Once Upon a Time
Once Upon a Time is an interactive educational resource which captures the Magic and fun of the Wexford Opera Festival.
It is both an educational and fun way to relate the essence of the Wexford Festival Opera to a young audience. It captures the magic and fun of the Wexford Opera Festival.
Written by Elizabeth McKiernan and Lucy Small, this interactive slideshow takes you on a journey from the origins of the Wexford Festival Opera, through its unique traditions and shows children and young people, that opera is for everyone. With original illustrations by Mirona Mara, sound clips, fun facts and a description of opera and opera voices, it is a visual and auditory feast.
In this historic location, two doctors, a postman and a hotel owner created what is now an international opera festival.
The scene is now set, the year is 1951; let the magic begin…
Chapter 1
What is Opera?
Chapter 2
Dr Tom Walsh and the First Festival
Chapter 3
The National Opera House
Chapter 4
Wexford Tradition
Chapter 5
Children and the Opera Festival
Chapter 6
Fantastic Festival Facts