Manor House Hotels Wexford Ireland - Wexford Opera Festival

Marlfield House is delighted to offer guests a wonderful night at Marlfield and the Wexford Opera including excellent seats for the opera, champagne, dinner, being driven to the Opera House, late night supper and overnight in a luxurious bedroom with a delicious breakfast the following morning.

Breaking with tradition the 59th Wexford Festival Opera will now open on a Saturday from Saturday, October 16th to Saturday, October 30th, 2010. Marlfield is honoured to be able to offer much sought after seats for any of the three productions :

Virginia by Saverio Mercadante (1795-1870)
Lyric Tragedy in Three Acts
Premiere: Teatro San Carlo, Naples, April 7 1866
Sung in Italian

The Golden Ticket by Peter Ash & Donald Sturrock
An Opera based on Roald Dahl's 'Charlie & the Chocolate Factory'.
A co-production with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, commissioned by American Lyric Theater & Felicity Dahl.
A European premiere performance. Sung in English.

Hubicka (The Kiss) by Bedrich Smetana (1824 –1884)
An Opera in two acts
Premiere: Prague, November 7 1876
First Wexford performance October 26, 1984 (in English)
Sung in Czech

Guests are invited to arrive on the afternoon of their reservation and have a relaxed afternoon tea. Champagne and canapés will be served preceding an early dinner in our beautiful dining room. You will then be driven to Wexford to the door of the magnificent and world acclaimed Wexford Opera House. For parties of more than eight a champagne reception will be arranged during the interval and following the performance you will be driven back to Marlfield where our staff await your return with a feast of pudding and cheese! Following a peaceful night’s slumber in one of our luxurious country house bedrooms a delicious breakfast will be served in the diningroom overlooking our gardens and grounds. All of the above is available from €350 per person sharing, €80 single supplement

Additional events and performances during the Wexford Opera Festival are currently being finalised and full details of the 2010 Programme will be announced in late April. If you wish to stay on at Marlfield for another night or two we would be delighted to offer bed and breakfast from as little as €90 per person sharing and we would arrange tickets for any other performances you may wish to attend.

For all the latest opera information and to watch a video of Artistic Director, David Agler announce the programme, visit at www.wexfordopera.com

For further information on making a reservation please call Sinead or Margaret on 053 9421124 or email on info@marlfieldhouse.ie