In an interview originally broadcast by RTÉ lyric fm on Nova in June 2013, Bernard Clarke talks to Gerald Barry about his latest opera, 'The Importance of Being Earnest'.
The opera will be performed in a national tour by NI Opera and Wide Open Opera, beginning in Derry on 26 October, with performances in Belfast (30 Oct), Cork (2 Nov) and Dublin (8, 9 Nov).
The clip in reproduced by kind permission of RTÉ lyric fm, with music illustrations provided by Schott UK.
Further information:
http://cmcireland.wordpress.com/2013/10/03/the-importance-of-being-earnest-tour/
Nova: http://www.rte.ie/lyricfm/nova/