Lismore Opera Festival
Lismore Opera Festival (formerly Lismore Music Festival) is an annual classical music and opera festival held in Lismore, County Waterford, Ireland. It is not-for-profit organisation trading under Lismore Music Festival Ltd.[citation needed] The festival was founded in 2010 by Jennifer O'Connell and Swiss Artistic Director Dieter Kaegi.
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History
The event consists in three opera nights performed in Lismore Castle's stable yard.[1] Concerts and recitals are also staged in Lismore and in historic homes located along the banks of the Blackwater River downstream to the parish of Cappoquin. These venues include Salterbridge House, Cappoquin House, Tourin House and Lismore Cathedral. In 2012, Irish President Michael D. Higgins inaugurated Festival's annual school's access programme.[2]
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External links
- Lismore Opera Festival Official website
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