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music · Saturday 22 August 2026 · 8:00 PM 
La Dolce Vita - An Italian Concert with Seán Tester and Friends
At Droichead Arts Centre · Stockwell Street, Drogheda, Co. Louth
At Droichead Arts Centre · Stockwell Street, Drogheda, Co. Louth
Tenor Seán Tester is joined by guest sopranos Hannah O’Brien and Amie Dyer and pianist Adam McDonagh for an evening of Italian repertoire at Droichead Arts Centre. The programme covers opera arias and duets, Neapolitan songs and Italian classics, with storytelling between the pieces setting each one in its cultural context.
The concert marks Tester’s appointment as an Artist in Association with Droichead Arts Centre for 2026, a scheme that gives selected artists a year of support and performance opportunities at the venue. That makes this something of a calling card for the residency rather than a one-off booking, and it is worth watching Droichead’s programme for further Tester dates through the year. The concert has sold out, so anyone hoping to attend should contact the box office about returns.
Droichead Arts Centre is on Stockwell Street in central Drogheda, a couple of minutes uphill from West Street and the Tholsel. Drivers coming from Dublin, Dundalk or Navan leave the M1 at junction 9 or 10 and follow signs for the town centre. Parking is available at the Scotch Hall multi-storey on the south bank of the Boyne and at the Laurence Shopping Centre, both a short walk away, with on-street spaces free in the evening. Drogheda MacBride railway station is about 15 minutes on foot, with Dublin and Belfast services, and Bus Éireann and Matthews coaches stop on the Dublin Road and at the Donore Road bus station.
Heading to Droichead Arts Centre in Drogheda? Louth has plenty more to see. Read the Drogheda area guide, find what else is on, and explore the towns and villages nearby.