Emma

[WexfordFestivalOpera @wexfordopera]

🤩 Excitement is in the air! Priority booking for our Friends of the Festival opened today. With this year’s festival exploring the theme of ‘Theatre within Theatre’, it promises to be an autumn filled with magic from 18 Oct-2 Nov. General booking opens 8 May.
📸 @patocassinoni

[Campaign for the Arts @_CFTA]

“The arts are not the cherry on the cake — they are the cake.”

Opening a debate in the House of Lords yesterday, Melvyn Bragg said the UK should realise the full potential of the arts to transform our economy and society.

[RTÉ Archives @RTEArchives]

"The main purpose of the Wexford Festival Opera is to perform musical works of very high quality, operatic works of great interest." @wexfordopera
WATCH: 'Anthology' broadcast #OnThisDay in 1970
https://t.co/VZHw66A0kC

[Emma @menace2media]

Don’t miss the broadcast of Zoraida Di Granata - recorded at this year’s @wexfordopera - tonight on @BBCRadio3 starring @ClaudiVaBoyle directed by @bruno_ravella https://t.co/SQfEKUI5eC

[Emma @menace2media]

Just about to start on @BBCRadio3 Opera on 3 is the very rarely performed L’Aube rouge by Camille Erlanger broadcast from @wexfordopera directed by @EllaMarchment https://t.co/JtEYMxLKtz

[Emma @menace2media]

@HughCanning4 @Opera_North @wexfordopera It was a pleasure and really lovely to see you both

[Emma @menace2media]

@HughCanning4 @AerLingus @GeorgeHallMusic @BritishAirwarry Pleased to hear that you and @GeorgeHallMusic were looked after so well by @AerLingus. Glad you both made it home safely yesterday after your time @wexfordopera looking forward to next year!

[Emma @menace2media]

@HughCanning4 @Opera_North 🍀 for today’s journey Hugh

[WexfordFestivalOpera @wexfordopera]

The 73rd Wexford Festival Opera Programme has been announced by Artistic Director Rosetta Cucchi. The 2024 Festival will be one of the biggest of recent years. https://t.co/sebCzZKtkr

#WFO2024 #OperaNews

[Emma @menace2media]

Beautiful Wexford this morning 😍

[Marty Whelan @martylyricfm]

Glorious vista this morning from La Vista cafe in the Wexford Opera house ⁦@wexfordopera⁩ 🙂🔆 ⁦@RTElyricfm⁩

[Marty Whelan @martylyricfm]

Our first guest this morning is Paul Cleary, the new chair of the board of ⁦@wexfordopera⁩. Tune in now if you can ⁦@RTE_Culture⁩ ⁦@RTElyricfm⁩

[Marty Whelan @martylyricfm]

We are on air live from ⁦@wexfordopera⁩ ⁦@RTElyricfm⁩ 🙂

[RTÉ lyric fm @RTElyricfm]

Our @Paullyricfm is getting all set up for our broadcast from @wexfordopera this evening and he dressed for the occasion Toi Toi Toi to all the cast and crew for opening night with Donizetti’s Zoraida di Granata - join us for this special broadcast at 8pm

[WexfordFestivalOpera @wexfordopera]

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar officially opened the 72nd @wexfordopera earlier this evening

[Emma @menace2media]

Exciting to have the atmospheric heritage setting of the Old Grain Store for ⁦@wexfordopera⁩ community opera Gianni Schicchi - a production partnership with WFO opera artists and members of the Wexford community.

[Emma @menace2media]

As revealed on @BBCInTune this evening with @RosettaCucchi & @EllaMarchment - @BBCRadio3 be broadcasting two opera rarities from @wexfordopera this year; L’Aube rouge on 15 Nov & Zoraida Di Granata on 25 Nov

[Emma @menace2media]

ICYMI @wexfordopera Artistic Director @RosettaCucchi & opera Director @EllaMarchment ( L’Aube rouge) were guests of Sean Rafferty on @BBCInTune this evening - you can listen again here: https://t.co/DWLppmm8uy

[Emma @menace2media]

“..the audience will be able to hear connections between my music and the Italian music of the past.”Composer Marco Tutino talks to @OperawireNews ahead of his opera La Ciociara being performed @wexfordopera from 26 Oct https://t.co/8b0I9OzpKz