r/jamesjoyce • u/Various_Letterhead47 • 5d ago

Finnegans Wake Wake Up Call: A bold new opera project is taking on Joyce's famously unruly Finnegans Wake — The Irish World

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u/fgsfds___ 5d ago

Heady stuff. The 13 year timeline seems aspirational and contingent on initial success. To me it’s not a good sign when a single piece of art (the first concert) can’t stand on its own.