Still grand at 60

Wexford Festival Opera will mark a significant milestone with a typically elegant programme of events, says Nicki ffrench Davis.

WEXFORD Festival Opera, one of Ireland’s most renowned cultural events, will pay tribute to its founding director, Tom Walsh, as it opens its 60th season this weekend.

Current director David Agler relishes the challenge of producing three full-scale operas, building a 16-day programme of concerts and events around them, and galvanising a team of hundreds to welcome thousands of passionate opera fans to the south-east town.