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Wexford Festival Opera 2018 Review: Bernstein à La Carte

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One of the many events that makes Wexford Festival Opera such a unique experience is the afternoon presentations of “Opera Shorts.” Normally, these are piano reductions of well-known operas, but recently they have started to broaden their scope. Last year’s festival successfully premiered a new opera, “The Dubliners” by Andrew Synnott, based on two of the short stories from James Joyce’s {…}

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Wexford Festival Opera to Live Stream ‘Il Bravo’ Worldwide

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The Wexford Festival Opera will live stream the Oct. 27, 2018 performance of “Il Bravo” this season, giving millions of people around the world the ability to watch the Mercadante opera from the comfort of their homes. The presentation will be done in collaboration with the RTE. The performance will be shared on ARTE. Moreover, those in the local community {…}

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Wexford Festival Makes Major Announcements Ahead of 2018 Edition

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The Wexford Festival, which kicks off in less than a month, has made some important announcements regarding changes to its slate. The company has announced that Japanese soprano Yasko Sato has replaced Clarissa Costanzo in “Il Bravo” by Mercadante. She will sing the role of Teodora. Moreover, Leslie Dala is set to conduct Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons” as re-composed by {…}