Magic on a Winter’s Night
With the 73rd edition of the Wexford Festival Opera opening next Friday, a chance to hear this fly on the wall documentary which was the first Irish audio programme to be selected at the Tribeca Festival.
Mary Brophy goes behind the scenes at the 71st Wexford Festival Opera as Artistic Director Rosetta Cucchi and her teams orchestrate their particular brand of alchemy. Featuring live excerpts from RTÉ lyric fm’s recordings of the 2022 opening opera La Tempesta, location recordings and input from the talented cast of performers and crew, the listener is brought from stage rehearsals to opening night in this portrait of creativity in action.
Magic on a Winter’s Night is an official selection in the Audio Storytelling strand of the 2023 Tribeca Festival.
Written and presented by Mary Brophy
Producer: Neal Boyle
Series Producer: Eoin O Kelly
An RTÉ lyric fm and IWR media co-production
(First broadcast 22nd October 2023)
RTÉ lyric fm, Sunday 13th October, 6pm-7pm
