Hotels Near Wexford Opera House
Hotels Near Wexford Opera House
Wexford Opera House
Wexford’s Opera House is the main attraction of the Wexford Opera festival and fireworks display that is held annualy in Wexford town. Situated on the same site as the Theatre Royal the Opera house has an area 10% bigger than the FIFA football pitch With Two large bars and three smaller ones, the foyer space is capable of accommodating up to 780 guests in total.
The 2012 Festival will mark 61 years since the first Festival took place in Wexford in October 1951, which opened with a production of The Rose of Castile by one-time Wexford resident, Michael William Balfe. Since that humble beginning Wexford Festival Opera has grown to be one of the premier cultural events in Ireland, with a firm fixture on the international Opera Festival calendar. The 61st Wexford Festival Opera, which will feature artists from 11 different countries, will span 12 days, opening on Wednesday, October 24th and running until Sunday, November 4th 2012 .Wexford town also hosts a vibrant fringe festival coinciding with the Opera Festival that includes art exhibitions, drama, music, historical tours and of course the famous singing and swinging pubs competition!
Whitford House Hotel is 10 minutes from Wexford Opera House in Wexford town.
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