May 17th
Showtime: 8pm
Tickets: €16 - €14
Darwing Room Opera Company Present
Sephira
Sephira are Joyce O’Leary (vocals and violin), Ruth O’Leary (violin and vocals)- two young classically trained musicians who have forged their own musical niche. Their debut album Believe was released to critical acclaim in 2006.
Sephira’s unique sound can compare to the emotional swells of a movie, sensational, dramatic, and filled with the full sweep of human passions. Throughout the last two years they have been mesmerising audiences with their live performances. As well as their own material their live show includes some very popular cover songs including Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen and Love of my Life by Freddie Mercury, reworked with the distinctive Sephira sound.
Since the release of their album Believe in 2006 Sephira have completed two successful Irish tours, performed live on the Irish television station (TG4) and have also appeared as special guests for a number of artists at some of Ireland’s leading concert venues, including the Olympia Theatre (Dublin), the INEC (Killarney), the Opera House (Cork) and the Millennium Forum (Derry).
December 07 saw the girls embark on a very different venture proving their unending abilities to collaborate with different realms of music. They were flown to Nigeria by private jet to perform at two 10,000 capacity concerts with Kanye West, the biggest selling rap artist in the world with multi-platinum hits such as ‘Goldigga’ and ‘Stronger’. Before leaving for Nigeria, the girls performed with him at his two sell-out Irish Concerts in the The Big Top in the Phoenix Park, Dublin and The Odyssey in Belfast.
In March of this year Sephira appeared as special guests for Clannad on their UK Revival Tour performing in prestigious venues throughout the UK including The Sage in Gateshead, The London Palladium and The Brighton Dome. Whispers of Sephira are circling the globe, and with offers flying in from all over the world the girls are often torn between commitments in Ireland and opportunities abroad. Sephira had only touched ground in Ireland from their UK tour when they were jetted off again to make a guest appearance in Qatar as part of the prestigious launch of the new BMW and Rolls Royce. With their hectic schedule the girls are often torn between their commitments in Ireland and performance offers coming from further and further afield.
Very recently, Sephira performed at a private function for Larry Hagman and Linda Gray, the actors better known as J.R Ewing & Sue Ellen from the hit TV series Dallas. The girls were delighted to hear that the world famous actors were fans of Sephira and thoroughly enjoyed the spending an evening with them before they headed home to the States.
Sephira are currently working on their new single, ‘Love of My Life’ written by Freddie Mercury due for release in June 08.
