Wexford Festival Opera

Wexford Festival Opera: Dinner Time Recital with Celine Byrne

Join celebrated Irish soprano Celine Byrne for a very special dinner time recital from the stage of the National Opera House - watch live from 8 pm...

Wexford Festival Opera: Claudia Boyle & Pietro Adaini in concert

Irish soprano Claudia Boyle and Sicilian tenor Pietro Adaini join the Wexford Festival Orchestra and conductor Francesco Cilluffo live from the stage of the National Opera House...

Wexford Festival Opera: Watch The Falstaff Chronicles, Episode 6

Follow the chronicles of the fat knight, Sir John Falstaff, as he attempts to seduce two married women in an effort to gain access to their husbands' wealth...

Wexford Festival Opera - watch this year's Gala Concert

This year's Gala Concert, hosted by Artistic Director Rosetta Cucchi and RTÉ Lyric FM presenter Marty Whelan will feature performances from some of the most famous and outstanding stars from the opera world...

Wexford Festival Opera: Watch The Falstaff Chronicles, Episode 5

Follow the chronicles of the fat knight, Sir John Falstaff, as he attempts to seduce two married women in an effort to gain access to their husbands' wealth...

Wexford Festival Opera: What Happened To Lucrece, Episode 3

Andrew Synnott's new opera commissioned by Wexford Festival Opera is based on the Shakespeare narrative poem, The Rape of Lucrece, about the legendary Roman noblewoman Lucretia...

Wexford Festival Opera: Watch The Falstaff Chronicles, Episode 4

Follow the chronicles of the fat knight, Sir John Falstaff, as he attempts to seduce two married women in an effort to gain access to their husbands' wealth...

Wexford Festival Opera: What Happened To Lucrece, Episode 2

Andrew Synnott's new opera commissioned by Wexford Festival Opera is based on the Shakespeare narrative poem, The Rape of Lucrece, about the legendary Roman noblewoman Lucretia...

Wexford Festival Opera: Watch The Falstaff Chronicles, Episode 3

Follow the chronicles of the fat knight, Sir John Falstaff, as he attempts to seduce two married women in an effort to gain access to their husbands' wealth...

Wexford Festival Opera: What Happened To Lucrece, Episode 1

Composer and Artist-in-Residence Andrew Synnott's new opera commissioned by Wexford Festival Opera is based on the Shakespeare narrative poem, The Rape of Lucrece, about the legendary Roman noblewoman Lucretia...

Wexford Festival Opera: Watch The Falstaff Chronicles, Episode 2

Watch now... The members of the Wexford Factory perform a six-part mini-series rendition of Verdi's masterpiece Falstaff over six consecutive days.

Wexford Festival Opera: Watch The Falstaff Chronicles, Episode 1

The members of the Wexford Factory perform a six-part mini-series rendition of Verdi's masterpiece Falstaff over six consecutive days...

Falstaff Chronicles: inside Wexford Festival Opera's mini-series

For this year's Wexford Festival Opera, the members of the Wexford Factory (a professional development academy for young Irish and Irish-based singers) will perform The Falstaff Chronicles, a six-part mini-series rendition of Verdi's masterpiece...

Wexford Festival Opera: Watch Rossini's Petite messe solennelle

Watch Rossini's masterpiece live from the stage of the National Opera House

Wexford Festival Opera 2020 on RTÉ - how to watch and listen live

This October, audiences across Ireland and around the world will have a chance to experience a taste of the magic of the 2020 Wexford Festival Opera at home and for free, via RTÉ Culture and RTÉ lyric fm.

Wexford Festival Opera and RTÉ to present 2020 festival online

Wexford Festival Opera, RTÉ and ARTE have joined forces once again to ensure that every magical moment will be available for audiences to enjoy for free from the comfort and safety of their own homes.

Catch-up on performances from the Wexford Festival Opera