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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