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Zoraida di GranataWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 8 | |
Claudia Boyle’s stand out performance in bel canto rarity |
 23 Nov 23 / OperaWire |
Salvare il tiranno |
| 11 Nov 23 / L'Ape musicale |
A first-rate performance of an early Donizetti opera in Wexford |
| 7 Nov 23 / Seen and Heard |
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Forgotten but not gone |
| 7 Nov 23 / Opera Today |
La direction musicale de Diego Ceretta est vivante et varie au mieux tempi et nuances |
| 7 Nov 23 / Anaclase |
If the quality of the work was evident it was wholly down to the production and the performance of the opera |
| 2 Nov 23 / Opera Journal |
A triumphant Zoraida di Granata by Donizetti at Wexford Festival Opera |
| 31 Oct 23 / Bachtrack |
Zwei Tenöre im Kampf um die Sopranistin |
| 31 Oct 23 / Online Musik Magazin |
La CiociaraWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 9 | |
A staging that confirms Tutino’s opera as a contemporary masterpiece |
| 15 Nov 23 / OperaWire |
An outstanding performance of Marco Tutino’s La Ciociara at Wexford |
| 13 Nov 23 / Seen and Heard |
Vittime senza vendetta |
| 11 Nov 23 / L'Ape musicale |
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La distribution vocale est homogène et de bon niveau |
| 7 Nov 23 / Anaclase |
Wexford Festival’s stunning Two Women |
| 4 Nov 23 / Opera Today |
Superbly directed by Rosetta Cucchi, the staging couldn't have been in better hands |
| 2 Nov 23 / Opera Journal |
Gräuel des Krieges |
| 31 Oct 23 / Online Musik Magazin |
Impassioned rendition of Tutino's Two Women at Wexford Festival Opera |
| 28 Oct 23 / Bachtrack |
Hard-hitting opera played with ferocity |
| 28 Oct 23 / The Stage |
La fille du régimentWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | |
An enthusiastic cast and creative team present an afternoon of laughter |
| 11 Nov 23 / OperaWire |
Regiment in der afrikanischen Wüste |
| 31 Oct 23 / Online Musik Magazin |
Suor AngelicaWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | |
McLean produces an emotionally strong performance as Suor Angelica |
| 10 Nov 23 / OperaWire |
Nonnendrama ohne Kloster |
| 31 Oct 23 / Online Musik Magazin |
L'aube rougeWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 6 | |
Andreea Soare impresses as Wexford Festival Opera revives Erlanger’s L’Aube Rouge |
| 10 Nov 23 / Seen and Heard |
Dirigée par Christophe Manien, la musique s’épanouit avec une appréciable richesse orchestrale |
| 7 Nov 23 / Anaclase |
Red Dawn rises again in Wexford |
| 4 Nov 23 / Opera Today |
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Conducted by Guillaume Tourniaire, the playing of the orchestra was exceptional |
| 2 Nov 23 / Opera Journal |
Camille Erlanger's L'Aube rouge a damp squib at Wexford Festival Opera |
| 1 Nov 23 / Bachtrack |
Liebe gegen politischen Aktivismus |
| 31 Oct 23 / Online Musik Magazin |
L'Italiana in AlgeriWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Manoshvili steals the show with a standout performance |
| 8 Nov 23 / OperaWire |
Gestrandet im Hotel |
| 31 Oct 23 / Online Musik Magazin |
Gianni SchicchiWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Erbschaftsstreit mit Lokalkolorit |
| 31 Oct 23 / Online Musik Magazin |
Mischievous knockabout opera set in Wexford’s Italian community is a riot of fun |
| 27 Oct 23 / Irish Independent |
ArmidaWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 8 | |
Strong cast led by Jennifer Davis unable to rescue Dvorak’s opera from its weak libretto |
| 28 Nov 22 / OperaWire |
Any opportunity to see a rare Dvořák opera performed live is an occasion to relish |
| 10 Nov 22 / Opera Journal |
Musical and dramatic riches: Wexford revives Dvorak's final opera, Armida, in an imaginative production with some superb singing |
| 7 Nov 22 / Planet Hugill |
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Le dernier opéra de Dvořák ne connaît que de rares représentations en-dehors des frontières |
| 2 Nov 22 / Avant-Scène Opéra |
En Armida, le soprano Jennifer Davis domine nettement la distribution |
| 1 Nov 22 / Anaclase |
Armida all'ombra delle fanciulle fiore |
| 30 Oct 22 / L'Ape musicale |
Staging sorcery: Dvořák's Armida played straight in fine Wexford production |
| 26 Oct 22 / Bachtrack |
Zauberoper mit beeindruckenden Projektionen |
| 25 Oct 22 / Online Musik Magazin |
Lalla RoukhWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 11 | |
Phelan uncovers the magic in David’s neglected opera |
| 21 Nov 22 / OperaWire |
The star of the evening in what was definitely the star opera of the Festival - Gabrielle Philiponet |
| 10 Nov 22 / Opera Journal |
Beyond Orientalism: Orpha Phelan's imaginative new production of Félicien David's Lalla-Roukh at Wexford Festival |
