Wexford based opera fan. Chairman of Wexford Festival Opera
Joined April 2013
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wex paul retweeted
Apr 15
The flames of vengeance... in French! 🔥 "La flamme brille" (the French counterpart to the famous "Stride la vampa") is a chilling descent into obsessive memory...
🎥 Verdi's Le trouvère from @wexfordopera streams until May 2
➕ youtube.com/watch?v=zaUBbHWc…
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wex paul retweeted
Wishing the conductor David Agler, the former artistic director of @wexfordopera, a very happy birthday!
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wex paul retweeted
20 Oct 2025
Cast, conductor, chorus, orchestra & staging allow audiences to experience its underlying spiritual vision: 4 stars from me in @TheStage for Delius's rare opera @wexfordopera
★★★★ Review: The Magic Fountain - Effective production of Frederick Delius’ flawed opera (@NatOperaHouse) 👇 thestage.co.uk/reviews/the-m…
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wex paul retweeted
20 Oct 2025
A wonderful looking show in which ancient, mythical Greeks mix on Skyros' beaches with modern-day holidaymakers: it has to be 5 stars from me in @TheStage for Handel's Deidamia @wexfordopera
★★★★★ Review: Deidamia - Handel’s serious comedy is a huge hit for Wexford (@wexfordopera)👇 thestage.co.uk/reviews/deida…
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The 74th Wexford Festival Opera will light up the National Opera House from 17th October, and the festival will once again join forces with RTÉ.
rte.ie/culture/2025/0929/153… @rte_culture | @rtelyricfm | @wexfordopera
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wex paul retweeted
13 Aug 2025
From Priscilla to Pappataci: L’italiana in Algeri in drag at the Rossini Opera Festival @Rof_Pesaro
✍️ Laura Servidei
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wex paul retweeted
30 Jul 2025
“Singing here is like singing in the box of a violin.” Our Artistic Director, @RosettaCucchi, shares why she believes the @NatOperaHouse is a masterpiece of architecture and acoustics. Experience it for yourself during this year's Festival 17 Oct - 1 Nov bit.ly/WFOProgramme
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wex paul retweeted
22 Jul 2025
Have your say! @wexfordopera Wexford Festival Opera’s artistic director Rosetta Cucchi is inviting the public to vote on one of the titles for 2026’s 75th anniversary season. Vote here until August 22: wexfordopera.com/vote-for-yo…
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wex paul retweeted
12 Jul 2025
Now on sale: RTÉ Concert Orchestra Opera Gala with @ClaudiVaBoyle, soprano, Axelle Saint-Cirel, mezzo-soprano, Eduardo Niave, tenor, Giorgi Lomiseli, baritone and conductor @francescocillu1.
Bizet’s Habanera from Carmen, Puccini’s O mio
babbino caro from Gianni Schicchi, Verdi’s Quando le
sere al placido from Luisa Miller & more 🎭
Tues Oct 28, @NatOperaHouse as part of
@wexfordopera
Thur Oct 30, @NCH_Music
orchestra.rte.ie/.../opera-g…
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wex paul retweeted
4 Jul 2025
Wexford Festival Opera Appoints New Executive Director journalofmusic.com/news/wexf…
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wex paul retweeted
2 Jul 2025
Wexford Festival Opera @wexfordopera has appointed the American soprano and broadcaster Suzanne Nance @SuzanneNanceFM as its new Executive Director, from January 1.
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wex paul retweeted
13 Jun 2025
Just one more week to apply for the role of Development Operations & Research Executive. Deadline 5pm Fri 20 June. Full details here bit.ly/WorkwithWFO
1 Jun 2025
📣We're hiring! We are seeking a highly organised, proactive, and research-oriented Development Operations & Research Executive to support the Development Team.
👉More info bit.ly/WorkwithWFO
🗓️ Deadline: 5pm Fri 20th June
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wex paul retweeted
24 Apr 2025
The wait is over! Priority booking is now open for our Friends members. Browse the full line-up of 70 events and start planning your visit from 17 Oct - 1 Nov tinyurl.com/wfo2025 Find out more in @Wexford_People 👇
independent.ie/regionals/wex…
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wex paul retweeted
12 Apr 2025
Wishing the conductor David Agler, the former artistic director of @wexfordopera, a very happy birthday!
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wex paul retweeted
30 Mar 2025
Impressive performance of an unjustly neglected piece from @chelseaopera Group @cadoganhall tonight. Strong work from the orchestra & valiant chorus with solid and committed principals, all under the firm leadership of @pjwingfield. Bravi tutti!
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wex paul retweeted
651 #BuiltHeritage projects, incl. 61 thatched #vernacular houses, to benefit from €8.1m in funding under the Built Heritage Investment Scheme 2025: tinyurl.com/2s45jmkt
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wex paul retweeted
14 Jan 2025
A great opportunity for directors to work on two shorter opera works at @wexfordopera later this year. Submit your idea by 31 January. Full details👇
18 Nov 2024
🎭Calling all Irish Stage Directors! We’re seeking directors for 2 Pocket Operas at #WFO2025: La Tragédie de Carmen & Der Zwerg (The Dwarf). Submit your concept by 31st January 2025. For full T&Cs and how to apply, please visit our website shorturl.at/jYFyd
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