Radio Highlights: Maria Callas' centenary marked on LyricFM

Plus: Dreamland continues its journey into Irish music on RTÉ 2XM; Microdisney's 1981 Fanning Session and a live gig from Selló on The Alternative
Radio Highlights: Maria Callas' centenary marked on LyricFM

Maria Callas: Legendary opera singer remembered this weekend on LyricFM. Pic: Cecil Beaton's Studio Archive, Sotheby's London

SATURDAY 

Opera Night, LyricFM, 7pm: In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Maria Callas, a recording of the legendary opera singer in Verdi’s La Traviata.

This Way Out, RTÉ Radio 1 Extra, 8pm: Award-winning, internationally-distributed weekly LGBT* radio programme, produced in Los Angeles.

SUNDAY 

The Lyric Feature, LyricFM, 6pm: Maria, La Callas: Liz Nolan looks at the life, voice, and enduring legacy of Maria Callas.

An Cúinne Dána, R na G, 6.30pm: Dancer and choreographer Sibéal Davitt joins Tristan Rosenstock on this week’s edition.

MONDAY 

The Full Score, LyricFM, 1pm: Pianist Yekwon Sunwoo, alongside the KBS Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Pietari Inkinen, performing Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16.

Arena, RTÉ 1, 7pm: A preview of 'Viennese Christmas' at 3Arena; Steven Benedict on the Cohen Brothers' films.

 Microdisney on stage at Cyprus Avenue, Cork City, in 2019: Cork post-punk band's early incarnation reaired in 1981 Fanning Session; Tuesday, 11pm; 2FM. Pic: Gavin Browne
Microdisney on stage at Cyprus Avenue, Cork City, in 2019: Cork post-punk band's early incarnation reaired in 1981 Fanning Session; Tuesday, 11pm; 2FM. Pic: Gavin Browne

TUESDAY 

The Full Score, LyricFM, 1pm: A selection of works from a recent performance at the Castleconnell Autumn Series by British pianist Leon McCawley.

Arena, RTÉ 1, 7pm: Writer and art critic Cristín Leach on her new book, From Ten till Dusk: A Portrait of the Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts in Twelve Stories.

Dreamland, RTÉ 2XM, 7pm: An intimate journey exploring contemporary music and landscape on Ireland’s western edge — episode three features interviews and live sessions with Tara Baoth Mooney (and Diarmuid MacDiarmada), and Anna B Savage.

Once Upon a Pine: A Message on the Mountain, RTÉ Jr, 7pm: Adam (5) and his sister Olivia (3) sing Christmas songs every night sending a message to the North Pole. But when they get a little bit lost...

The Alternative, 2FM, 11pm: In this week’s visit to the Session Archives, Dan Hegarty brings us tracks from Microdisney's 1981 Fanning Session, plus Fight Like Apes (2007), and Still Blue (2023).

WEDNESDAY 

Arena, RTÉ 1, 7pm: Kelly Anne Byrne previews The Drifters: GIRL before its run at Dublin's Bord Gáis Theatre in January.

Sello [centre, wielding hurley]: captured in live action at The Netherlands' Eurosonic festival; Thursday, 11pm; 2FM.
Sello [centre, wielding hurley]: captured in live action at The Netherlands' Eurosonic festival; Thursday, 11pm; 2FM.

THURSDAY 

Iris Aniar, R na G, 9.15am: Broadcasting live from the Gteic in An Cheathrú Rua at the official launch of the Energy Agency Gníomhaireacht Fuinnimh an Iarthair.

Too Long Didn't Bother, UCC 98.3FM, 2pm: Pia Kirby Roycroft dives deep into different forms of popular culture — and breaks topics down so you don't have to.

Science of Sense does the Environment, RTÉ Jr, 7pm: Professor Bumbledumm is joined by junior scientist Mathew Ryder Klein and Danish Somai to explore inland waterways. They meet Denis Connelly on an eco showboat, and discover Michael O’Connor’s hero of science — the water bug.

The Alternative, 2FM, 11pm: Dublin drill rapper Selló and collaborators, live from the Grand Theatre in Groningen, recorded as part of this year's Eurosonic festival.

FRIDAY 

Ambient Orbit, LyricFM, 6am: A carefully crafted mix of ambient sounds and field recordings, produced by RTÉ music trendsetter Peter Curtin.

Centrifugal, UCC 98.3FM, 5pm: An "odds-and-sods" show hosted by Leeside music hero Jim "Comic" Morrish, charting favourite tunes and musical discoveries.

Lyric Live, LyricFM, 7pm: Paul Herriott brings us two recent concerts by the Irish Baroque Orchestra.

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