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, BUY TICKETS
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, BUY TICKETS
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, BUY TICKETS
From Rossini’s La Cenerentola to Massenet’s Cendrillon, the Cinderella story has enjoyed a successful operatic life. Cinderella Alma Deutscher 26, 29, 31 October, 4 November, BUY TICKETS
The novelist Colm Tóibín may need no introduction, but his deep love and appreciation of opera may still catch some unaware. The Master Alberto Caruso 22, 23, 27, 29, 30 October, 1, 3, 5 November, BUY TICKETS
Even by Wexford standards, Alfred Cellier (1844-91) is a rarely heard composer. He was a school friend of Arthur Sullivan, and the connections with Victorian operetta don’t stop there. The Spectre Knight Alfred Cellier 23, 24, 26, 28, 29, 31 October, 2, 5 November, BUY TICKETS
Exploring the bizarre world of 20th-century film pioneer Georges Méliès, this new chamber piece merges the birth of cinema with dream-play and fantasy. The Selenites New Commission by Conor Mitchell 26 October, 6 November, BUY TICKETS
Taking on duel homes this year, the concerts will be held partly in the atmospheric surroundings of the O’Reilly Theatre, and will also return to the beautiful eighteenth-century church of St. Iberius. Lunchtime Recitals 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 October, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 November, BUY TICKETS
with the WEXFORD FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA conducted by ALESSANDRO VITIELLO Daniela Barcellona Gala 27 October, BUY TICKETS
The Gala Concert is undoubtedly one of the highlights of Wexford Festival Opera and features a collection of favourite party pieces from members of the Festival company. Gala Concert 1 November, BUY TICKETS
with the WEXFORD FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA and on piano & conducted by BARRY DOUGLAS Barry Douglas 6 November, BUY TICKETS
Michael Dervan hosts another impossible interview this year with a world-famous Hungarian-American illusionist and escape artist. Impossible Interview 28 October, 2 November, BUY TICKETS
Friends parties feature the opportunity to join the cast and members of the Wexford Festival Opera team for a post Opera drinks reception in the beautiful surroundings of Green Acres. Friends Parties 28 October, 4 November, BUY TICKETS
To close the III° edition of the Wexford Factory in September, participants will present a special concert in front of an O’Reilly Theatre audience. Wexford Factory Final Concert The Academy for Irish Artists 18 September, BUY TICKETS
The Wexford Festival Pop-Ups are a series of free multidisciplinary performance events featuring music, drama, singing and dance, performed in non-traditional settings around Wexford town. Pop Up Events Multidisciplinary performances in non-traditional settings around Wexford MORE INFO
