Gala concert among festival highlights

THE RTÉ lyric fm broadcaster Liz Nolan, pictured, will host this year’s Wexford Festival Opera Gala Concert which will take place in the O’Reilly Theatre of the National Opera House at 8.30 p.m. on Sunday, October 28.

The Gala Concert is one of the highlights of the Opera Festival programme, features a collection of favourite party pieces performed by members of the Festival cast.

Ms. Nolan is one of RTÉ lyric fm’s best known broadcasters and currently presents The Full Score. She initially trained in voice, oboe and piano at the DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama and the Royal Irish Academy of Music. Lyric fm beckoned in 2001 and since then, she has presented a succession of key shows including Classic Drive, A World of Song, Lyric Notes and Lunchtime Classics.

In addition, she has researched and presented numerous acclaimed arts features which received international broadcast. In 2015 she was awarded a bronze prize for Best Overall Music Presenter at the prestigious PPI (now IMRO) Awards.

Tickets for the Gala Concert can be booked online at www.wexfordopera.com, and in person at the National Opera House or by telephoning the box-office on 053 912 2144 or 1-850-4-OPERA Monday-Saturday from 9.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.