TOGETHERNESS (Tour)

31 January 2026 15:00 - 5 February 2026 19:00

Photo credit: Marshall Light Studio

Acclaimed Galway soprano Helen Hancock celebrates the launch of her album TOGETHERNESS with pianist Paul Cibis.

With a lead role in the opera Lady Gregory in America, numerous sold out performances and her first nationwide tour with her German pianist Paul Cibis under her belt, 2025 has been a wonderful year for Helen. Renowned for her expressive artistry and for the warm atmosphere and rapport she generates with the audience, she is delighted to welcome Paul back to Ireland for her first performances of 2026. 

This rich programme explores many facets of love: from the ecstasy of early love to engagement and marriage, the birth of children, the pain of loss and the experience of love that continues beyond the grave.

Programme

  • Frauenliebe und -leben (a woman's love and life). This very famous and moving song cycle will feature a mix of settings by Robert Schumann and Carl Loewe as featured on the album TOGETHERNESS
  • Stunning folksongs from Greece (Ravel's Cinq Mélodies populaires grecques) will bring exotic places to mind and lift the winter blues
  • Irish songs by Ina Boyle, Thomas Moore and Crisotóir Ó Loingsigh and audience favourites from Porgy and Bess and West Side Story

Venues, Dates & Tickets

LIMERICK | St Mary's Cathedral, Limerick | 31 January, 3pm | Free entry, suggested donations of €15-20
GALWAY | The Hardiman Hotel, Galway | 1 February, 3pm | Tickets €8/20 plus booking fee | Booking on Eventbrite
CORK | The Cork School of Music | 3 February, 1.10pm | Free entry, no booking required
DUBLIN | Goethe Institut, Merrion Square, Dublin | 5 February, 7pm | Tickets €8/21 plus booking fee | Booking on Eventbrite