https://youtu.be/g3cRFajl2wA Composition by Guiseppe Verdi Libretto from Francesco Maria Piave after La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas fils Directed by Sir David McVicar Tickets from £23.00 ★★★★ Masquerading the tragedy about to unfold, the simple, heartfelt opening of Scottish Opera’s revival of Sir David McVicar’s La traviata finds the love-sick Alfredo outside a lavish … Continue reading Review: Scottish Opera: La traviata – The Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Returning to Edinburgh's New Town from June 6th, following a hugely successful inaugural year, NT Art Month, Edinburgh’s newest festival which celebrates the commercial galleries of the New Town, returns to offer an engaging and accessible entryway for Edinburgh visitors of all ages. Featuring eleven of the city's finest galleries, NT Art Month promotes a … Continue reading Have a Gander – NT Art Month 2024, The Watson Gallery
https://youtu.be/1ydKle2a-Vk Composed by Georges Bizet Libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, Directed by John Fulljames ★★★★ Madama Butterfly to Carmen. Sixty years championing Opera within Scotland. Facing financial and global challenges, Scottish Opera remains a force in the cultural zeitgeist of the nation. With the influx of younger audiences and economic accessibility for others, Scottish Opera continues to be … Continue reading Scottish Opera: Carmen – Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Launching on June 7th, In its inaugural year, NT Art Month is Edinburgh’s newest festival which celebrates the commercial galleries of the New Town and offers an engaging and accessible entryway for Edinburgh visitors of all ages. Featuring eleven of the city's finest galleries, NT Art Month promotes a diverse range of opportunities to explore … Continue reading Have a Gander – NT Art Month
https://youtu.be/BcS1Z1Uh4-s Directed by Stuart Maunder Conducted by Derek Clark and Jonathon Cole-Swinard ★★★★ With tremendous beliefs comes temptation, and when one of two happy-go-lucky Gondoliers is revealed to be the rightful inheritor of a distant kingdom, their Republican ideals are put to the test. Not for greed or glory, but to revolutionise the archaic rule … Continue reading The Gondoliers – Festival Theatre
https://youtu.be/6jDurgnkqAI Opera by John Adams, Liberetto by Alice Goodman Directed by John Fulljames Gorbachev & Reegan, Putin & al Assad, Blair & Bush, Johnston & the highest bidder - throughout history, politicians have had their images emblazoned with that of another. None quite so unexpected as Richard Nixon and Mao Tse-tung, Chairman of the Communist … Continue reading Nixon in China – Festival Theatre
https://youtu.be/dyQx7H4fXh8 Opera created by Giacomo Puccini to a libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa Revival Direction by Jonathan Cocker Leader of The Orchestra of Scottish Opera - Anthony Moffat Conducted by Stuart Stratford Puccini’s melodramatic masterpiece Tosca has it all; corruption, lust, heartbreak and the bureaucracy of history. Shifting the timeframe into the 20th century, there is still … Continue reading Tosca – The Festival Theatre
