Programme 2012
Programme Listing.
L’Arlesiana
Francesco Cilèa (1866–1950)
Obsessed by a woman who is never seen, Federico ruins the lives of those he loves, as well as his own.
Love pervades this story of a young man, Federico, and his family and friends in the countryside near Arles in the south of France. But this is no rural…
- Wed, 24 Oct
- 8:00 pm
- Sat, 27 Oct
- 8:00 pm
- Tue, 30 Oct
- 8:00 pm
- Fri, 2 Nov
- 8:00 pm
Le Roi Malgré Lui
Emmanuel Chabrier (1841–1894)
A man destined to be king makes hilarious attempts to escape his fate!
Being king isn’t easy but it’s even harder when you are a dissolute French aristocrat sent by your domineering mother – Queen Catherine of Medici, no less – to rule over an unwelcoming foreign populace! Feeling exiled…
- Thu, 25 Oct
- 8:00 pm
- Sun, 28 Oct
- 5:00 pm
- Wed, 31 Oct
- 8:00 pm
- Sat, 3 Nov
- 8:00 pm
A Village Romeo and Juliet
Frederick Delius (1862–1934)
Love brings them together; feuding fathers keep them apart. Only tragedy will reunite them.
Written between 1899 and 1901, A Village Romeo and Juliet was the fourth of Delius’s six operas and is generally regarded as his finest. Sali and Vreli, his Romeo and Juliet, have the misfortune to live…
- Fri, 26 Oct
- 8:00 pm
- Mon, 29 Oct
- 8:00 pm
- Thu, 1 Nov
- 8:00 pm
- Sun, 4 Nov
- 8:00 pm
A Dinner Engagement - Shortwork
Lennox Berkeley (1903-1989)
Lennox Berkeley’s first and most successful opera, the one-act comedy A Dinner Engagement, was written in 1954.It is the story of how a hard-up family try to solve their financial difficulties by arranging for their daughter Susan to marry the wealthy Prince Philippe of Monteblanco. The matchmaking parents plan a…
- Fri, 26 Oct
- 3:30 pm
- Sun, 28 Oct
- 11:00 am
- Wed, 31 Oct
- 3:30 pm
- Sat, 3 Nov
- 3:30 pm
The Magic Flute - Shortwork
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
It was lack of money in real life that persuaded Mozart to try his hand at writing a Zauberoper (‘magic opera’), a popular style of Singspiel with audience-pleasing spectacular scenic
effects. Mozart’s music for the pseudo- Oriental fairy tale, Lulu, or the Magic Flute, was an immediate success. Audiences…
- Sat, 27 Oct
- 3:30 pm
- Mon, 29 Oct
- 3:30 pm
- Tue, 30 Oct
- 3:30 pm
- Thu, 1 Nov
- 3:30 pm
- Fri, 2 Nov
- 3:30 pm
Lunchtime Recitals
The popular lunchtime recitals (approximately fifty minutes) will be given in St Iberius Church in the centre of Wexford. They are a unique opportunity to hear the Festival’s opera stars display their vocal talents in other types of repertoire. The artists and their performance dates will be announced at the…
- Fri, 26 Oct
- 1:05 pm
- Sat, 27 Oct
- 1:05 pm
- Mon, 29 Oct
- 1:05 pm
- Tue, 30 Oct
- 1:05 pm
- Wed, 31 Oct
- 1:05 pm
- Thu, 1 Nov
- 1:05 pm
- Fri, 2 Nov
- 1:05 pm
- Sat, 3 Nov
- 1:05 pm
William V Wallace Recital
William Vincent Wallace (1812‑1865)
Songs and Piano Music from the William Vincent Wallace Album
The programme includes Salon dances and Celtic fantasies for piano, and Canzonets on the four seasons for voice and piano, by William V Wallace.
To celebrate the bicentenary of the birth of William Vincent Wallace (1812‑1865), the Waterford-born composer of…
- Thu, 25 Oct
- 3:30 pm
- Fri, 2 Nov
- 11:00 am
Morning Concerts
The Morning Concerts will be performed by the stars of tomorrow from the Chorus of Wexford Festival Opera and instrumentalists from the Orchestra of Wexford Festival Opera. The programmes of songs and chamber music will include performances of Ravel’s Chansons Madécasses, Barber’s Dover Beach and a host of other delightful…
- Sat, 27 Oct
- 11:00 am
- Thu, 1 Nov
- 11:00 am
Late Night Concerts
Nathalia at Night is the first of the Late Night Concerts which takes place on the 26 October at 11:00 pm and will feature soprano Nathalie Paulin (La Baronne in La Cour de Célimène in 2011) and pianist Adam Burnette. They promise to blur the lines between opera and cabaret…
- Fri, 26 Oct
- 11:00 pm
- Fri, 2 Nov
- 11:00 pm
Gala Concert
The Gala Concert is one of the highlights of the Wexford Festival Opera diary and features a collection of favourite party pieces from members of the Festival company.
