Anne Chambers gives a radio interview about Margaret Burke Sheridan

Anne Chambers gives a radio interview about Margaret Burke Sheridan on the Irish Radio station RTE Radio 1 after 9am GMT news on Sunday, 17 May 2009. The programme called SUNDAY MISCELLENY.


To listen to the pod cast, please click on this link
http://www.rte.ie/radio1/sundaymiscellany/

For more information about Anne’s book “LA SHERIDAN: ADORABLE DIVA Margaret Burke Sheridan - Prima Donna 1889-1958” please click on this link
http://www.graceomalley.com/margaret_Burke_Sheridan.php

Signed copies of Anne's books

Signed copies of Anne's books will be available soon from her web site www.graceomalley.com.

More details to follow soon.

Anne teams up with the RTE Concert Orchestra

On Wednesday 29 April 2009 Anne teams up with the RTE Concert Orchestra, conductor John Wilson, Orla Boylan soprano, Anne Marie Gibbons mezzo soprano and Alfie Boe, tenor for a Gala Operatic Tribute to Margaret Burke Sheridan at the National Concert Hall.

Anne will give an illustrated pre-concert talk at 6.45 prior to the concert. See www.nch.ie for details.

Anne's screenplay LORNA

Anne's screenplay LORNA http://www.graceomalley.com/screen_plays.php was shortlisted for this years (2009) annual screenplay award at the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival.

Descibed by the judges, who included director Lenny Abrahamson and actor John Hurt, as ' a fantastic ripping yarn...with real edge-of-seat suspense' with 'great characters, each with their own distinctive voice ....who jump off the page...exposition beautifully handled' they predicted that the screenplay has 'real potential as an American indie Western.'

New Web Site Launch

Brand new website and news of the 30th anniversary new edition of the best-selling biography Granuaile-Grace O'Malley: Ireland's Pirate Queen on the way soon. Watch this space.

See http://www.graceomalley.com/ for more details.

Sleeve notes for a new CD - UN BEL DI

Anne has written the sleeve notes for a new CD - UN BEL DI -- which features operatic arias and ballads (some published for the first time) of the Irish Diva – Margaret Burke Sheridan. The CD, which was launched on 13 October at Dublin Castle, is produced by LYRIC FM and is available through all music stores.

50th anniversary of Margaret Burke Sheridan

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Margaret Burke Sheridan Anne gives a series of lectures, media interviews and exhibitions of the Diva’s operatic and personal memorabilia.



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