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And the fact that this revered musical genius could deliver a canon in B-flat major entitled Lick Me In The Arse (or Leck Mich Im Arsch, in old money) – sung by six voices as a three-
Perhaps not the most famous of his 800 works across virtually every musical genre of his time, over his relatively short life (dying aged 44 on December 5th, 1791) Mozart’s music shock the
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e is, of course, one of the greatest composers of all time, up there 
with Jon Bon Jovi, Ronan Keating and Nicki Minaj.
e is, of course, one of the greatest composers of all time, up there 
with Jon Bon Jovi, Ronan Keating and Nicki Minaj.And the fact that this revered musical genius could deliver a canon in B-flat major entitled Lick Me In The Arse (or Leck Mich Im Arsch, in old money) – sung by six voices as a three-
part round – makes Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart far from your typical classical icon.
part round – makes Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart far from your typical classical icon.Perhaps not the most famous of his 800 works across virtually every musical genre of his time, over his relatively short life (dying aged 44 on December 5th, 1791) Mozart’s music shock the 
world, its melodic beauty, its formal elegance and its richness in harmony and texture still resonating with audiences today.
world, its melodic beauty, its formal elegance and its richness in harmony and texture still resonating with audiences today.Which may explain why, over two centuries later, musicians are still drawn to his work.
For Wicklow harpist Aisling Ennis, bringing the magic of Mozart to children with Trio Táin’s specially-adapted production of The Magic Flute made perfect sense…
The idea for creating a new version of Mozart’s final opera The Magic Flute came to me rather abruptly. I have three young children, who delight in endless stories – and their own storytelling – and I am a musician trying to balance a career around motherhood. The idea seemed very simple.
Relay the story of The Magic Flute in a bite-sized, family-friendly offering with narrator in place of the many singers involved in the original opera.
I am very grateful to Fiachra Garvey and West Wicklow Chamber Music Festival for premiering this new adaptation in May 2022 during the festival in Russborough House and we are very much looking forward to performing it in Greystones on 2nd October at The Whale Theatre.
Whittling a near three-hour opera down to under an hour, whilst axing many of the singers (and orchestra!) is a labour of love. To say the least. I am very grateful to our narrator Nick Grennell for being a patient collaborator in bringing the text to life.
Aisling in the wild