Wexford Festival Opera

Half a dozen figures from the arts world reveal what they require to realise their full potential as creators

The Belfast native enjoyed a distinguished career which saw him work with the Ulster Orchestra, the NSO, Sadler’s Wells Opera and the Glyndebourne Festival

The director faced a tight schedule when taking on the challenge of Don Pasquale for Irish National Opera

Wexford Festival Opera: Conor Mitchell’s short piece feels like a scene being set for something larger

Wexford Festival Opera: Alma Deutscher’s first full-length opera is a fairytale that lacks menace or nuance

A hot-and-cold La Tempesta, an updated Lalla-Roukh and a star turn by Jennifer Davis in a rare production of Dvorak’s Armida

Michael Dervan: Arts Council is in an almost unprecedented bind over grant for the event

Initiative designed to ‘support and celebrate’ emerging young artists from the opera world