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Il bravoWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 9 | |
Sublime music compensates for a weak libretto: Wexford revives Mercadante's Il bravo |
 24 Oct 18 / Bachtrack |
L'oracoloWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 10 | |
Leoni and Giordano’s operas work well on their own, but direction falters in double bill coupling |
| 9 Nov 18 / OperaWire |
La musique est tout aussi séduisante qu’intéressante |
| 8 Nov 18 / Anaclase |
You can always count on some Italian verismo to give Wexford Festival Opera a bit of an edge |
| 1 Nov 18 / Opera Journal |
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Verismo poco conocido de Leoni y Giordano |
| 30 Oct 18 / Beckmesser |
Zweimal Verismo mit schockierendem Ende |
| 28 Oct 18 / Online Musik Magazin |
A Wexford round up |
| 25 Oct 18 / Opera Today |
The opening few days of Wexford Festival Opera |
| 24 Oct 18 / Irish Examiner |
Bloody and marvellous: Wexford Festival Opera opens with a double bill by Leoni and Giordano |
| 23 Oct 18 / Bachtrack |
This year’s Wexford opera festival offered a frenetic Italian double bill and a European premiere |
| 22 Oct 18 / The Times |
A disappointing end to David Agler's regime |
| 22 Oct 18 / Telegraph |
Mala vitaWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 10 | |
Leoni and Giordano’s operas work well on their own, but direction falters in double bill coupling |
| 9 Nov 18 / OperaWire |
Le chef invite à nouveau le meilleur de l’orchestre |
| 8 Nov 18 / Anaclase |
You can always count on some Italian verismo to give Wexford Festival Opera a bit of an edge |
| 1 Nov 18 / Opera Journal |
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Verismo poco conocido de Leoni y Giordano |
| 30 Oct 18 / Beckmesser |
Zweimal Verismo mit schockierendem Ende |
| 28 Oct 18 / Online Musik Magazin |
A Wexford round up |
| 25 Oct 18 / Opera Today |
The opening few days of Wexford Festival Opera |
| 24 Oct 18 / Irish Examiner |
Bloody and marvellous: Wexford Festival Opera opens with a double bill by Leoni and Giordano |
| 23 Oct 18 / Bachtrack |
A disappointing end to David Agler's regime |
| 22 Oct 18 / Telegraph |
This year’s Wexford opera festival offered a frenetic Italian double bill and a European premiere |
| 22 Oct 18 / The Times |
La fanciulla del WestWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | |
Elisabetta Farris shines in Puccini’s masterpiece |
| 6 Nov 18 / OperaWire |
The Wild West comes to Wexford |
| 31 Oct 18 / Seen and Heard |
Encomiable esfuerzo pucciniano |
| 30 Oct 18 / Beckmesser |
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Ein Hauch vom Wildem Westen im Whites Hotel |
| 25 Oct 18 / Online Musik Magazin |
Dinner at EightWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 11 | |
L'équipe artistique paraît fort bien rodée et les voix caractérisent au mieux les personnages |
| 6 Nov 18 / Anaclase |
William Bolcom and Mark Campbell’s opera receives hugely successful showcase |
| 2 Nov 18 / OperaWire |
How successful Dinner at Eight is on this score is debatable |
| 1 Nov 18 / Opera Journal |
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Un buen espectáculo para una ópera de Bolcom |
| 30 Oct 18 / Beckmesser |
Die Party muss weitergehen |
| 25 Oct 18 / Online Musik Magazin |
A Wexford round up |
| 25 Oct 18 / Opera Today |
Wexford’s European premiere of William Bolcom’s Dinner at Eight |
| 25 Oct 18 / Seen and Heard |
The opening few days of Wexford Festival Opera |
| 24 Oct 18 / Irish Examiner |
William Bolcom's Dinner at Eight served up at Wexford Festival Opera |
| 23 Oct 18 / Bachtrack |
