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Duration
Approx. running time: 100 minutes (no interval)Wexford Factory Sponsor
Dramma giocoso in one act
Semi-staged Opera
Libretto by Luigi Balocchi
Music by Gioachino Rossini
First stage performance:
Théâtre-Italien, Paris 19 June 1825
Sung in Italian with English surtitles
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Wexford Festival Opera is delighted to present the 200th-anniversary of Rossini’s final opera in the Italian language, one of his most entertaining operas and a source of great hilarity, Written as a cantata to celebrate the coronation of French King Charles X in Reims in May 1825, it was rediscovered and brought back to life in 1983.
Cast
Wexford Factory Artists
Creative Team
| Conductor | Manuel Hartinger |
| Stage Director | Rosetta Cucchi |
| Costume Designer | Massimo Carlotto |
| Lighting Designer | Daniele Naldi |
The Plot
The plot is a pre-text to showcase some of the greatest singers of Rossini’s time.
Il viaggio a Reims tells the story of a group of uppercrust Europeans, en route to join in the French coronation festivities for which the opera was written. These prestigious guests have been staying in a hotel (il Giglio d’oro) on their way to Reims, where the celebration will take place. When the day arrives, there are no horses available to pull their coaches. When they discover that, following the coronation, the King will return to Paris they decide, instead of trying to get to Reims, to
have a grand banquet and travel to Paris the following day.
While they wait, they join together in celebratory songs and rejoice in the spirit of community.
Dates and times
| Monday 20 Oct7:30pm | 7:30pm | €25 – €50 | Book Tickets |
| Saturday 25 Oct11am | 11am | €25 – €50 | Book Tickets |
| Monday 27 Oct7:30pm | 7:30pm | €25 – €50 | Book Tickets |
| Wednesday 29 Oct11am | 11am | €25 – €50 | Book Tickets |
| Friday 31 Oct11am | 11am | €25 – €50 | Book Tickets |
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