Michael is the Classical Editor for GoldenPlec.

Classical Editor

Recent Work

Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra at RIAM

Blackwater Valley Opera Festival: ‘Giulio Cesare’ by Handel

Irish National Opera On Tour: ‘L’Olimpiade’ by Vivaldi

Patrick Rafter – Interview

David Tobin – Interview

Fabio Biondi, Europa Galante, Nardus Williams at NCH

Irish National Opera presents ‘Breathwork’ at Project Arts Centre, Dublin

NI Opera presents Puccini’s ‘Tosca’ – Review

Irish Baroque Orchestra ‘Jupiter and the Bear’ at RIAM

INO: Mozart’s ‘Così fan tutte’ at Gaiety Theatre – Review

Dean Power – Interview

New Music Dublin 2023: RTE Concert Orchestra & Crash Ensemble

Niamh O’Sullivan at National Concert Hall, Dublin

The Ayoub Sisters – Interview

Maxim Rysanov, Nikita Boriso-Glebsky & Dóra Kokas – Review

Celine Byrne, Paula Murrihy & Claudia Boyle – Interview

INO: Rossini’s ‘William Tell’ at Gaiety Theatre

Wexford Festival Opera: David’s ‘Lalla-Roukh’

Wexford Festival Opera: Halévy’s ‘La Tempesta’ – Review

Wexford Festival Opera: Dvorak’s ‘Armida’

Megan O’Neill – Interview

NI Opera presents Verdi’s La Traviata

Cameron Menzies – Interview

INO: Puccini’s ‘Tosca’ at Bord Gáis Energy Theatre – Review

David Bremner and Elizabeth Hilliard – Interview

‘Orfeo ed Euridice’ at Blackwater Valley Opera Festival

National Symphony Chorus and Orchestra at the National Concert Hall

Joanne Quigley McParland – Interview

Tara Erraught, National Symphony Orchestra at the NCH

Abomination, A DUP Opera at Abbey Theatre