| By Dan Walsh Artistic Director Rosetta Cucchi has announced the programme for the 75th Anniversary Wexford Festival Opera in 2026, showcasing the Festival’s unique discoveries over the decades. The Festival will run for 17 days, from Thursday to Saturday, October 15th-31st. It is built around the theme The Best of: one for the head, one for the heart, one for fun. Iris – Pietro Mascagni, 1898 L’equivoco stravagante – Gioachino Rossini, 1811 The Gambler – Sergei Prokofiev, 1929. All three main stage operas were performed during the Festival’s history before the building of the award-winning National Opera House in 2008. They will all appear in new productions together with new critical editions reflecting recent scholarship. Speaking to WexfordLocal.com at the announcement of the 75th programme, WFO Artistic Director Rosetta Cucchi said: “The 75th Anniversary is an incredible milestone and a very special birthday for Wexford, and for our Wexford Festival Opera family all around the world. Each opera is a rediscovery, but also a reflection of our own world, where difference can still divide us – and yet, art reminds us that empathy can always unite us.” The 75th Wexford Festival Opera will run from October 15th-31st, 2026. We look forward to welcoming you to celebrate this very exciting milestone. Meanwhile, the 74th Festival is now underway, opening this weekend with the three main stage operas. The Festival runs until Saturday, November 1st. |
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