https://operawire.com/festival-diary-wexford-festival-opera-2018-day-1/
For those not familiar with Ireland, Wexford is a small town tucked away in the “sunny southeast,” although, it is not immune from its fair share of wind and rain. It is a small fishing port perched on the mouth of the River Slaney, which looks out over the Irish Sea. The town, which has an attractive sleepy feel, has {…}
https://operawire.com/wexford-festival-opera-to-live-stream-il-bravo-worldwide/
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 {…}
https://operawire.com/wexford-festival-announces-new-leadership/
The Wexford Festival has announced that Dr. Mary Kelly has been elected as the incoming Chairperson for the festival and will take over the position starting on Jan. 1, 2019. Kelly will succeed the current Chairman, Mr. Ger Lawlor, whose term comes to an end at the close of 2018. Kelly has served on the board of the Wexford Festival {…}
https://operawire.com/wexford-festival-makes-major-announcements-ahead-of-2018-edition/
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 {…}
https://operawire.com/jennifer-davis-withdraws-from-wexford-festival-operas-il-bravo/
Wexford Festival Opera has announced that soprano Jennifer Davis has withdrawn from their performances of Saverio Mercadante’s opera, “Il bravo.” David Agler, artistic director of the festival, says, “Since Ms Davis was initially engaged to sing the role in Wexford, her voice has developed, and the role is no longer suitable vocally. She would not want to sing the role {…}
https://operawire.com/wexford-festival-opera-announces-lecture-events-and-cast-changes/
As the weeks lead into the 67th Wexford Festival Opera, the festival has announced a new event, as well as updates to its current program. In anticipation of the European premiere of “Dinner at Eight,” an opera originally commissioned by Minnesota Opera, it has been confirmed that the composer and librettist, William Bolcom and Mark Campbell, will be giving a {…}
https://operawire.com/q-a-raffaella-lupinacci-on-her-work-at-wexford-festival-opera-festival-della-valle-ditria/
Often attention is focused on the stars of the opera world, but below the stellasphere there exist thousands of other singers, directors, conductors, and musicians pursuing their careers. Some are fairly well established and make comfortable livings on the stage and in the concert halls, some struggle to maintain a full calendar, while others are winding down as retirement approaches, {…}
https://operawire.com/wexford-festival-opera-seeking-out-new-artistic-director/
The Wexford Festival Opera has announced that it is seeking out a new artistic director as incumbent David Agler is retiring at the conclusion of the 2019 festival. The company put out a press release that included a link to the job vacancy. Per that release, the deadline to submit an application for the position is on July 20, 2018. {…}
https://operawire.com/dinner-at-eight-headlines-wexford-festival-opera-2018-season/
The Wexford Festival has announced its 2018 season, which will run for a few weeks in October. This season will feature a number of operas, both rare and well-known, that should interest all sorts of audiences. The season kicks off on Oct. 19 with the double bill of “Mala Vita” by Giordano and “L’Oracolo” by Leoni. The work will be {…}
