Wexford Festival Opera: Curtain up on a historic 70th year
Director Rosetta Cucchi is looking forward to anniversary celebrations after a tough lockdown
Three Irish opera projects shortlisted for prestigious European prize
Michael Gallen’s Straymaker, Wexford Festival Opera and Irish National Opera make list
West Cork Chamber Music Festival doubles down for 2021
Artistic director Francis Humphrys is responding to Covid by adding more shows
Wexford opera, virtually: A bittersweet affair in Covid’s shadow
First-rate soloists and the Wexford Factory enliven binge-watching this year’s Wexford Festival Opera online, a Festival in the Air
Wexford Festival Opera goes online in series of free performances
Waiting for Shakespear...The Festival in the Air is an eight-day online celebration
Opera merger sees more Irish singers in more varied roles
Building projects prove more time consuming than artistic changes as self-preservation prevails
What is it that opera traditionalists want exactly?
It has become clear over the years that whatever it is they like, they call it traditional
Artistic director plans new theme for every Wexford Festival Opera
Rosetta Cucchi, who brings an open-hearted warmth to her task, has chosen ‘Shakespeare’ for 2020
La cucina/Adina review: A production so busy it ties itself in knots
Wexford Festival Opera: Andrew Synnott’s skilful music faces a riot of onstage activity
Andrew Synnott: A musician who needs to express himself in all kinds of different ways
Synnot will be first living Irish composer to have work featured on main stage of Wexford Festival Opera
Meet Wexford Festival Opera’s next artistic director
Rosetta Cucchi thought she was in the wrong place when she first arrived at Theatre Royal
Arts Council chair calls for an Aosdána for performing artists
State investment in the arts marked but Ireland remains below European average
Wexford Festival Opera appoints new artistic director
Italian-born Rosetta Cucchi has been involved with the festival since 1995
Wexford Festival Opera: the opening weekend’s reviews
‘Medea’ misses the mark while ‘Risurrezione’ goes down a storm
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