Scottish Opera

Scottish Opera: The Strauss Collection – Usher HallScottish Opera: The Strauss Collection – Usher Hall

Scottish Opera: The Strauss Collection – Usher Hall

Delivering once again a powerful and meticulous performance, Scottish Opera presented a collection of Richard Strauss’ finest works at the…

2 weeks ago
The Makropulos Affair – Festival TheatreThe Makropulos Affair – Festival Theatre

The Makropulos Affair – Festival Theatre

As ever, Scottish Opera delivers sumptuous sets, great lighting, singers who can act, and a wonderful orchestra that never disappoints,…

3 weeks ago
Scottish Opera’s The Puccini Collection – Usher HallScottish Opera’s The Puccini Collection – Usher Hall

Scottish Opera’s The Puccini Collection – Usher Hall

As a lifelong Puccini fan, there’s nothing quite like hearing his music live, and Scottish Opera’s The Puccini Collection at…

4 months ago
Albert Herring – Festival TheatreAlbert Herring – Festival Theatre

Albert Herring – Festival Theatre

On Wednesday night, Scottish Opera brought Benjamin Britten’s Albert Herring to the Festival Theatre in Edinburgh, offering an evening of…

4 months ago
Oedipus Rex – National Museum of ScotlandOedipus Rex – National Museum of Scotland

Oedipus Rex – National Museum of Scotland

Set in the National Museum of Scotland with the full Scottish Opera orchestra, this one-hour Stravinski/Cocteau spectacular soared to fill…

7 months ago
Scottish Opera: La traviata – Festival TheatreScottish Opera: La traviata – Festival Theatre

Scottish Opera: La traviata – Festival Theatre

It is an under-reported fact that the 2001 Baz Luhrman jukebox musical Moulin Rouge is an adaptation of 1853 Verdi…

10 months ago
Scottish Opera: The Verdi Collection – Usher Hall, EdinburghScottish Opera: The Verdi Collection – Usher Hall, Edinburgh

Scottish Opera: The Verdi Collection – Usher Hall, Edinburgh

Two 30ft tall gilded iconic Columns and Pilasters support the muscular un-curtained proscenium arch framing the gargantuan stage of the…

2 years ago
Don Giovanni – Festival Theatre, EdinburghDon Giovanni – Festival Theatre, Edinburgh

Don Giovanni – Festival Theatre, Edinburgh

‘Hurry hurry’ one character sings to another. ‘I can’t’ the other character replies. This is Mozart after all and the…

3 years ago
Edinburgh International Festival Announces 2021 ProgrammeEdinburgh International Festival Announces 2021 Programme

Edinburgh International Festival Announces 2021 Programme

Edinburgh International Festival, the world’s leading performing arts festival, pioneers the return of live performance in Scotland from 7th – 29th August with a diverse programme of UK and…

4 years ago
Hansel and Gretel – Scottish Opera on ScreenHansel and Gretel – Scottish Opera on Screen

Hansel and Gretel – Scottish Opera on Screen

Take your favourite childhood story but turn it into an opera. Sounds strange, doesn’t it? Well, I believe that the…

4 years ago