| 7 Nov 22 / Planet Hugill |
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In its short season, Lalla-Roukh has already proved the Festival favourite |
| 4 Nov 22 / GoldenPlec |
Gabrielle Philiponet enchante dès l’air d’entrée du rôle-titre |
| 4 Nov 22 / Anaclase |
Le spectacle présenté souligne la dimension merveilleuse du livret |
| 2 Nov 22 / Avant-Scène Opéra |
Notti d'oriente |
| 30 Oct 22 / L'Ape musicale |
A forgotten gem |
| 26 Oct 22 / Opera Today |
Le spectacle présenté souligne la dimension merveilleuse du livret |
| 25 Oct 22 / Avant-Scène Opéra |
Riotous nonsense and royal nuptials |
| 25 Oct 22 / Bachtrack |
Magie der Fantasie |
| 24 Oct 22 / Online Musik Magazin |
CinderellaWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | |
The young singers from the Wexford Factory bring Deutscher’s fairy tale Opera alive |
| 20 Nov 22 / OperaWire |
The singing was exceptionally good across every role, particularly from the two leads |
| 10 Nov 22 / Opera Journal |
The Spectre KnightWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 3 | |
Cellier’s rarely performed operetta is warmly received |
| 12 Nov 22 / OperaWire |
The Spectre Knight is delightfully played |
| 10 Nov 22 / Opera Journal |
Ghosts, guilt and giggles: two contrasting Pocket Operas at Wexford Festival Opera |
| 27 Oct 22 / Opera Today |
The MasterWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 5 | |
Caruso successfully transforms Tóibín’s novel about Henry James into an opera |
| 10 Nov 22 / OperaWire |
There is not a dull moment anywhere |
| 10 Nov 22 / Opera Journal |
Intriguing work in progress: Alberto Caruso & Colm Toibin's The Master in its first full staging at Wexford |
| 7 Nov 22 / Planet Hugill |
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Ghosts, guilt and giggles: two contrasting Pocket Operas at Wexford Festival Opera |
| 27 Oct 22 / Opera Today |
Geister der Vergangenheit |
| 23 Oct 22 / Online Musik Magazin |
La TempestaWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 10 | |
No-one can say that Wexford didn't give La Tempesta a fair hearing and showing |
| 10 Nov 22 / Opera Journal |
Cross-border cross-pollination: Halévy's opera based on Shakespeare's The Tempest proves to be ideal Wexford territory, if not quite a forgotten gem |
| 7 Nov 22 / Planet Hugill |
La distribution vocale est globalement de bonne tenue |
| 2 Nov 22 / Anaclase |
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La Tempesta is definitely worth a listen, and deserves the recognition that this revival brings |
| 2 Nov 22 / GoldenPlec |
La materia di cui sono fatti i sogni |
| 30 Oct 22 / L'Ape musicale |
Shakespeare’s enchanted island gets a youthful and slick spin |
| 25 Oct 22 / Irish Independent |
Halévy’s uneven 1850 Shakespearean opera is not helped by an obscure production |
| 25 Oct 22 / The Stage |
Rough magic |
| 25 Oct 22 / Bachtrack |
Halévy’s La tempesta opens the 71st Wexford Festival Opera |
| 24 Oct 22 / Opera Today |
Sturm in einer ernüchternden Inszenierung |
| 23 Oct 22 / Online Musik Magazin |
EdmeaWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 8 | |
Il brutto sogno di Edmea |
| 16 Nov 21 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita) |
Director Julia Burback turns a banal drama into a psychological thriller |
| 29 Oct 21 / OperaWire |
Edmea has all the vocal challenges of a typical Italian opera of this period |
| 28 Oct 21 / Opera Journal |
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Catalani’s Edmea gets the Wexford Festival off to a good start |
| 26 Oct 21 / Seen and Heard |
An imaginative, psychological take on Catalani's Edmea at Wexford Festival Opera |
| 26 Oct 21 / Bachtrack |
A visually impressive production of Edmea at Wexford |
| 22 Oct 21 / Irish Examiner |
Verkehrte Welt |
| 21 Oct 21 / Online Musik Magazin |
A psychological slant on a popular work |
| 21 Oct 21 / The Irish Times |
I Capuleti e I MontecchiWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Rosetta Cucchi’s initiative to nurture young talent bears fruit |
| 5 Nov 21 / OperaWire |
Belcanto mit vielversprechendem Nachwuchs |
| 24 Oct 21 / Online Musik Magazin |
Le Songe d’une nuit d’étéWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | |
Shakespeare like you have never seen him before |
| 5 Nov 21 / OperaWire |
And a job well done as far as Ambroise Thomas is concerned |
| 28 Oct 21 / Opera Journal |
Welcome revival of Ambroise Thomas’s Le Songe d’une nuit d’été in Wexford |
| 26 Oct 21 / Seen and Heard |
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Elizabeth I. als Muse des Dichters |
| 22 Oct 21 / Online Musik Magazin |
Ein WintermärchenWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | |
