Support us in 2026/27
In October 2026, Le Foyer des Artistes gave the world première of Ina Boyle's Maudlin of Paplewick at the Festival Respighi in Bologna, nearly seventy years after it was written. Ten outstanding young Irish singers took the stage at Teatro Laura Betti in a co-production with the Festival Respighi, the Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna and the Luciano Pavarotti Foundation Orchestra, presented as part of Ireland's EU Presidency culture programme and performed from the new critical edition published by Faber Music.
In 2027 we build on that première. We have secured the rights to record the work, and we will give its Irish première with the West Wicklow Chamber Music Festival. At the same time we continue to grow our work and our audiences, at home in St Columb's Hall and with partners across the world.
Le Foyer des Artistes is a small organisation with a large ambition. Every gift goes directly into the music: into rehearsals and performances, into young artists at the start of their careers, and into new audiences.
If you would like to be part of what comes next, please explore the ways to support us below.
