71st Wexford Festival Opera ~ Magic & Music

21 October – 6 November 2022

An Introduction to La Tempesta | Rosetta Cucchi Artistic Director of Wexford Festival Opera 2022

An Introduction to La Tempesta | Rosetta Cucchi Artistic Director of Wexford Festival Opera 2022

An Introduction to Lalla-Roukh | Rosetta Cucchi Artistic Director of Wexford Festival Opera 2022

An Introduction to Lalla-Roukh | Rosetta Cucchi Artistic Director of Wexford Festival Opera 2022

An Introduction to Armida | Rosetta Cucchi Artistic Director of Wexford Festival Opera 2022

An Introduction to Armida | Rosetta Cucchi Artistic Director of Wexford Festival Opera 2022

An Introduction by Rosetta Cucchi | Wexford Festival Opera 2022

An Introduction by Rosetta Cucchi | Wexford Festival Opera 2022

2022/2023 Wexford Factory III° Unveiled

2022/2023 Wexford Factory III° Unveiled

W4Women - Ermonela Jaho in London

W4Women - Ermonela Jaho in London

W4Women - Angela Meade in New York

W4Women - Angela Meade in New York

W4Women - Eleonora Buratto in Rome

W4Women - Eleonora Buratto in Rome

Zoom Memories - Episode 3

Zoom Memories - Episode 3

Zoom Memories - Episode 2

Zoom Memories - Episode 2

Zoom Memories - Episode 1

Zoom Memories - Episode 1

The Wexford Factory: Masterclass with Ernesto Palacio

The Wexford Factory: Masterclass with Ernesto Palacio

The Wexford Factory: Masterclass with Desirée Rancatore

The Wexford Factory: Masterclass with Desirée Rancatore

The Wexford Factory: Masterclass with Antonino Siragusa

The Wexford Factory: Masterclass with Antonino Siragusa

The Wexford Factory: Masterclass with Ermonela Jaho

The Wexford Factory: Masterclass with Ermonela Jaho

La Tempesta — Music is central to the very fabric of Shakespeare’s late masterpiece The Tempest, so it is hardly surprising that this play has inspired more operas than any other Shakespearian work.

La Tempesta

Fromental Halévy

21, 24, 29 October, 3 November,

Lalla-Roukh — For all the exoticism in Lalla Roukh, there’s some local interest here: Félicien David’s opera is based on one of the most famous works of Thomas Moore, the celebrated Irish poet (and musician) who died 170 years ago this year.

Lalla-Roukh

Félicien David

22, 25, 30 October, 4 November,

Armida — Dvořák’s last opera has been neglected for reasons that are at once hard to fathom and easily understandable. An ideal ‘Wexford work’, then, it ties together many strands from across operatic history.

Armida

Antonín Dvořák

23, 28 October, 2, 5 November,

Wexford Festival Opera’s commitment to the highest artistic standards has seen it emerge as one of the world’s leading opera festivals, with an international reputation for excellence.

Some accolades include:

Best Festival

Winner 2017

International Opera Awards

Best Opera

9 times Winner

The Irish Times
Irish Theatre Awards

Best Rediscovered Work

2014 Winner for Cristina, regina di Svezia

International Opera Awards

Audience Choice Award

2015 Winner for Silent Night (2014)

The Irish Times
Irish Theatre Awards

Judges' Special Recognition Award

Winner 2022

Business To Arts Awards