A passionate Winter's Tale at Wexford Festival Opera

By Andrew Larkin, 22 October 2021

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“Burkhard Fritz brought all the complexities of his character to life with his rich tenor voice”

Reviewed at National Opera House: O’Reilly Theatre, Wexford on 21 October 2021

Goldmark, Ein Wintermärchen (Concert performance)

Marcus Bosch, Conductor

Burkhard Fritz, Leontes

Sophie Gordeladze, Hermione

Ava Dodd, Perdita

Daniel Szeili, Florizel

Simon Thorpe, Polixenes

Rory Musgrave, Camillo

Jevan McAuley, Antigonus

Niamh O'Sullivan, Paulina

Chorus of Wexford Festival Opera

Orchestra of Wexford Festival Opera

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Andrew Larkin

Andrew Larkin is a pianist, composer and teacher from Dublin. Educated at Dublin and at Cambridge, he has performed all around Europe and Mexico. He currently teaches piano and composition in Dublin.