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Nurturing young Irish and Irish-based artists through a series of workshops, mentoring, and stage-craft initiatives, Wexford Festival Opera supports artists and inspires the next generation by unlocking the power of opera and promoting artistic quality.

The Wexford Factory tutors and collaborators come from across the national education, international opera and theatre world.

Academy 2022/2023

Marta Pluda

Marta Pluda

Mezzo soprano

Rebecca Warren Pic Credit to Padraig Grant

Rebecca Warren

Repetiteur

Aoife Moran

Aoife Moran

Repetiteur

Elena Esposio

Eléna Maria Esposito

Repetiteur

Deirdre Aratoon square

Deirdre Arratoon

Mezzo

Michael Bell square

Michael Bell

Tenor

Eoin Foran square

Eoin Foran

Baritone

Ami Hewitt square

Ami Hewitt

Soprano

Emily Hogarty square

Emily Hogarty

Mezzo

Corina Ignat square

Corina Ignat

Soprano

William Kyle square

William Kyle

Baritone

Peter Lidbetter square

Peter Lidbetter

Bass

S Luttel square

Sarah Luttrell

Mezzo

Giorgi Manoshvili square

Giorgi Manoshvily

Bass

Hannah O Brien square

Hannah O’Brien

Soprano

Megan O Neill square

Megan O’Neill

Soprano

Leah Redmond square

Leah Redmond

Soprano

RICHARD SHAFFREY

Richard Shaffrey

Tenor

Zemlianskikh by Damir Yusupov

Nikolay Zemlianskikh

Baritone

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Tutors and Collaborators