“Most of the work is punctuated with recitatives and arias with not much choral work but the work did not bore me at all.”
“Arias, recitatives and choruses all profit from his lavish and quite astounding musico-theatrical imagination.”
“The musical mainstay was the organ, played by James Vivian, who didn't stop for the two and three quarter hours of the performance, except during the recitatives.”
“Seldom had such a number of storytellers, singers and poetry reciters been together.”
“There were musicians, singers, reciters and storytellers from various parts of the county as well as guest entertainers from Kerry, Tipperary and Offaly.”
“The ceremony will be attended by world's top Quran reciters and memorizers.”