Classical Notes
Classical Notes: Women and War in Wexford, but Donizetti makes a comeback
Wexford Festival Opera’s ‘theming’ approach continues this autumn under new artistic director Rosetta Cucchi, with three of the chosen works outlined below
Wexford Festival Opera (WFO) may be a long way off but, like any major company, the activity behind the scenes has to proceed in a realistic way so as to deliver the goods to its consumers – in this case, operas of a generally unknown quality, but not especially ‘long-lost’ any more.
In the past four years, WFO and its allied company, the National Opera House, has gone through major changes – and not just ...