Blackwater Valley Opera Festival

Ireland’s Summer Opera Festival | 26 May - 1 June 2026 | Opera | Concerts | Recitals |Schools & Free Events |Dining | Priority Booking Friends of BVOF

[Blackwater Valley Opera Festival @B_V_O_F]

Priority booking for BVOF 2026 is now open for Friends of the festival.
If you’re not yet a Friend, please contact the Box Office on [phone].
General booking opens 17 January 2026
#BVOF2026 #DonGiovanni #LismoreCastle #OperaInIreland #IrishArts #VisitWaterford #Ireland

[Blackwater Valley Opera Festival @B_V_O_F]

@PatBradyvi @martylyricfm We understand your disappointmen! While Don Giovanni is fully booked, there is still much more to explore across our festival, including Acis and Galatea and concerts at Dromore Yard, recitals and free events. #BVOF2026

[Marty Whelan @martylyricfm]

Thanks @B_V_O_F for the details - and the chocolates too. Catch their production of Don Giovanni later this month.

[Richard Fitzpatrick @Richard_Fitz]

Culture That Made Me: Kerry tenor Gavan Ring on Tolkien, Amadeus, and Sharon Shannon, among his touchstones: https://t.co/jRVUfjZDL2 @IEArtsCulture @B_V_O_F @SharonShannon99

[Blackwater Valley Opera Festival @B_V_O_F]

Give the Gift of Membership🎁 🎄Friends Enjoy Priority Access this Christmas
Our 2026 brochure is now live.
A Friends Membership or BVOF Gift Voucher is a considered Christmas option🎁
Talk to us directly on [phone] or via boxoffice|blackwatervalleyopera|ie #BVOF2026

[Richard Fitzpatrick @Richard_Fitz]

Culture That Made Me: Music maestro David Brophy picks his touchstones, including Dire Straits, BB King and Enda Walsh among his selections: https://t.co/86QvccNxME @IEArtsCulture @B_V_O_F @ICOrchestra

[Irish National Opera @IrishNatOpera]

It’s finally #OpeningNight for our brand-new #INOFledermaus! 🦇🥂 Thrilled to take the stage at @siamsatire! If you're in the audience, let us know your thoughts! 🥳

Huge thanks to @artscouncil_ie our INO Members, partners & donors for making our work possible!

📸 Ros Kavanagh

[Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition @VDISComp]

The Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition 2025 🎉

A big Congratulations to all the singers in the final last night 👏

The night was made even more special with Uachtarán na hÉireann, Michael D. Higgins and his wife Sabina joining us in the National Concert Hall🎶

[Blackwater Valley Opera Festival @B_V_O_F]

🌟 Priority Booking Now Open for Friends of BVOF 🎶
🎼 A Midsummer Night’s Dream 🗓 28, 30, 31 May & 1 June | Lismore Castle
🎼 Dido and Aeneas 🗓 27 & 29 May | St Carthage’s Cathedral

2025 Concerts🎵 When Birds Do Sing. Baroque Hits
🎟 https://t.co/rI8NfUQMGK
#BVOF2025 🎭

[Gemma Ní Bhriain @GemmaNB]

Can’t wait to be back in Lismore this summer 🧡

[Ina Boyle Society Limited (IBSL) @InaBoyleSoc]

🎄Ina Boyle at Advent Day 7! 🎄

🎁Who was Ina Boyle? Open today's door to learn about the life and times of one of Ireland's greatest composers!

https://t.co/WZrFUoRBLj

🎄#InaAdvent #IrishMusic #IrishComposers #FemaleComposers #IrishCulture #IrishHeritage #Christmas #Advent

[Opera Collective Irl @OperaCoIreland]

It may be windy outside but we’ll all be toasty warm
and enjoying gorgeous music from 8pm tonight! Looking forward to seeing you all there.🎄🎶🎹 #OCI #BeyondtheCarol #Carlingford #HeritageCentre #Christmas2024 #Christmas #ClassicalMusic #carols

[Blackwater Valley Opera Festival @B_V_O_F]

🎭 BVOF Unveils 2025 Season 🎶
Celebrate 15 years of opera, music & culture 📅 26 May - 2 June 2025
• A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Lismore Castle 🏰
• Dido and Aeneas at St Carthage’s Cathedral ⛪
🎟️ Priority Booking Jan 2025 https://t.co/POtcpe7EHN
#BVOFDream #MSND #Ireland

[WexfordFestivalOpera @wexfordopera]

✨ The 73rd Wexford Festival Opera came to a glorious close last Saturday night after 16 incredible days and nights. A very special thank you to everyone who joined us.

[Ina Boyle Society Limited (IBSL) @InaBoyleSoc]

✉️The Ina Boyle Society Newsletter has officially launched! Subscribe and be at the forefront of a musical renaissance. Discover exclusive news, interviews, and insights about IBSL as it champions Irish composers, especially women, past and present.☘️☘️
https://t.co/AGJjo1K6oK

[Blackwater Valley Opera Festival @B_V_O_F]

🎭 Where #Samhain meets #Shakespeare: the witches of #Macbeth emerged from Lismore Castle Gardens last year, turning the historic grounds into their own #BirnamWood. 🏰 🎶 ✨Mark your calendars for #BVOF2025 📅 May 26 - June 2 📷John Kelly #BVOF #Ireland

[Blackwater Valley Opera Festival @B_V_O_F]

🎭 Where #Samhain meets #Shakespeare! Last season, the witches of #Macbeth emerged from #Lismore Castle Gardens as if in their own #BirnamWood. 🏰🌿
✨ Big announcements on #BVOF2025 are just around the corner! 📅 Save the dates: May 26 - June 2, 2025. 🌲📷 John Kelly 🎃🎭

[National Opera House @NatOperaHouse]

The 73rd @wexfordopera opens tonight! Wishing all those who built it, continue to nurture it and come to experience it, a very wonderful Festival! Wexford Abú!

16 days/70 events - kicking off with a spectacular fireworks display tonight at 7.15pm. https://t.co/dQKp2bsPnD

[WexfordFestivalOpera @wexfordopera]

@B_V_O_F Thanks so much, friends! Let the fun begin!

[Blackwater Valley Opera Festival @B_V_O_F]

Toi toi toi! Wexford Festival Opera opens tonight 🎊🍾✨ #opera #Ireland

[WexfordFestivalOpera @wexfordopera]

🎉We are just one week away from the opening night of this year's Festival. Join us for 16 days of opera, concerts, recitals, talks and free pop-up events.
🗓️ Fri 18 Oct - Sat 2 Nov
🎟️ Have you booked your tickets?
https://t.co/LCUPaB7FwM

@visitwexford