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About the 57th Wexford Festival Opera, 2008

”...the 58th festival may go down as the most successful of all”
Andrew Clark, FT

“The Festival has burst out of the confinement of a cramped, inadequate building from another era and stretched comfortably and confidently into a modern, luxurious space built for the future.” Irish Independent

“… the acoustic and sight lines are well neigh perfect.” The Independent (London)

“… acoustics are warm and clear, the stage well proportioned, the foyers large, the seats comfortable.” The Daily Telegraph

SNEGUROCHKA The Snow Maiden

”...scores highly”. The Irish Times

”a harmonious mix of traditional and modern. ****”, FT

"its riches are mined in ravishing detail by the house orchestra under Dmitri Jurowski" The Observer

THE MINES OF SULPHUR

”As Wexford convincingly illustrates, The Mines of Sulphur ... is a minor masterpiece.” FT

”...the Wexford production, with its consistently clear characterisation and aptly gloomy, cavernous set, doesn’t miss a trick.” Michael Dervan, The Irish Times

”...outstanding work by Krisztina Szabó (gypsy Rosalind), John Bellemer, Caroline Worra and Dorothy Byrne.” The Times (London)

TUTTI IN MASCHERA Everyone in Disguise

”Wexford delivered.’’ FT

”...artfully staged by Rosetta Cucchi. As the resident diva, the young American soprano Sarah Coburn seizes the chance to display her wonderfully pure, subtle voice - to the point where her name seems likely to join countless others, from Janet Baker to Lesley Garrett, in having Wexford to thank for its first chance to register on the international scene.” The Guardian

SUOR ANGELICA

”Sarah Bacon’s designs treat the grey-brown convent setting with chic subtlety, while Roberto Recchia’s direction keeps the activity harmonious and interesting.” The Irish Times

IL SIGNOR BRUSCHINO

’’brilliantly funny production’’ The Irish Times

THE OLD MAID AND THE THIEF

”All four characters are assigned to singers of optimum mien, and their increasingly desperate actions are optimally disposed by director Marcin Lakomicki.” The Irish Times