The Wexford Opera Festival has been extended from twelve nights of performances to eighteen. The festival opens this evening.

Report shows the on opening night of Wexford Opera Festival.

Dr Brendan Comiskey, Roman Catholic Bishop of Ferns, in attendance at the opening event.

Passengers on the reinstated opera train being given festival programmes.

Interview with a woman who is delighted to see opera train back.

Interview with festival patron on the success of the festival.

Interview with Jerome Hynes, Managing Director of the Opera Festival, who says that international interest in the festival is at an all-time high.

Interview with Elaine Padmore, Artistic Director of the festival, on the opening night performance and the fact that the festival is now extended to eighteen nights.

Brass band playing outdoors.

The reporter is Kevin McDonald.

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