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Venue: National Opera House: Jerome Hynes Theatre, Wexford

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AddressHigh Street
Wexford
Ireland
ContainsNational Opera House: O’Reilly Theatre
Google maps52° 20' 17.569" N 6° 27' 44.897" W
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WexfordRTÉ Concert Orchestra Wexford Festival Opera Gala with Claudia Boyle

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Ponchielli, Donizetti, Verdi, Bizet, Charpentier, Puccini, Offenbach, Delius, Giordano, Massenet, Bernstein
RTÉ Concert Orchestra; Francesco Cilluffo; Claudia Boyle; Axelle Saint-Cirel; Eduardo Niave; Giorgi Lomiseli

WexfordLe TrouvèreNew production

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Verdi: Il trovatore
Marcus Bosch; Ben Barnes; Wexford Festival Opera; Liam Doona; Mattie Ullrich; Daniele Naldi; Orchestra of Wexford Festival Opera

WexfordLa Tragédie de CarmenNew production

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Bizet: La Tragédie de Carmen
Rebecca Warren; Tom Deazley; Lisa Krugel; Maksym Diedov; Sarah Richmond

WexfordDeidamiaNew production

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Handel: Deidamia
George Petrou; Wexford Festival Opera; Giorgina Germanou; Orchestra of Wexford Festival Opera; Sophie Junker

WexfordThe DwarfNew production

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Zemlinsky: Der Zwerg (The Dwarf)
TBC; Chris Moran; Lisa Krugel; Maksym Diedov; Eleri Gwilym

WexfordThe Magic FountainNew production

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Delius: The Magic Fountain
Francesco Cilluffo; Christopher Luscombe; Wexford Festival Opera; Simon Higlett; Orchestra of Wexford Festival Opera; Chorus of Wexford Festival Opera

WexfordIl viaggio a ReimsSemi-staged performance

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Rossini: Il viaggio a Reims
Manuel Hartinger; Rosetta Cucchi; Massimo Carlotto; Daniele Naldi; Artists from the Wexford Opera Factory

WexfordNormaNew production

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Bellini: Norma
Maurizio Benini; Orpha Phelan; Irish National Opera; Madeleine Boyd; Matthew Haskins; Irish National Opera Orchestra
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Orpha Phelan delivers farcical Donizetti at the Wexford Festival Opera

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Superlative singing, hilarious antics and an energetic production make Donizetti's Le Convenience ed inconvenience an exhilarating success. 
****1
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Stanford's hilarious The Critic proves a Wexford knockout

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Conor Hanratty's humorous production is a triumph from beginning to end, a must see at this year's Wexford Festival. 
*****
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Mascagni's Le maschere struggles to take flight in Wexford opener

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Excellent singing, an amusing production and lively staging showcases Mascagni's Le maschere in the best possible light at Wexford Festival Opera. 
***11
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Erlanger's L'Aube rouge a damp squib at Wexford Festival Opera

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Erlanger's fractured and clichéd opera isn't helped by confused direction, although soprano Andreea Soare is nothing short of magnificent as the heroine. 
**111
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A triumphant Zoraida di Granata by Donizetti at Wexford

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A terrific cast of principal singers lead by soprano Claudia Boyle, coupled with compelling direction from Bruno Ravella make for an exhilarating operatic experience in Donizetti's Zoraida de Granata. 
****1
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Marco Tutino's Two Women at Wexford Festival Opera

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Artistic Director Rosetta Cucchi makes a compelling case for Marco Tutino's impassioned opera on the horrors of war from a woman's perspective. 
****1
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Staging sorcery: Dvořák's Armida played straight in Wexford

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Dvořák’s final opera gets a rare staging outside its Czech homeland, at Wexford – the festival where dead operas return to life.
****1
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Riotous nonsense and royal nuptials: Lalla-Roukh at Wexford

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Orpha Phelan has fun staging Félicien David’s opéra comique, moving the action from Kashmir and Samarkand to Leila O’Rourke’s Tea Emporium.
****1
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