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Salute Sharon

The sublime Sharon Carty stars in Orfeo ed Euridice, Gluck’s opera which is currently on national tour, ending March 2. Venues include Tallaght, Drogheda, and Bray..irishnationalopera.ie

Visit St Valentine

Carmelite priest John Spratt is said to have so impressed Pope Gregory XVI on a visit to Rome in 1835, that he was given the remains of the 3rd Century Roman martyr Valentinus (Saint Valentine), which now are kept at Whitefriar Street Carmelite Church, Dublin. There’s a special book where you can write messages to the patron saint of love. whitefriarstreetchurch.ie

Behold Blueberry

Olivier Award-winning Fishamble and current Laureate of Irish Fiction Sebastian Barry have reunited for a revival of On Blueberry Hill, about best of friends and worst of enemies Christy and PJ, played by Niall Buggy and David Ganly. It’s at the Pavilion, Dun Laoghaire, February 12–16. paviliontheatre.ie

Melt to music

Celebrate St Valentine’s weekend with a lunchtime concert of musical pleasures and romantic poetry, with soprano Sandra Oman, bass John Molloy, and actress Mary McEvoy, in the National Concert Hall on Friday, February 15, 1.05pm. nch.ie

Trip to the Turret

On St Valentine’s Day the National Gallery hosts a viewing of Frederic William Burton’s much-loved romantic watercolour Hellelil and Hildebrand, the Meeting on the Turret Stairs, from 5.30pm to 6.30pm (viewings of this work are restricted to protect it from light damage). nationalgallery.ie