Lunchtime Recitals – O’Reilly Theatre
O'Reilly Theatre National Opera House, Wexford, WexfordWexford Festival Opera's Lunchtime Recitals provide an insight into the artistic personalities of some of the Festival's principal singers. Whether taking place in St Iberius...
Pocket Opera – La fille du régiment
Jerome Hynes Theatre National Opera House, WexfordA comic opera by Gaetano Donizetti, 1840. The story of an orphan girl "adopted" by a regiment of soldiers in the Napoleonic wars. October 25th*,...
Community Opera – Gianni Schicchi
The Grain Store at Stonebridge Paul Quay, WexfordCommunity opera is a new initiative for Wexford Festival Opera 2023. Members of Wexford Factory alongside volunteers perform an expanded version of Puccini's much-loved comic...
Opera – L’Aube Rouge
O'Reilly Theatre National Opera House, Wexford, WexfordDrama Lyrique in four acts by Camille Erlanger (1911). L'Aube Rouge follows the story of Olga striving to save her partner from his pursuit of...
Factory Opera – L’italiana in Algeri
O'Reilly Theatre National Opera House, Wexford, WexfordL'italiana in Algeri by Rossini (1813) is performed by Wexford Factory, the academy of Wexford Festival Opera. In this popular opera, a strong woman outwits...
La Ciociara (Two Women) – Film
Jerome Hynes Theatre National Opera House, WexfordWexford Festival Opera are providing an opportunity for audiences to attend a screening of the 1960 film Two Women in advance of the performances of Marco Tutino's La...
Opera – La Ciociara (Two Women)
O'Reilly Theatre National Opera House, Wexford, WexfordA contemporary opera by Marco Tutino, 2015. La Ciociara follows a mother trying to shield her daughter from the horrors of war in the aftermath...
Opera – Le Maschere by Pietro Mascagni
O'Reilly Theatre National Opera House, Wexford, WexfordFirst performed in 1901, Mascagni’s comic opera tells the tale of a travelling commedia dell’arte troupe, their impresario, and the interaction between the players and...
Dr Tom Walsh Lecture
Jerome Hynes Theatre National Opera House, WexfordThe 2024 Dr Tom Walsh Lecture will be given by Jeremy Dibble. Join renowned musicologist Professor Jeremy Dibble for an illuminating exploration of the life...
Pocket Opera – Puccini: Man of the Theatre by William Niall Morris
Jerome Hynes Theatre National Opera House, WexfordCommissioned by WFO to commemorate the centenary of Puccini’s death in 1924, writer and producer William Niall Morris has created a biographical work which showcases...
Opera – The Critic by Charles Villers Stanford
O'Reilly Theatre National Opera House, Wexford, WexfordThe Critic, or An Opera Rehearsed, is a comic opera set onstage during the final rehearsals of a new operatic work. First performed in...
Pocket Opera – Lady Gregory In America by Alberto Caruso. Libretto by Colm Tóibín.
Jerome Hynes Theatre National Opera House, WexfordLady Gregory in America is Colm Tóibín’s third opera, reuniting him with the composer Alberto Caruso, and reflects another of the author’s literary fascinations. It...
