National Opera House, Wexford

Date: Sunday, 18 October 2026
Time: 17:00
Duration: 03:00
Venue: National Opera House
Address: High Street, Wexford, Y35 FEP3, Ireland
City: Wexford
Organisation: Wexford Festival Opera
Language: Russian
Price range: 40 € – 175 €

About this event

Last staged at WFO in 1973, the opera has remained on the fringes of the repertoire for the major opera houses and festivals. Set in an imaginary German spa town in 1865, the opera follows the protagonist, Alexei, a young tutor, as he spirals into gambling debt while being obsessed with his employer's stepdaughter, Polina. The opera depicts the moral and financial ruin of a group of Russian characters who are all consumed by their passion for the roulette wheel.