Wexford Festival Opera’s enjoyable revival of Goldmark’s Ein Wintermärchen |
| 1 Nov 21 / Seen and Heard |
An excellent cast gave this work a fine presentation |
| 28 Oct 21 / Opera Journal |
A passionate Winter's Tale at Wexford Festival Opera |
| 26 Oct 21 / Bachtrack |
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Abstruse Geschichte in einer vergessenen Oper |
| 24 Oct 21 / Online Musik Magazin |
The Veiled ProphetWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | |
A committed performance makes a case for Stanford’s forgotten first opera |
| 10 Nov 19 / OperaWire |
The unveiling of The Veiled Prophet at the 68th Wexford festival didn't perhaps reveal a great opera |
| 7 Nov 19 / Opera Journal |
L'inganno feliceWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 3 | |
Ella Marchment’s direction balances comedy, violence and melancholia |
| 8 Nov 19 / OperaWire |
The production was bang on the money in terms of tone |
| 7 Nov 19 / Opera Journal |
Rossinis Farsa mit flachen Regieeinfällen |
| 27 Oct 19 / Online Musik Magazin |
CendrillonWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 3 | |
Viardot's Cendrillon is all the more delightful for its concision |
| 7 Nov 19 / Opera Journal |
A light piece of entertainment for the afternoon |
| 5 Nov 19 / OperaWire |
Erinnerungen auf dem Dachboden |
| 27 Oct 19 / Online Musik Magazin |
Dorilla in TempeWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 5 | |
The production just tries to get the work across in the best way possible |
| 7 Nov 19 / Opera Journal |
Balance issues and uneven singing compromise a handsome Vivaldi production in Wexford |
| 2 Nov 19 / Seen and Heard |
Baroque opera embraces opulance |
| 26 Oct 19 / Irish Independent |
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Barocke Opulenz in Wexford |
| 25 Oct 19 / Online Musik Magazin |
Florid campery as Vivaldi’s Dorilla in Tempe travels from Venice to Wexford |
| 24 Oct 19 / Bachtrack |
Don QuichotteWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 6 | |
It looks marvellous it sounds marvellous |
| 7 Nov 19 / Opera Journal |
Massenet’s masterpiece receives a visually, dramatically and musically stunning presentation |
| 4 Nov 19 / OperaWire |
An outstanding production of Massenet’s Don Quichotte by Wexford Festival Opera |
| 31 Oct 19 / Seen and Heard |
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Comedy-tragedy mix makes a complex meditation on ageing |
| 26 Oct 19 / Irish Independent |
Man of La Mancha fiesta: Massenet’s Don Quichotte opens Wexford Festival Opera |
| 24 Oct 19 / Bachtrack |
Bewegendes Alterswerk voller Melancholie |
| 24 Oct 19 / Online Musik Magazin |
La cucinaWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | |
A novel and imaginative double bill at Wexford Festival Opera |
| 5 Nov 19 / Seen and Heard |
A light hors d’oeuvre followed by a delicious dessert starring Levy Sekgapane and Rachel Kelly |
| 1 Nov 19 / OperaWire |
Hochzeitstorte mit Vorbereitung |
| 1 Nov 19 / Online Musik Magazin |
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Rossinian Bake-Off: a delicious double bill at Wexford |
| 26 Oct 19 / Bachtrack |
AdinaWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | |
A novel and imaginative double bill at Wexford Festival Opera |
| 5 Nov 19 / Seen and Heard |
A light hors d’oeuvre followed by a delicious dessert starring Levy Sekgapane and Rachel Kelly |
| 1 Nov 19 / OperaWire |
Hochzeitstorte mit Vorbereitung |
| 27 Oct 19 / Online Musik Magazin |
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Rossinian Bake-Off: a delicious double bill at Wexford |
| 26 Oct 19 / Bachtrack |
Le Docteur MiracleWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | |
A fun production starring a magnificent omelette |
| 2 Nov 19 / OperaWire |
Mit Omelette zum Erfolg |
| 25 Oct 19 / Online Musik Magazin |
Il bravoWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 9 | |
L'opéra romantique comme on le rêve |
| 12 Nov 18 / Wanderer |
La distribution vocale est inégale, mais comprend de très bons éléments |
| 6 Nov 18 / Anaclase |
Wexford, if no-where else, continues to make a case for Saverio Mercadante |
| 1 Nov 18 / Opera Journal |
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A complicated and intricate plot |
| 30 Oct 18 / OperaWire |
Una ópera difícil, truculenta y olvidada de Mercadante |
| 30 Oct 18 / Beckmesser |
Abstruse Handlung mit spektakulärer Musik |
| 26 Oct 18 / Online Musik Magazin |
Ekaterina Bakanova excels in Wexford’s staging of Mercadante’s Il Bravo |
| 26 Oct 18 / Seen and Heard |
A Wexford round up |
| 25 Oct 18 / Opera Today |
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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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