Ruairí O'Flaherty worked with Kendrick Lamar on his surprise release album, GNX, as well as LutherThe Killarney man who mastered Kendrick Lamar’s Grammy award-winning record Luther has said “it was a real joy” to work with the rapper. In the wake of his Grammy win, O’Flaherty is swamped with “hundreds of messages from Killarney and my family too”. The composer’s double opera Trade/Mary Motorhead was nominated for best opera recording. [ Trade/Mary Motorhead review: Compelling double bill reveals Emma O’Halloran’s impressive instinct for operaOpens in new window ]Trade/Mary Motorhead featured fellow 2026 Grammy nominee mezzo-soprano Naomi Louisa O’Connell, along with John Molloy and Oisín Ó Dálaigh. The best opera recording went to the Houston Grand Opera for their production of Jake Heggie’s Intelligence.

Source: The Irish Times February 03, 2026 20:13 UTC