Festival’s trip down memory lane
It all began with a gramophone recital, but this year Wexford Festival Opera is celebrating its seventieth anniversary and is asking friends and volunteers for their memories of the heady, magic brew that is Wexford.
Wexford Festival Opera News
Wexford Festival Trust announces appointment of Randall Shannon as interim CEO
Earlier this year Wexford Festival Trust confirmed that David McLoughlin, its long-serving Chief Executive, had decided to leave the organisation after thirteen years in the role. While the board embarks on a process to recruit a new CEO to lead Wexford Festival Opera into the future, an interim...
Wexford Festival Trust announces the decision of its long serving CEO to step down from his role.
Wexford Festival Trust today announced that David McLoughlin, its long serving Chief Executive, has decided to leave the organisation after thirteen years in the role.
McLoughlin, whose role encompasses CEO responsibilities for both Wexford Festival Opera and the National Opera House, has decided...
A special closing night concert with Claudia Boyle & Pietro Adaini
This year the curtain will fall on a very different Wexford Festival Opera on Sunday 18th October with a special concert streamed live from the stage of the National Opera House featuring Irish soprano Claudia Boyle and Sicilian tenor Pietro Adaini accompanied by the Wexford Festival Orchestra and conducted by Francesco Cilluffo.
This special closing night event is kindly supported by Arachas, Ireland’s largest nationwide insurance broker.
Amendment to programme announced following move to Level 3 of the Government’s COVID-19 Plan
The 69th Wexford Festival Opera will run from Sunday, 11 October – Sunday, 18 October. Audiences are invited to experience the magic at home as the festival goes online for this year only. Ahead of the festival commencing some amendments to the programme have been made following recent Government restrictions under its Level 3 Resilience and National Recovery plan.
Irish soprano Claudia Boyle and Sicilian tenor Pietro Adaini will now join the Wexford Festival Orchestra and conductor Francesco Cilluffo to deliver the closing night concert, replacing the American soprano Lisette Oropesa, who is now regrettably unable to travel.