Large attendance at launch of Blackwater Valley Opera Festival

MC Kieran O'Connor, Blackwater Valley Opera Festival director Eamonn Carroll, harpist soprano Una Whyte, Cllr Damien Geoghegan and chief executive of Waterford City and County Council, Michael Walsh, pictured at the launch of the Blackwater Valley Opera Festival in Lismore. (Photo: Katie Glavin)

The Blackwater Valley Opera Festival (BVOF), which returns to the region from May 29 until June 5, was officially launched last week at Lismore Heritage Centre.

Centred around Verdi’s Macbeth at Lismore Castle, the 2023 opera festival is set to see 21 events take place across 12 venues and is expected to draw more than 4,500 visitors to the region.

Speaking with The Avondhu at the launch on Thursday last, Festival Director, Eamonn Carroll said that we was ‘delighted’ to see so many members of the community attending the launch, stating that he is ‘looking forward to the festival’ again this year.

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