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Irish composer scores 100,000 Euro win

Irish composer scores 100,000 Euro win

The Fedora Prize was awarded last night at the Vienna State Opera to The Curing Line, by the Irish composer Michael Gallen. The Fedora is worth €100,000, the largst prize for new opera.

Sung in English and Gaelic, it is said to ‘redefine the operatic genre by fusing tradition with multimedia innovation’.

The story is about a country healer who loses her powers.

It is scheduled to premiere at the Kilkenny Arts Festival in August 2026.

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