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What Would Mozart Do?036 - Fiona ComposesToday I am talking to the Irish composer Fiona Linnane. In our talk we discuss her experiences of collaborating with various singers as she is often drawn to composing operas and song cycles, or any works that specifically involve the human voice. In 2020 she was recipient of the Art Council of Ireland Music Bursary Award.Current projects include No.2 Pery Square, a site responsive opera, in collaboration with Limerick based production company Opera Workshop (funded by the Arts Council of Ireland Opera Commissions Award 2020). She was awarded the Limerick City and County Council Individual Arts Bursary 2018...2021-02-2448 minWhat Would Mozart Do?022 - Performing CareToday I am talking to soprano Roisín Walsh who is both a professional singer as well as an agent nurse. Roisín discusses how she unwittingly transfers shared skills between her work as a nurse and as a singer, she highlights the flexibility of freelance contracts which have a similar traits in both fields, and reminisces about the importance of her family’s support of her career.Roisín is an Irish soprano who began her training with Olive Cowpar in Limerick, Ireland before studying at Guildhall School of Music & Drama and subsequently at the Natio...2020-11-1800 min