30th November

Concert will begin at 18:00 hours GMT

Wallace's 'Lurline' with Kelly, Riches, Gomes and Ní Bhriain from Dublin

William Vincent Wallace's 'Lurline' is an opera to an English libretto by Edward Fitzball, based on the Lorelei legend of the Rhine mermai. In his underwater grotto, King Rhineberg laments the absence of his daughter, Lurline, and berates the gnomes for allowing the beautiful nymph to wander in the upper world. Lurline returns playing her harp and sings of having fallen in love with Count Rudolph whom she had seen sailing on the river. Meanwhile, Count Rudolph, an extravagant young man, is hoping to improve his fortunes by marrying Ghiva, the daughter of Baron Truenfels. Performers:

Rachel Kelly: Lurline.
Ashley Riches: Rheinberg.
Luis Gomes: Count Rudolf.
Gemma Ní Bhriain: Ghiva.
Thomas D. Hopkinson: Zelieck, a Gnome.
Rory Dunne: The Baron Truenfels.
Anna Brady: Liba.
William Pearson: Wilhelm.

Lurline Opera Chorus. National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland. Conductor: Péter Halász.

Recorded in September.