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Wexford Festival
Dvorak's The Jacobin, live from the Theatre Royal in Wexford, where Wexford Festival
Opera is celebrating its 50th birthday. This comic story of village life, complete with its fair share of misunderstandings, was close to the composer's heart. Wexford Festival Opera's new production is directed by Michael McCaffrey and sung in Czech. Before the performance, Sean Rafferty talks to Jan Smaczny about the opera.
Wexford Festival Opera Chorus, National Philharmonic Orchestra of Belarus, conductor Alexandre Voloschuk
Act
8.40 Twenty Minutes: An Uneasy
Relationship Colm Toibin talks about Henry James , who remained uneasy about his Irish background throughout his life.
9.00 Act 2
9.40 Twenty Minutes: Opera in Ireland Sean Rafferty talks to some Wexford visitors about the opera world in Ireland as it is now and how it might be in the future.
10.00 Act 3

Contributors

Directed By:
Michael McCaffrey
Talks:
Sean Rafferty
Unknown:
Jan SmacZny
Conductor:
Alexandre Voloschuk
Talks:
Colm Toibin
Unknown:
Henry James
Talks:
Sean Rafferty
Count Vilem of Harasov:
Valentin Ptvovarov (bass)
Bonus, his son:
Markus Werba (baritone)
Adolf, his nephew:
Alessandro Grato (baritone)
Julie, wife of Bohus:
Tatjana Monogarova (soprano)
Filip:
Mirco Palazzi (bass)
J:
Mlchal Lehotsky (tenor)
Benda, a teacher:
Allsdair Elliot (tenor)
Terinka, his daughter:
Mariana Panova (soprano)
Lotinka:
Rebecca Sharp (mezzo)
Source: Radio Times

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