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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 |
The musical text of Risurrezione is unalloyed sludge, turgid and torpid, glutinous in texture and garishly over-coloured |
| 24 Oct 17 / Telegraph |
‘Medea’ misses the mark while ‘Risurrezione’ goes down a storm |
| 24 Oct 17 / The Irish Times |
Franco Alfano's Risurrezione brought to life by Wexford Festival Opera |
| 24 Oct 17 / Bachtrack |
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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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 |
This Festival, the tenth in the National Opera House, promised much and did not disappoint |
| 30 Oct 17 / Opera Today |
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 |
Lise Davidsen’s powerful voice impresses in the Wexford Festival Opera’s Medea |
| 1 Nov 17 / Seen and Heard |
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El poderío de Lise Davidsen en Medea impresiona en Wexford |
| 1 Nov 17 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Bringing light to unjustly neglected operas |
| 30 Oct 17 / Express |
This Festival, the tenth in the National Opera House, promised much and did not disappoint |
| 30 Oct 17 / Opera Today |
Verworrene Rache einer Mutter |
| 30 Oct 17 / Online Musik Magazin |
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 |
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 |
Utterly gripping performance of Barber's Vanessa at Wexford Festival Opera |
| 29 Oct 16 / Bachtrack |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Mord in der Puppenstube |
| 2 Nov 16 / Online Musik Magazin |
Charged with musical authority |
| 2 Nov 16 / The Stage |
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 |
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 |
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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Sous les cendres du volcan |
| 1 Nov 16 / Forum Opéra |
Herculanum was a long lost opera, and should have stayed that way |
| 1 Nov 16 / Telegraph |
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 |
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 |
Now a forgotten Mascagni Opera is another convincing revival at the Wexford Festival |
| 30 Oct 15 / Seen and Heard |
A haunting unrequited love story |
| 29 Oct 15 / Irish Independent |
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Geister der Vergangenheit |
| 28 Oct 15 / Online Musik Magazin |
Sultry and luscious |
| 27 Oct 15 / Telegraph |
Excellent gothic gore and Parisian romance |
| 26 Oct 15 / The Guardian |
Ivory Gothic madness: a visceral Guglielmo Ratcliff in Wexford |
| 24 Oct 15 / Bachtrack |
Le Portrait de ManonWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Poco representada y con principiantes |
| 3 Nov 15 / Beckmesser |
Ein Mann erinnert sich |
| 27 Oct 15 / Online Musik Magazin |
KoangaWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 5 | |
A compelling performance in Wexford of a seldom-staged Delius Opera |
| 29 Oct 15 / Seen and Heard |
Sultry and luscious |
| 27 Oct 15 / Telegraph |
Voodoo in Wexford |
| 26 Oct 15 / Online Musik Magazin |
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Brave revival of Delius's problematic 1904 slavery opera |
| 23 Oct 15 / The Guardian |
Slavery and Voodoo: Delius’ Koanga opens the 64th Wexford Festival |
| 23 Oct 15 / Bachtrack |
ToscaWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Tödliche Intrigen |
| 26 Oct 15 / Online Musik Magazin |
Silent NightWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 6 | |
Kevin Puts’ Silent Night: inspired and user-friendly |
| 6 Nov 14 / Seen and Heard |
“Silent Night”, una magnífica ópera del siglo XXI en Wexford |
| 4 Nov 14 / Beckmesser |
A Pulitzer Prize-winning opera with sketchy characters |
| 2 Nov 14 / Express |
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An operatic take on the 1914 Christmas truce gets a timely debut |
| 29 Oct 14 / Telegraph |
A remarkable piece of music theatre |
| 28 Oct 14 / Irish Independent |
Weihnachten an der Front |
| 27 Oct 14 / Online Musik Magazin |
SaloméWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 8 | |
Strauss’ Salome still heads above contemporary version |
| 6 Nov 14 / Seen and Heard |
Festival de Ópera de Wexford: “Salomé” de A. Mariotte |
| 4 Nov 14 / Beckmesser |
Antoine Mariotte, anyone? |
| 2 Nov 14 / The Observer |
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Russian baritone Igor Golovatenko shines in Salome |
| 2 Nov 14 / Express |
Salomé au Festival de Wexford |
| 29 Oct 14 / Opera Online |
Die Bedeutung der Zahl Sieben |
| 27 Oct 14 / Online Musik Magazin |
Antoine Mariotte's dull version of Oscar Wilde's tale is given a surprisingly successful makeover |
| 27 Oct 14 / Telegraph |
Wexford unearths the Mariotte Salomé to open its 63rd Festival |
| 25 Oct 14 / Irish Independent |
La CenerentolaWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | |
La Cenerentola de Rossini en el Festival de Wexford |
| 4 Nov 14 / Beckmesser |
Cinerentola |
| 27 Oct 14 / Online Musik Magazin |
Il tabarroWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Festival de Wexford: “Il tabarro” de Puccini |
| 4 Nov 14 / Beckmesser |
Es fehlt das Orchester |
| 27 Oct 14 / Online Musik Magazin |
Don BucefaloWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 6 | |
Una ópera injustamente olvidada |
| 4 Nov 14 / Beckmesser |
Don Bucafelo is a joyful number drawing on Donizetti’s Don Pasquale |
| 2 Nov 14 / Express |
Something funny, talented and thought-provoking |
| 1 Nov 14 / Seen and Heard |
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Don Bucefalo au Festival de Wexford |
| 29 Oct 14 / Opera Online |
Cagnoni's opera is plausibly updated to small-town America in the Nineties |
| 28 Oct 14 / Telegraph |
Belcanto vom Feinsten |
| 27 Oct 14 / Online Musik Magazin |
The Wandering ScholarWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Zwei kurze Einakter über die Moral |
| 27 Oct 14 / Online Musik Magazin |
Trial by JuryWexford Festival OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Zwei kurze Einakter über die Moral |
| 27 Oct 14 / Online Musik Magazin |
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News & Articles
| 67th Wexford Festival Opera 2018 repertoire confirmed |
Artistic Director David Agler has confirmed the repertoire for the main evening operas for the 67th Wexford Festival Opera in 2018. |
| 19 Dec 2017 / Broadway World |
| Wexford Festival Opera announces details of 2017 |
Now in its 66th year, this internationally renowned festival will run over an extended 18-day period, from Thursday, 19 October to Sunday, 5 November. |
| 3 Mar 2017 / Opera Today |
| €1.42 million for Wexford Opera Festival |
Wexford Opera Festival has been awarded funding of €1.42 million by the Arts Council while Wexford Arts Centre will receive €145,000. |
| 6 Jan 2016 / Wexford People |
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Journey into the unknown. |
| 10 Dec 2015 / Operavore | WQXR |
| 63rd Wexford Festival Opera, reports increased sales |
Festival organisers reported an increase in overall ticket sales for this internationally renowned opera festival. Over 20,000 tickets were sold for the 12 day Festival. |
| 3 Nov 2014 / Broadway World |
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