Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart
D N GIOVANNI
Jolyon Loy, Andrew Murphy, Amy Ní Fhearraigh, Gavan Ring, Carolyn Holt, Dominic Veilleux, Aimee Kearney, Valerian Ruminski, Irish Baroque Orchestra and BVOF Chorus
Conductor: Peter Whelan Director: Tom Creed
Set & Lighting Design: Aedín Cosgrove Costume Design: Catherine Fay
G.F. Handel
Acis & GAlAteA
Jade Phoenix, Dean Power, Yannis François, Patrick Hyland, Irish Baroque Orchestra and BVOF Chorus
Conductor: Oliver-John Ruthven
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Tuesday 26 May
BVOF Open Air – Opening Ceremony*
BVOF Artists and the Discover Singing Children’s Choir.
Lismore Millennium Park | 12pm | Free Event
* All outdoor events are weather dependent – updates by email and social media.
Don Giovanni – In Conversation
Join Dieter Kaegi, BVOF Artistic Director, for an exclusive conversation with the creative team of Don Giovanni.
Lismore Heritage Centre | 6pm | Free Event
G.F. Handel: Acis and Galatea
Jade Phoenix, Dean Power, Yannis François, Patrick Hyland, Irish Baroque Orchestra and BVOF Chorus
St Carthage’s Cathedral, Lismore | 9.30pm
€40 (€20 concession)
Wednesday 27 May
Through her Eyes: Love and Loss Recital
Gemma Ní Bhriain and Maire Carroll.
Tourin House, Cappoquin | 1pm | €30
W.A. Mozart: Don Giovanni
Lismore Castle, Lismore | 7.30pm | €50 – €220
Formal Dining and Gourmet Table Picnics dining from 5pm.
Thursday 28 May
BVOF Chorus Recital
Villierstown Church | 1pm | €30 (Limited €15 concession)
Cushendall: Irish Song Cycles – Charles
Villiers Standford
Sharon Carty, Benjamin Russell, and Finghin Collins.
Villierstown Church | 4pm | €30 (Limited €15 concession)
Tara Erraught: Arias and Lieder Recital
Tara Erraught and Dearbhla Collins.
Ballynatray House, Youghal | 6pm | €60 – €100
G.F. Handel: Acis and Galatea
Jade Phoenix, Dean Power, Yannis François, Patrick Hyland, Irish Baroque Orchestra and BVOF Chorus
St Carthage’s Cathedral, Lismore | 9.30pm
€40 (€20 concession)
Friday 29 May
BVOF Open Air Dungarvan*
Walton Park Dungarvan | 12pm | Free Event
* All outdoor events are weather dependent – updates by email and social media.
Irish Heritage Recital
With 2026 Irish Heritage Bursary Winners: Cuan Durkin, Seth Collin, Eléna Esposito.
Salterbridge House, Cappoquin | 12pm | €30
BVOF Bursary Recital
2026 BVOF Bursary Award Winners: Conor Prendiville and Dida Condria.
Salterbridge House, Cappoquin | 3pm | €30
W.A. Mozart: Don Giovanni
Lismore Castle, Lismore | 7.30pm | €50 – €220
Formal Dining and Gourmet Table Picnics dining from 5pm.
Saturday 30 May
BVOF Open Air Youghal*
Green Park Youghal | 12pm | Free Event
* All outdoor events are weather dependent – updates by email and social media.
Irish Writers’ Series: Samuel Beckett
A fusion of poetry and music honouring Samuel Beckett – with Gemma Ní Bhriain, Benjamin Russell, Barry McGovern, and the Féinics Quartet.
St Carthage’s Cathedral, Lismore | 12pm | €30 (€15 concession)
Irish Salon Opera Series: The Deserted Village
By John William Glover
With artists from the Blackwater Valley Opera Festival Chorus. St. Carthage’s Cathedral, Lismore | 3pm | €30
When Forests Sing
A wordless opera by Karen Power, performed by members of OYOI (Open Youth Orchestra of Ireland – musicians living with disabilities), students from RIAM (Royal Irish Academy of Music), with technological instrumentalists, a choir, and local young people.
Lismore Heritage Centre, Lismore | 5pm | €15
W.A. Mozart: Don Giovanni
Lismore Castle, Lismore | 7.30pm | €50 – €220
Formal Dining and Gourmet Table Picnics dining from 5pm.
Sunday 31 May
BVOF Open Air Castlemartyr*
Castlemartyr Resort Cork | 12pm | Free Event
*All outdoor events are weather dependent – updates by email and social media.
RDS Collins Memorial Recital
With RDS Collins Memorial Winner Jane Sullivan and Senan Sheridan, Anastasia Sereda, Iain Clarke. St Carthage’s Cathedral, Lismore | 1pm €30 (€15 concession)
Magdalene Ho & Friends: French Elegance & Eastern Fire
Magdalene Ho, Elias David Moncado, and Pierre Génisson.
Dromore Yard, Aglish | 3pm | €30 – €60
Dancing Pianos! A Duet of Rhythm and Drama
Finghin Collins and Dearbhla Collins.
Dromore Yard, Aglish | 7pm | €30 – €60
Monday 1 June
Mostly Mozart!
Aimee Kearney and Dominic Veilleux.
Woodhouse Estate, Stradbally Waterford | 12pm | €30
Watersongs
Niamh O’Sullivan and Gary Beecher.
Dromore Yard, Aglish | 3pm | €30 – €60
W.A. Mozart: Don Giovanni
Lismore Castle, Lismore | 7.30pm | €50 – €220
Formal Dining and Gourmet Table Picnics dining from 5pm.
Limited reduced price concession tickets are available for senior citizens, full-time students, unwaged and disabled visitors. Maximum 2 tickets per customer. T&Cs apply.
BVOF Open Air Recitals are kindly supported by Cork County Council and Waterford City and County Council.
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Blackwater Valley Opera Festival
Tuesday 26 May – Monday 1 June
Operas, recitals, concerts, food and fun – 26 events at 13 historic homes and venues along the Blackwater Valley, centred around Lismore and the spectacular grounds of Lismore Castle.
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