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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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WexfordLes BoréadesNew production

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Rameau: Les Boréades
Camille Delaforge; RB Schlather; Irish National Opera; Soutra Gilmour; Adam Silverman; Irish Baroque Orchestra

WexfordEugene Onegin

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Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin
Fergus Sheil; Patrick Nolan; Irish National Opera; Leslie Travers; Elizabeth Gadsby; Malcolm Rippeth; Irish National Opera Orchestra
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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.
***11
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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.
****1
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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.

*****
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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. 
**111
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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. 
*****
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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. 
***11
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Orpha Phelan delivers farcical Donizetti at the Wexford Festival Opera

Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali © Patricio Cassinoni
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

The Critic © Patricio Cassinoni
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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