Eileen Cooper, Northern Ireland Opera, Basic Income For The Arts In Ireland, Roger McGough
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Eileen Cooper is a painter and printmaker who’s been quietly creating boldly coloured figurative images and ceramics since the 1970s. This year finally sees the first major review of her...
show moreThe Grand Opera House in Belfast is celebrating the return of Northern Ireland Opera to its stage, following a £12 million restoration of the historic building. The company has chosen La Traviata for its homecoming performance, with Australian soprano Siobhan Stagg in the lead role. The BBC’s Kathy Clugston went to the Grand Opera House to find out about their production of one of the world’s most popular operas.
As Ireland introduces its ground-breaking new Basic Income For The Arts pilot, we speak to Angela Dorgan, Chair of the National Campaign For The Arts in Ireland, which has long campaigned for a basic income scheme.
And poet Roger McGough joins us to shares his new poem written in tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Presenter: Shahidha Bari
Producer: Paul Waters
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