Wexford Opera House
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780-seat opera house with a second space of 175 seats plus rehearsal space, production facilities, bars and a café
The 7,500m2 Wexford Opera Festival House by Keith Williams Architects with the Dublin based Office of Public Works Architects has been constructed in the heart of the medieval town, on the site of the Festival’s former theatre.
It contains the new main opera house (780 seats) completely lined in North American black walnut, full flytower and backstage and a transformable second space of 175 seats, together with rehearsal and production facilities, bars, café and foyer spaces.
Data
- Begun: Jul 2006
- Completed: Aug 2008
- Floor area: 7,235m2
- Sector: Arts and culture
- Total cost: £26M
- Procurement: GDLA 82 with quantities
- Address: High Street, Wexford, Co. Wexford, Ireland, Ireland
Professional Team
- Architect: Keith Williams Architects, Office of Public Works Architects
- Client: Wexford Festival Opera
- Structural engineer: Arup
- M&E engineer: Office of Public Works M and E Engineering Services
- Fire engineer: Brendan Harty Associates
- Acoustic consultant: Arup Acoustics
- Cost consultant: Nolan Ryan
- Project manager: Office of Public Works
- Main contractor: Cleary Doyle Contracting
- Theatre consultant: Carr and Angier