Wexford Festival Opera

The annual autumn opera festival in Wexford is renowned for its fascinating programme of little performed operas, and is a key event in the opera-lover's diary. This year the refurbished Theatre Royal presents a performance of Donizetti’s Gianni di Parigi, combined with Ambroise Thomas’ La cour de Célimene and the Polish Maria, by Roman Statkowski. This promises to be a memorable short break in the Emerald Isle!



Fri 21 Oct Lunchtime arrival in Dublin and transfer to Wexford by coach (approx. 2 hours) with a stop for lunch on the way. Accommodation will be at the traditional-style 4-star Talbot Hotel overlooking the quay front in the town centre. Afternoon at leisure. A welcome drink will be served at the hotel before your evening performance at the Opera House.

Sat 22 Oct This morning meet your guide for a walking tour of Wexford. The town’s inhabitants have included Celtic tribes, Norman knights and Oliver Cromwell’s army, and in more peaceful times it has been a prosperous port town. Welcome lunch in a local restaurant, followed by an afternoon at leisure. Evening performance at the Opera House.

Sun 23 Oct Today we return to the Opera House for a morning backstage tour of the facilities. The rest of the day is at leisure before your final evening performance at the Opera House.

Mon 24 Oct Morning free. Transfer to Dublin airport for your homeward flight.

Flights: Aer Lingus

Flight schedules are subject to alteration. Flights from other UK airports can be arranged on request.