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WexfordThe GamblerNouvelle production

Igor Onishchenko (Alexei) and Wexford Festival Opera © Padraig Grant | Wexford Festival Opera
Prokofiev: The Gambler
Valentin Uryupin; Ivan Popovsky; Wexford Festival Opera; Maria Tregubova; Paolo Bonapace; Orchestra of Wexford Festival Opera

WexfordThe Rose of CastileNouvelle production

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Balfe: The Rose of Castile
Rebecca Warren; Heather Hadrill; Wexford Festival Opera; Lisa Krugel; Orchestra of Wexford Festival Opera; Chorus of Wexford Festival Opera

WexfordL'equivoco stravaganteNouvelle production

Maria Barakova (Ernestina) © Padraig Grant | Wexford Festival Opera
Rossini: L'equivoco stravagante
Riccardo Bisatti; Max Hoehn; Wexford Festival Opera; Darko Petrovic; Massimo Carlotto; Daniele Naldi; Orchestra of Wexford Festival Opera

WexfordMuch Ado About NothingNouvelle production

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Stanford: Much Ado About Nothing
Christopher Knopp; Aoife Spillane-Hinks; Wexford Festival Opera; Lisa Krugel; Orchestra of Wexford Festival Opera; Chorus of Wexford Festival Opera

WexfordIrisNouvelle production

Leyla Gu (Iris) and the Chorus of Wexford Festival Opera © Padraig Grant
Mascagni: Iris
Francesco Cilluffo; Rosetta Cucchi; Wexford Festival Opera; Tiziano Santi; Claudia Pernigotti; Daniele Naldi; Orchestra of Wexford Festival Opera
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Prokofiev’s The Gambler: an inevitable musical descent into obsession

Igor Onishchenko (Alexei) and Wexford Festival Opera © Padraig Grant | Wexford Festival Opera
Prokofiev’s propulsive score and Igor Onishchenko’s compelling Alexei drive this unsettling portrait of gambling obsession, despite some disappointing staging at Wexford Festival Opera.

Rossini’s youthful opera gets the laughs rolling in Wexford

Maria Barakova (Ernestina) © Padraig Grant | Wexford Festival Opera
A frothy confection of fiendish patter, farcical misunderstandings and spirited performances reveals the youthful Rossini already in command of comic opera.

Mascagni’s Iris blooms afresh in Wexford

Leyla Gu (Iris) and the Chorus of Wexford Festival Opera © Padraig Grant

Wexford gives Mascagni’s neglected Iris a compelling new lease of life, with sensitive direction, outstanding singing and a hauntingly beautiful, redemptive conclusion.

Delius’ The Magic Fountain disappoints at Wexford

Axelle Saint-Cirel (Watana) and Kamohelo Tsotetsi (Wapanacki) © Pádraig Grant
Frederick Delius' gigantic score is worth a listen but Christopher Luscombe doesn’t circumvent the problems of directing this opera in 2025. 

Handel’s Deidamia a triumph for Wexford Festival Opera

Rory Musgrave (Fenice) and ensemble © Pádraig Grant
A rare opportunity to see Handel’s final operatic work, Deidamia, conducted – and staged – by George Petrou at Wexford Festival Opera. 

Spanish Civil War Trouvère opens Wexford Festival Opera

Chorus of Wexford Festival Opera © Pádraig Grant
The 74th Wexford Opera Festival opens with the French revision of Il trovatore that Verdi reforged for the Paris Opera. 
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WexfordL'equivoco stravaganteNouvelle production

Maria Barakova (Ernestina) © Padraig Grant | Wexford Festival Opera
Rossini: L'equivoco stravagante
Riccardo Bisatti; Max Hoehn; Wexford Festival Opera; Darko Petrovic; Massimo Carlotto; Daniele Naldi; Orchestra of Wexford Festival Opera

WexfordIrisNouvelle production

Leyla Gu (Iris) and the Chorus of Wexford Festival Opera © Padraig Grant
Mascagni: Iris
Francesco Cilluffo; Rosetta Cucchi; Wexford Festival Opera; Tiziano Santi; Claudia Pernigotti; Daniele Naldi; Orchestra of Wexford Festival Opera

WexfordThe GamblerNouvelle production

Igor Onishchenko (Alexei) and Wexford Festival Opera © Padraig Grant | Wexford Festival Opera
Prokofiev: The Gambler
Valentin Uryupin; Ivan Popovsky; Wexford Festival Opera; Maria Tregubova; Paolo Bonapace; Orchestra of Wexford Festival Opera