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Ireland’s Summer Opera Festival
27 May – 2 June 2025
Lismore Castle, Waterford
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream
– In Conversation
Join BVOF Artistic Director Dieter Kaegi for an evening in conversation with the creative visionaries shaping this year’s opera. Tuesday 27 May at 6pm - Lismore Heritage Centre, Waterford.
FREE EVENT
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BVOF Supports Bright Future of Irish Opera with New Bursary Award
Eva Kavanagh Named First Recipient of the Bríd Phelan Emerging Talent Award Blackwater Valley Opera Festival has announced that soprano Eva Kavanagh...
April Giveaway: Win Afternoon Tea for Two at Castlemartyr Resort
Book and pay for any Blackwater Valley Opera Festival ticket during the month of April and be in with a chance to win a luxurious Afternoon Tea for...
Blackwater Valley Opera Festival Expands with Two Operas and World-Class Performances
Blackwater Valley Opera Festival (BVOF) is set to deliver an ambitious and artistically rich programme from 27th May to 2nd June 2025, presenting...
Visit Waterford ~ Where Ireland Begins
Blackwater Valley Opera Festival is a dedicated member of Visit Waterford and proud to be a premiere flagship festival for Waterford. We are thrilled to be showcased in the newly released Visit Waterford tourism video. Remarkably, Waterford has secured a unique position as the sole Irish destination listed in the prestigious New York Times “52 Places to Go” for 2024.
