A chorus of crises: Wexford, opera and the festival
Karina Daly’s fascinating book is lean on links with RTÉ, Arts Council and Mazars
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
Financial control will add to the security of Wexford Festival Opera
Effective controls on artistic expenditure appear to have been nonexistent
Opera merger sees more Irish singers in more varied roles
Building projects prove more time consuming than artistic changes as self-preservation prevails
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
Meet Wexford Festival Opera’s next artistic director
Rosetta Cucchi thought she was in the wrong place when she first arrived at Theatre Royal
Wexford Festival Opera faces stark financial challenge
Event made significant loss in 2018 despite consistent support from Arts Council
Wexford Festival Opera appoints new artistic director
Italian-born Rosetta Cucchi has been involved with the festival since 1995
Musical ups and downs in a year of change and challenge
Year in Culture Review: Key directors stepped down, while performers stepped up in classical music and opera
Two operatic B-movies, a stinker of a concept, and some sub-Verdian striving
Wexford Festival Opera reviews: ‘Leoni’ and ‘Mala Vita’; ‘Dinner at Eight’; and ‘Il Bravo’
Backstage divas: behind the scenes at Wexford Festival Opera
Backstage stories add even more colour to preparations for three new productions
Wexford Festival Opera poised for change as artistic director bows out
Will it pivot from David Agler’s taste for still alive composers and underuse of Irish talent?
The NSO’s future is now secure, but why no outside expertise?
Will RTÉ, which has been killing off the orchestra, now be allowed to fill key positions?
The risk and reward challenges facing Irish National Opera and Wexford
The new Irish National Opera is too risk-averse, while Wexford Festival's rare opera is not so rare anymore. And both need to engage with Ireland’s musical diaspora
Wexford Festival Opera: the opening weekend’s reviews
‘Medea’ misses the mark while ‘Risurrezione’ goes down a storm
Music is a universal language – with some border checks
Of all new music, large-scale works with words travel least freely internationally
The peculiar situation of a national opera house in Wexford
The renaming of Wexford Opera House is odd: what’s fine for a festival does not necessarily make sense for a national institution
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