Thomas Joseph Walsh (Wexford)
Thomas Joseph Walsh (Wexford 20 November 1911—Wexford 8 November 1988) was an Irish doctor, writer, and director and founder of the Wexford Opera Festival.[1]
Walsh graduated in medicine from University College Dublin in 1944.[1]
He became chairman and artistic director of the Wexford Festival in 1951[2] and established its international recognition over 15 years while still working as an anaesthetist at Wexford County Hospital.[1]
Walsh also wrote several books related to opera, covering 18th century Dublin, opera in Monte Carlo and the Second Empire in Paris.
References
- ^ a b c Boydell, B. T(homas) J(oseph) Walsh. New Grove Dictionary of Opera. Macmillan, London and New York, 1997.
- ^ Wexford Festival Opera. 62nd Festival 23 October - 3 November 2013. p5.