Event Details

Opera Friday Initiative

A Collaboration Between RTÉ Lyric FM and the Limerick Opera Festival

Date : May 1st, 2026

Time: 1.30 PM

Venue ; The Milk Market, Limerick City Centre

Performance ; Popular operatic arias by soloists and an accompanist.

Opera Friday is a new partnership between RTÉ Lyric FM and the Limerick Opera Festival, created to celebrate Ireland’s thriving operatic culture and to bring world‐class music into everyday spaces.

Purpose of the Initiative

• Celebrate the cultural link between the Limerick Opera Festival and Lyric Fm with a shared musical moment across the city.
• Support local culture by spotlighting opera as an accessible, vibrant art form.
• Enhance visitor and customer experience through a unique, atmospheric musical interlude.
• Strengthen community connection by uniting local businesses in a simple, collective action.

  What We Are Asking From Our Local Audience

• Be part of a high‐profile cultural initiative.
• Enhance ambience and customer experience with beautiful, uplifting music.
• Show support for Limerick’s arts and cultural community.

About the Partners;

Based in Limerick, Lyric FM is Ireland’s national classical music and arts radio station. For decades it has championed opera, orchestral music, voice, creativity, and Irish artists.

Limerick Opera Festival

Launched in 2022, the festival celebrates opera in all forms—traditional, contemporary, and experimental—while positioning Limerick as a national centre for operatic excellence.