This year’s Wexford opera festival offered a frenetic Italian double bill and a European premiere |
| 22 Oct 18 / The Times |
A disappointing end to David Agler's regime |
| 22 Oct 18 / Telegraph |
Don PasqualeWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | |
A fun take On Donizetti’s comic masterpiece |
| 5 Nov 18 / OperaWire |
Opera buffa im Rubik's Cube |
| 26 Oct 18 / Online Musik Magazin |
A Wexford round up |
| 25 Oct 18 / Opera Today |
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Wexford enjoys a splendid Don Pasquale |
| 23 Oct 18 / Seen and Heard |
RisurrezioneWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 11 | |
Act IV is worth waiting for... |
| 16 Nov 17 / Opera Journal |
Verismo in Irlanda |
| 10 Nov 17 / L'Ape musicale |
A stunningly beautiful showcase led by Anne Sophie Duprels that demands re-examination of Alfano’s art |
| 8 Nov 17 / OperaWire |
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Reposición afortunada de Risurrezione de Alfano en Wexford |
| 1 Nov 17 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Another rediscovered opera gem at the Wexford Festival |
| 31 Oct 17 / Seen and Heard |
This Festival, the tenth in the National Opera House, promised much and did not disappoint |
| 30 Oct 17 / Opera Today |
Doppelte Auferstehung |
| 29 Oct 17 / Online Musik Magazin |
Anne Sophie Duprels sings a blinder throughout |
| 27 Oct 17 / Independent |
Franco Alfano's Risurrezione brought to life by Wexford Festival Opera |
| 24 Oct 17 / Bachtrack |
‘Medea’ misses the mark while ‘Risurrezione’ goes down a storm |
| 24 Oct 17 / The Irish Times |
The musical text of Risurrezione is unalloyed sludge, turgid and torpid, glutinous in texture and garishly over-coloured |
| 24 Oct 17 / Telegraph |
CounterpartsWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | |
There's an almost impressionistic flow to both pieces |
| 16 Nov 17 / Opera Journal |
An exciting double bill that highlights Irish turmoil |
| 5 Nov 17 / OperaWire |
Milieustudien aus Dublin |
| 29 Oct 17 / Online Musik Magazin |
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Sometimes the real gems are found among the afternoon short works |
| 26 Oct 17 / Irish Examiner |
The Boarding HouseWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | |
There's an almost impressionistic flow to both pieces |
| 16 Nov 17 / Opera Journal |
An exciting double bill that highlights Irish turmoil |
| 5 Nov 17 / OperaWire |
Milieustudien aus Dublin |
| 29 Oct 17 / Online Musik Magazin |
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Sometimes the real gems are found among the afternoon short works |
| 26 Oct 17 / Irish Examiner |
MargheritaWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 9 | |
A beautifully constructed piece and wonderfully entertaining |
| 16 Nov 17 / Opera Journal |
Margherita de Foroni en Wexford: una interesante y desconocida ópera |
| 1 Nov 17 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Strong production makes case that Foroni could have challenged Verdi for mantle of Italy’s top composer |
| 1 Nov 17 / OperaWire |
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This Festival, the tenth in the National Opera House, promised much and did not disappoint |
| 30 Oct 17 / Opera Today |
A compelling but neglected Foroni opera at the Wexford Festival |
| 30 Oct 17 / Seen and Heard |
Bringing light to unjustly neglected operas |
| 30 Oct 17 / Express |
Das verhängnisvolle Band |
| 29 Oct 17 / Online Musik Magazin |
An utterly unmissable Margherita at Wexford Festival Opera |
| 24 Oct 17 / Bachtrack |
Conductor Timothy Myers’s approach doesn’t always manage to unlock the score’s full charm or impact |
| 24 Oct 17 / The Irish Times |
MedeaWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 12 | |
The full force of Cherubini's Medea is felt by the time we get to that conclusion |
| 9 Nov 17 / Opera Journal |
Heavy-handed direction distracts from soprano Lise Davidsen’s stunning showcase |
| 4 Nov 17 / OperaWire |
El poderío de Lise Davidsen en Medea impresiona en Wexford |
| 1 Nov 17 / Opera World (Spanish) |
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Lise Davidsen’s powerful voice impresses in the Wexford Festival Opera’s Medea |
| 1 Nov 17 / Seen and Heard |
Verworrene Rache einer Mutter |
| 30 Oct 17 / Online Musik Magazin |
This Festival, the tenth in the National Opera House, promised much and did not disappoint |
| 30 Oct 17 / Opera Today |
Bringing light to unjustly neglected operas |
| 30 Oct 17 / Express |
Lise Davidsen is very impressive in the demanding title role |
| 26 Oct 17 / Irish Examiner |
Conductor Stephen Barlow has dusted off Cherubini’s score |
| 25 Oct 17 / Independent |
‘Medea’ misses the mark while ‘Risurrezione’ goes down a storm |
| 24 Oct 17 / The Irish Times |
A magnificently accomplished cast |
| 24 Oct 17 / Telegraph |
Lise Davidsen utterly captivating as Medea at Wexford Festival |
| 20 Oct 17 / Bachtrack |
La scala di setaWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 3 | |
A perfectly entertaining, if uneven, performance |
| 3 Nov 17 / OperaWire |
Espectáculo modesto y divertido |
| 31 Oct 17 / Beckmesser |
Seidene Tücher und Leitern |
| 29 Oct 17 / Online Musik Magazin |
RigolettoWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 3 | |
Interesante versión reducida de Rigoletto en Wexford |
| 1 Nov 17 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Finstere Geschichte in düsterem Ambiente |
| 30 Oct 17 / Online Musik Magazin |
Rigoletto showcases great new voices at Wexford Festival Opera |
| 25 Oct 17 / Bachtrack |
VanessaWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 9 | |
Festival d'Opéra de Wexford: Vanessa, de Samuel Barber |
| 12 Nov 16 / Opera Online (French) |
Una notable ópera, bien servida en Wexford |
| 8 Nov 16 / Beckmesser |
An obscure Samuel Barber opera that deserves an outing in a major UK opera house |
| 4 Nov 16 / The Spectator |
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A compelling production of Barber’s seldom-heard Vanessa |
| 4 Nov 16 / Seen and Heard |
Un opéra américain sous un ciel irlandais |
| 3 Nov 16 / Forum Opéra |
Ewiges Warten |
| 1 Nov 16 / Online Musik Magazin |
Wexford makes a strong case for Barber's uneven opera |
| 29 Oct 16 / The Guardian |
This magnificent, soaring Vanessa deserves a wider audience |
| 29 Oct 16 / Telegraph |
Utterly gripping performance of Barber's Vanessa at Wexford Festival Opera |
| 29 Oct 16 / Bachtrack |
Maria de RudenzWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 7 | |
Maria de Rudenz no está entre lo mejor de Donizetti |
| 8 Nov 16 / Beckmesser |
Le gothique "Maria de Rudenz" de Donizetti |
| 7 Nov 16 / Opera Online (French) |
Perhaps this rarely seen Donizetti opera deserves to be overlooked |
| 5 Nov 16 / Seen and Heard |
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Plus vivante que morte |
| 4 Nov 16 / Forum Opéra |
Charged with musical authority |
| 2 Nov 16 / The Stage |
Mord in der Puppenstube |
| 2 Nov 16 / Online Musik Magazin |
Exhilarating Maria de Rudenz at Wexford Festival Opera |
| 1 Nov 16 / Bachtrack |
Riders to the SeaWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 3 | |
“Riders to the Sea”, dramatismo total |
| 8 Nov 16 / Beckmesser |
Festival d'Opéra de Wexford : Il campanello, The Bear, Riders to the Sea |
| 7 Nov 16 / Opera Online (French) |
Die Grausamkeit der See |
| 2 Nov 16 / Online Musik Magazin |
