Figaro heralds a new era in Ireland’s opera history

The curtain goes up on a new era for Irish opera at the National Opera House in Wexford on Tuesday, April 17, when Irish National Opera presents its inaugural production of The Marriage of Figaro

Tara Erraught: playing the lead role of Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro

The curtain goes up on a new era for Irish opera at the National Opera House in Wexford on Tuesday, April 17, when Irish National Opera (INO) presents its inaugural production of Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro.

Ireland has waited a long time for a national company that is totally committed to Irish singers and musicians, and that compares favourably with leading opera houses around Europe in all aspects of opera production.

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