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Thomas Joseph Walsh (20 November 1911 – 8 November 1988) was an Irish doctor, writer, and founder and director of the Wexford Opera Festival.[1]

Life[edit]

Walsh was born in Wexford, Ireland, and graduated in medicine from University College Dublin in 1944.[1] During his years in Dublin he took singing lessons from Adelio Viani at the Royal Irish Academy of Music. In 1972, he completed a Ph.D. at Trinity College, Dublin, the thesis becoming the basis for his 1973 book on Opera in Dublin.[2]

He became chairman and artistic director of the Wexford Festival in 1951[3] and established its international recognition over 15 years while still working as an anaesthetist at Wexford County Hospital.[1][4] Known locally as "Doctor Tom" he "inspired great affection, admiration, and, given his great learning, even a measure of awe".[5]

Writings[edit]

Walsh wrote several books relating to opera, covering 18th century Dublin, opera in Monte Carlo and the Théâtre Lyrique in Paris:

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Boydell, B.: "Walsh, T(homas) J(oseph)", in New Grove Dictionary of Opera (London and New York: Macmillan, 1997).
  • ^ Barra Boydell: "Walsh, Thomas J.", in The Encyclopaedia of Music in Ireland, ed. Harry White & Barra Boydell (Dublin: UCD Press, 2013), p. 1042–3.
  • ^ Wexford Festival Opera. 62nd Festival 23 October - 3 November 2013, p. 5.
  • ^ Karina Daly (2004). Tom Walsh's Opera. A History of the Wexford Festival, 1951–2004 (Dublin: Four Courts Press). ISBN 1-85182-878-8.
  • ^ Obituary in Opera magazine, January 1989, p. 38.

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