Il campanello di notteWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | |
Un modesto Campanello en Wexford |
| 8 Nov 16 / Beckmesser |
Festival d'Opéra de Wexford : Il campanello, The Bear, Riders to the Sea |
| 7 Nov 16 / Opera Online (French) |
Maladie de la jeunesse |
| 2 Nov 16 / Forum Opéra |
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Und immer wieder die Glocke |
| 1 Nov 16 / Online Musik Magazin |
HerculanumWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 9 | |
El Festival de Wexford fiel a sus principios y tradiciones |
| 8 Nov 16 / Beckmesser |
Best left in ear and imagination |
| 4 Nov 16 / The Spectator |
Wexford Festival continues to attract opera lovers with its programme of rarities |
| 3 Nov 16 / Seen and Heard |
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Herculanum was a long lost opera, and should have stayed that way |
| 1 Nov 16 / Telegraph |
Sous les cendres du volcan |
| 1 Nov 16 / Forum Opéra |
Vulkanausbruch auf der Bühne |
| 31 Oct 16 / Online Musik Magazin |
The Wexford festival opened with two contrasting works |
| 29 Oct 16 / The Guardian |
Apocalyptic Herculanum opens Wexford Festival Opera |
| 29 Oct 16 / Bachtrack |
Uneven and decidedly long but it has a lot of good music |
| 28 Oct 16 / Irish Independent |
The BearWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Festival d'Opéra de Wexford : Il campanello, The Bear, Riders to the Sea |
| 7 Nov 16 / Opera Online (French) |
Le Pré aux ClercsWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | |
Wexford Festival ends with a sprightly production of another opera rarity, Le Pré aux Clercs |
| 4 Nov 15 / Seen and Heard |
Un enredo ligero y divertido |
| 3 Nov 15 / Beckmesser |
Excellent gothic gore and Parisian romance |
| 26 Oct 15 / The Guardian |
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Parisian sparkle in the meadow: Le Pré aux clercs charms Wexford |
| 26 Oct 15 / Bachtrack |
Hansel und GretelWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Espectáculo imaginativo |
| 3 Nov 15 / Beckmesser |
Guglielmo RatcliffWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 7 | |
Un Mascagni desconocido en Guglielmo Ratcliff |
| 3 Nov 15 / Beckmesser |
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Performance schedule
Mascagni
18 to 31 Oct 2024
Donizetti
18 Oct to 2 Nov 2024
Stanford
19 Oct to 1 Nov 2024
Morris
19 Oct to 2 Nov 2024
Donizetti
20 Oct to 2 Nov 2024
Caruso
20 Oct to 1 Nov 2024
Leoncavallo
24 Oct to 1 Nov 2024
News & Articles
| Wexford Festival Opera announces 2024 slate |
The Wexford Festival Opera has announced its 2024 season which will feature 80 events across 16 days. It kicks off on Oct. 18, 2024, and runs through Nov. 2, 2024. |
| 1 Nov 2023 / OperaWire |
| Cucchi, a Wexford racconto le donne in guerra |
La regista italiana, direttirce artistica del festival irlandese intitolato Women & War racconta il suo cartellone 2023 che la vede firmare la regia de La ciociara di Marco Tutino. |
| 31 Oct 2023 / Pierachille Dolfini |
| Wexford Festival Opera receives €1.68 million in Arts Council funding |
Wexford Festival Opera has been allocated €1.68 million in strategic funding from the Arts Council for 2023, an increase of 3% or €45,000 on last year. |
| 11 Jan 2023 / Irish Independent |
| Wexford Festival Opera announces its 2023 season |
The Wexford Festival Opera has announced its 2023 season which will include 70 events across 13 days. |
| 8 Dec 2022 / OperaWire |
| Rediscovered rarities, new opera and young artists |
A chat with Rosetta Cucchi, artistic director of Wexford Festival Opera. |
| 18 Jul 2022 / Planet Hugill |
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