2009 Wexford Opera Festival Programme

Running from October 15 until November 1, 2009 the 58th Festival will feature the following operas on stage in the John and Aileen O’Reilly Auditorium in Wexford Opera House:

MARIA PADILLA | Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
A melodrama in three acts to a libretto by Gaetano Rossi and Donizetti after François Ancelot’s play. First performed Milan, Teatro alla Scala, 26 December 1841. Sung in Italian.

THE GHOSTS OF VERSAILLES | John Corigliano (b. 1938)
Grand opera buffa in two acts to a libretto by William M. Hoffman after Beaumarchais’s play La Mère coupable (1792 ). First performed New York, Metropolitan, 19 December 1991. European premiere in a newly revised version by the composer. A co-production with the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. Sung in English.

IL CAPPELLO DI PAGLIA DI FIRENZE (The Florentine Straw Hat) | Nino Rota (1911-1979)
Farsa musicale in four acts to a libretto by Nino and Ernesta Rota after Eugène Labiche and Marc Antoine Amédée Michel’s vaudeville Un chapeau de paille d’Italie. First performed Palermo, Teatro Massimo, 21 April 1955. Sung in Italian.

In addition to these operas, the 2009 Festival will feature three short works, choral recitals and concerts. Friends priority booking will open on May 5, 2009 with general ticket sales starting June 2, 2009.

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