Wexford Festival Opera and RTÉ will once again join forces to bring the magic of Wexford Festival Opera to audiences at home and abroad, with a trio of live opera performances to be streamed online via RTÉ Culture and broadcast via RTÉ lyric fm.
With the support of the European culture TV channel ARTE and the European Broadcasting Union, the trio of operas will also be made available to watch and hear worldwide.
The programme for the 72nd WFO centres around the theme of Women and War, with each chosen work highlighting a different aspect of the struggles women face; in conflict, fighting prejudice and in making their voices heard.
Audiences in Ireland can log onto RTÉ Culture online or tune into Opera Night with Paul Herriott on RTÉ lyric fm or to experience the three mainstage operas this year - Zoraida di Granata by Gaetano Donizetti, L'Aube Rouge by Camille Erlanger, and La Ciociara, in a new orchestration by composer Marco Tutino.
WFO 2013 ON RTÉ - THE PROGRAMME:
Zoraida di Granata by Donizetti
When: Tuesday October 24th, 8pm
Where: RTÉ lyric fm and www.rte.ie/culture
La Ciociara by Marco Tutino
When: Saturday October 28th, 8pm
Where: RTÉ lyric fm and www.rte.ie/culture
L'Aube Rouge by Camille Erlanger
When: Saturday November 4th, 7pm
Where: RTÉ lyric fm and www.rte.ie/culture
Running from 24th October - 5th November, WFO 2023 promises a packed programme comprising of three mainstage opera rarities, two pocket operas, the Wexford Factory opera, 11 lunchtime recitals, an immersive community opera - a first for WFO, a choral recital with New Dublin Voices, the annual gala concert of festival favourites, film screenings, an impossible interview, the Dr Tom Walsh lecture given by Lara Marlowe, From Innocent Victims to Daring Warriors; Real-life Stories of Women in War, plus free pop-up events all around Wexford town and an exuberant opening night, to be broadcast and streamed worldwide.
There are still some tickets remaining to experience Wexford Festival Opera 2023 live in person - go here for more information.
