A night at the opera beckons in Kilkee

A NIGHT at the opera, organised by Kilkee Civic Trust, will be held in Kilkee Church on Monday, August 2.
The concert is a collaboration between University Concert Hall and The European Opera Centre, who have organised a training programme at University of Limerick from Wednesday until Sunday, August 1.
Participants will include young singers from Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland and Portugal. These singers, who are amongst the best opera students on the continent, will work intensively under the guidance of the European Opera Centre’s head of singer development, Laurent Pillot. They will also take part in the Kilkee concert.
Mr Pillot, under whom the training takes place, founded the Opera Studio of the Bavarian State Opera and was previously musical assistant to Kent Nagano and Placido Domingo at the Los Angeles Opera. He will be joined by the distinguished movement coach, Berlin-based John Norris. Local singers and those involved with training singers will have the chance to observe the final stages of the course. Tickets for the Kilkee church concert are available from William’s Pharmacy, Nolan’s shop or on the door on the night.