Urban Legends

New Commission with libretto by Colm Tóibín and music by Andrew Synnott.

There is an urban legend that if you walk from one end of Wexford’s Main Street to the other end, you will pass the person you are going to marry.

Three different short late-night operas explore this legend over three separate nights at Green Acres Gallery. Each 20-minute stand-alone performance will be presented twice during the festival, and can be enjoyed individually or as part of the series.

Urban Legend 1: The North Main Street | 19 Oct and 28 Oct
Urban Legend 2: The South Main Street | 23 Oct and 30 Oct
Urban Legend 3: The Bull Ring | 25 Oct and 31 Oct

Two young lovers set out from either end of the Main Street and—according to legend—are destined to meet and get married. Both are single, both are in search of love. Will they meet? And if they do, will they fall for each other? Each night, we find out more clues of when and where - at what point on the street - they will finally meet and sing a love duet.