An Opera for Carlow

This is the fifth in our series following a community arts project in Carlow which is an opera being crafted by conductor Fergus Sheil and written by the Belfast composer Brian Irvine in collaboration with the people of Carlow. Next May the opera will be staged in Carlow in one of Ireland's newest and most impressive new theatres - the George Bernard Shaw Theatre at Visual. The opera will feature the stories and voices of Carlow town and county. Rehearsals are underway since early Autumn finding the local voices which will shine next May. Project coordinator Fergus Sheil takes us behind the voice coaching sessions and explains what he is trying to achieve.