Early booking is advised.
Wexford Opera House
Tickets €50 - €60
- Sun, 28 Oct
- 10:00 pm
Piano Recital
by the winner of 2012 Dublin International Piano Competition
The final of the competition takes place on 15 May and the name of the winner will be announced on our website, www.wexfordopera.com.
Wexford Opera House
Ticket €25
- Sat, 3 Nov
- 11:00 am
Orchestra Concert
The Orchestra of Wexford Festival Opera, conducted by David Agler, featuring works centred on the string orchestra, including Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Minor for Piano, Trumpet and strings by Shostakovich, Cantata No. 51, Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen by J.S. Bach, a Bassoon Concerto and a work from…
- Sun, 4 Nov
- 3:30 pm
Film - Song of Summer
As part of the celebrations in 2012 of the 150th anniversary of Delius’s birth, Wexford Festival Opera is showing four screenings of Ken Russell’s 1968 biographical film Song of Summer at 14:30 on the days of the evening performances of Delius’s opera A Village Romeo and Juliet.
Song of…
- Fri, 26 Oct
- 2:30 pm
- Mon, 29 Oct
- 2:30 pm
- Thu, 1 Nov
- 2:30 pm
- Sun, 4 Nov
- 2:30 pm
Dr Tom Walsh Lecture
Dr Tom Walsh (1911-1988) was one of the founders of the Wexford Opera Festival (as it was then called) and its first Artistic Director, from 1951 to 1966. In 1950 he set up the Wexford Opera Study Circle and invited Sir Compton Mackenzie to give the inaugural address. Mackenzie suggested…
- Fri, 26 Oct
- 11:00 am
Daytime Events Package
Opera is all around us! From Hollywood movies, TV talent shows and ads, most people will recognise several operatic arias and duets, even if they can’t name them. But an aria on its own can’t fully convey the passion, emotion or excitement of seeing and hearing the whole story and…
- Fri, 26 Oct
- 1:05 pm
- Sat, 27 Oct
- 1:05 pm
- Mon, 29 Oct
- 1:05 pm
- Tue, 30 Oct
- 1:05 pm
- Wed, 31 Oct
- 1:05 pm
- Thu, 1 Nov
- 1:05 pm
- Fri, 2 Nov
- 1:05 pm
- Sat, 3 Nov
- 1:05 pm
Champagne and Canapés
Treat yourself to a Champagne and Canapés interval reception in the Mackenzie Room at Wexford Opera House every performance night during the Festival. Tickets may be booked from 7 June online at www.wexfordopera.com and by telephone on +353 53 912 2144.
Ticket €20
- Wed, 24 Oct
- 9:00 pm
- Thu, 25 Oct
- 9:00 pm
- Fri, 26 Oct
- 9:00 pm
- Sat, 27 Oct
- 9:00 pm
- Sun, 28 Oct
- 9:00 pm
- Mon, 29 Oct
- 9:00 pm
- Tue, 30 Oct
- 9:00 pm
- Wed, 31 Oct
- 9:00 pm
- Thu, 1 Nov
- 9:00 pm
- Fri, 2 Nov
- 9:00 pm
- Sat, 3 Nov
- 9:00 pm
- Sun, 4 Nov
- 9:00 pm
Pre-Opera Suppers
Delicious pre-opera suppers are available every performance night during the Festival in the Mackenzie Room of Wexford Opera House. The three-course candle-lit table service will be provided by the Ferrycarrig Hotel, our preferred catering and hotel partner.
Pre-opera suppers, priced at €40 per person, commence each evening at 18:00. On…
Friends’ Buffet
All 2012 Friends and Patrons should note their increased allocation of four complimentary tickets to one Friends’ Party or Buffet.
Please remember to book your free tickets when you are making your overall ticket booking for Festival 2012. Please choose tickets for your preferred Friends’ event and they will automatically…
- Wed, 31 Oct
- 6:00 pm
Friends’ Party
All 2012 Friends and Patrons should note their increased allocation of four complimentary tickets to one Friends’ Party or Buffet.
Please remember to book your free tickets when you are making your overall ticket booking for Festival 2012. Please choose tickets for your preferred Friends’ event and they will automatically…
- Wed, 24 Oct
- 11:30 pm
- Sat, 27 Oct
- 11:30 pm
- Sat, 3 Nov
- 11:30 pm