Sitkovetsky (violin)
RTÉ lyric fm, Friday 6th June, 7pm-10pm
