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Providing insights and mentoring opportunities in all aspects of opera and skills development, the Wexford Factory tutors and collaborators' collective expertise and international experiences place them at the highest levels in their respective fields.

Wexford Factory is also an international collaboration with TUD (Technological University Dublin, Ireland), RIAM (Royal Irish Academy of Music, Ireland) and the Rossini Opera Festival Academy, Pesaro, Italy.

Tutors and Collaborators
Ernesto Palacio
Desirè Rancatore
Antonino Siragusa
Sara Catelliani
Ermonela Jaho
Julia Lagahuzere
Michael Dervan

Tutors and Collaborators
Anne Sophie Duprels
Ernesto Palacio
Gregory Kunde
Mariangela Sicilia
Julia Lagahuzere
Tara Erraught
Michael Dervan

Tutors and Collaborators
Dmitry Vodovin
Juan Diego Florez
Ernesto Palacio
Sara Catalani
Celine Byrne
Michael Dervan

"the dream in creating the Wexford Factory is to grow the academy, to develop all shades of careers within Theatre and Opera."
- Rosetta Cucchi, Artistic Director

Academy 2022/2023

Rebecca Warren Pic Credit to Padraig Grant

Rebecca Warren

Repetiteur

Elena Esposio

Eléna Maria Esposito

Repetiteur

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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

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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

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Nikolay Zemlianskikh

Baritone