Today, officials relaunched the Wexford Opera House on Wexford’s High Street as the National Opera House.
Minister for Arts, Heritage, and the Gaeltacht Heather Humphreys announced the plans to rename the venue in October of last year at the opening ceremony of the 2014 Wexford Opera Festival.
Since then, the venue has undergone a major rebranding, with officials applying the name change to its signage, website, and social media profiles.
It’s OFFICIAL! pic.twitter.com/u0hTjOjZm6
— National Opera House (@NatOperaHouse) July 2, 2015
The National Opera House’s Twitter account uploaded a photograph of the unveiling ceremony.
Before the announcement of the renaming plans, Ireland was the only country in the European Union without an officially designated national opera house.
Humphreys, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Brendan Howlin, and Corner Boy singer Michael D’Arcy attended today’s event.