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Wexford revives Rossini opera banned in 1811
Audiences from thirty countries voted to bring back Rossini's comic opera for Wexford Festival Opera's seventy-fifth anniversary, the first production chosen by popular demand.
On air: Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance on BBN After HoursPublished
At a glance
- First reported by Slipped Disc: “Unseen Rossini: Wexford’s bizarre misunderstanding”, with reporting from Wexford Festival Opera, OperaVision and RTÉ.
- Covered on BBN on Friday, October 30, 2026, at 2:47 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance.
The real story
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- Slipped DiscUnseen Rossini: Wexford’s bizarre misunderstanding
- Wexford Festival OperaL'equivoco stravagante facts used on air
- OperaVisionL'equivoco stravagante - Wexford Festival Opera facts used on air
- RTÉWexford Festival Opera - watch Rossini's L'equivoco stravagante October 16, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWexford Festival Opera is reviving a Rossini opera that was banned three days after its premiere in eighteen eleven.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIt's L'equivoco stravagante, written when Rossini was nineteen, and audiences from thirty countries voted for it for the festival's seventy-fifth anniversary.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA banned show comes back by popular vote. Gloria, that is spiritually Florida.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIt is spiritually Ireland. Wexford is in Ireland.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorIreland has golf courses. Florida has golf courses. I rest my case.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe Irish Times says the older audience expected Donizetti to win. Florida rating: two alligators.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorTwo alligators? I'd have voted Donizetti and still lost to a nineteen-year-old.
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