The History of Wexford Festival Opera, 1951-2021: In a place like no other [Hardcover]

Wexford Festival Opera remains a truly unique cultural event. That it has managed to survive so many significant challenges over 70 years and continued to flourish is a testament to the incredible efforts of those at the helm and the spirit of resilience that is synonymous with the Wexford community.The History of Wexford Festival Opera, 1951-2021has been written for those who have enjoyed Wexford Festival Opera over many years, travelling from all over the world because of their love of little-known operas, the standard of Wexford’s Festival repertoire, and the unique welcome and atmosphere that is synonymous with Wexford at Festival time."What is extraordinary about the Wexford Festival Opera is how much has changed, but how much the sacred core has been preserved. The Festival is longer; the opera house is new. But there is something wonderful and special about walking those streets in your best clothes on those Festival nights, when you know that you are going to see an opera you will probably never see again, an opera that deserves to be better known, or has strange and interesting flaws or contains hidden, forgotten treasures." —Colm TòibìnKarina Dalyholds a Masters in Modern Cultural History (1998) and completed her PhD in Modern History at University College Dublin in 2001. She completed a Masters in Business Studies with the Smurfit School of Business in 2004. She published her first book in 2004—Tom Walsh's Opera - The History of the Wexford Festival, 1951-2004—and is also a contributor to the Royal Irish Academy’sDictionary of Irish Biography. Karina was appointed to the Board of Wexford Festival Trust in 2018.This book traces the history of the Wexford Festival Opera which is a truly unique cultural event. That it has managed to survive so many significant challenges over 70 years and continued to flourish is a testament to the incredible efforts of those at the helm anl³…